Johaug celebrates Triumphalen victory on the Holmenkollen - Slind and Carl Stark!

Therese Johaug, the Norwegian cross -country legend, celebrated an impressive comeback on the Holmenkollen in Oslo. On Saturday she asserted herself over 20 kilometers in the classic style and won well in front of her compatriot Astrid Oeyre Slind and the German Victoria Carl. This triumphal return marks a turning point for Johaug, which after a disappointing home world championship in Trondheim, where it stayed without a medal, was able to celebrate her first victory this season. These victories are particularly important, because in a highly competitive race, in which their main competitors Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson - the latter disqualified due to technical violations - did not compete, Johaub showed an impressive performance on their home track. krone.at reported that the Austrian skiers such as Teresa Stadlober were also absent due to illness, whereby the focus was completely on Johaug's resurrection.

a struggle for victory

In the course of the race, Johaug faced the challenges of SLind, who also had the need to convince after her less successful appearances at the World Championships. Despite the competition from her own team, Johaug showed an impressive dominance and crossed the finish line 16.5 seconds before Slind. Andersson, who was originally planned for third place, failed due to her disqualification, which caused Victoria Carl to take the podium. After the race, Johaug said: "It was a hard fight with Astrid, but I just smiled!", What underlined her enthusiasm and the joy of victory, like Fasterskier