Johannes Hoesflot Kläbo is simply unbeatable. The Norwegian was also the fastest in the classic race over 10 kilometers. As expected, the Germans ran behind.
The audience in the Norwegian Trondheim finished their superstar Johannes Hoesflot Kläbo on Tuesday (04.03.2025) and for his twelfth World Cup gold medal.
In the individual race over ten kilometers in classic technology, the Norwegian dominator prevailed against the competition. Silver and bronze also went to Norway with Erik Valnes (+8.8 seconds) and Harald Oestberg Amundsen (+11 seconds).
Even the wintry weather could not harm the fans. At tens of thousands, they stood in the stands and on the side of the route in dense snowfall and fired the local hero Kläbo.
Kläbo fought powerfully against the fresh snow and the light wind and continued an impressive series with his success: After his expected triumph in the sprint, the 28-year-old recently also won the title in the skiathlon-it was his first World Cup gold in a distance race.
DSV trio remains behind expectations
From a German perspective, hopes rested on Friedrich Moch on Tuesday. But the 24-year-old once again showed that he still has some catching up to do. The first sections of the route had already been created by the WSV Isny athlete. The deficit at the beginning of the race grew from stage to stage.
In the end he was 1: 21.5 minutes behind the best time and landed in 25th place – he missed his goal of landing in the top ten. “I’m really disappointed”so in the interview on ZDF. “From the beginning I didn’t get along well with the conditions.”
The other two runners of the DSV trio also showed themselves far: Albert Kuchler conceded a few minutes and a half behind, Janosch Brugger even 1: 48.1 minutes. Brugger started the race well, the gap to the top runners was still limited after the first climb. On round two, however, he fell far back, the deep snow seemed to cause Brugger problems.
Norwegians with training and Material advantage
“We expected much more”said national coach Peter Schlickenrieder on ZDF. In the end have “A combination of many factors” led to the mew result of the German team. The national coach also addressed the material that played a major role on Tuesday.
The Norwegians are used to the circumstances and the snow, would often train in the event of snow, and would therefore also have the right material ready. The Germans, on the other hand, would experience and the “Snow kilometer” Missing, according to Schlickenrieder.