I remember watching the 2017 relay - that truly was an intense last leg. It wasn’t clear if he was going to get caught and then have to produce a sprint.
Was there in Lahti at the relay. Finn went from a beast to legend status that day. I always admired his ability to leave everything out in the track, being really, like fr really, tired at the finnish.
The Russians didn't have their strongest team. Chervotkin was a late substitute as Legkov, Belov, Vylegzhanin weren't available due to politics. With Legkov in place of Chervotkin, the Russians win that relay. Ustiugov won 5 medals out of 5 races he raced (2 gold).
@@davd1986 1. Yes Chervotkin was a late substitute, but look at his race. He only lost 17 seconds (!) to the man that dominated in the worldcup those years, and also took two silver in the distance races that WSC, Johnsrud Sundby. That is a really good race done by anyone. Would it really have made a big difference if they would have had maybe Legkov instead? 2. Even if they had for example Legkov instead of Chervotkin and Legkov would have kept Sundbys back the whole leg to the end, and Finn and Sergei would have started at the same time, I still believe Finn still would have won Ustiugov, since there were very soft conditions that day and Finn proved in La Clusaz WC relay that same season he is better than Ustiugov at the end of an relay.
Thanks (liked!) however I would question some comments…. Such as that taller skiers are disadvantaged “by definition”. Not so simple. Although, I agree the impression is that, in general, xc skiing and biathlon are sports for not tall athletes. However the key might not be the “doomed” lack of coordination (which can be actually -fairly easily - proportionally “scaled”) but rather, e.g., disproportionate heart to weight ratio (?), etc. Regarding “who broke who” I would rather agree with my coach (Norwegian). Long time ago, when I asked him “where is Finn”, he said, perhaps, he never fully mentally recovered after the relay leg against the Russian…. Imho, the pressure on the athletes they put on themselves is much too amplified - to insane levels - by merciless public and officials. And it looks like great Northug has been always able “to take it easy” and sometimes even “play a full” while more straightforward athletes - Krogh, Sundby… - have always suffered more. (Btw, regarding to pressure and suffering, nothing can be compared to what the Russians athletes are put under, if you take into account Russophobia and international politics in sports)
The defender of the Finnmark!
Always one of the most likable and humble Norwegians, especially for a sprinter...
love the archived live footage; really adds to the content
I remember watching the 2017 relay - that truly was an intense last leg. It wasn’t clear if he was going to get caught and then have to produce a sprint.
Was there in Lahti at the relay. Finn went from a beast to legend status that day. I always admired his ability to leave everything out in the track, being really, like fr really, tired at the finnish.
The Russians didn't have their strongest team. Chervotkin was a late substitute as Legkov, Belov, Vylegzhanin weren't available due to politics. With Legkov in place of Chervotkin, the Russians win that relay. Ustiugov won 5 medals out of 5 races he raced (2 gold).
@@davd1986 1. Yes Chervotkin was a late substitute, but look at his race. He only lost 17 seconds (!) to the man that dominated in the worldcup those years, and also took two silver in the distance races that WSC, Johnsrud Sundby. That is a really good race done by anyone. Would it really have made a big difference if they would have had maybe Legkov instead?
2. Even if they had for example Legkov instead of Chervotkin and Legkov would have kept Sundbys back the whole leg to the end, and Finn and Sergei would have started at the same time, I still believe Finn still would have won Ustiugov, since there were very soft conditions that day and Finn proved in La Clusaz WC relay that same season he is better than Ustiugov at the end of an relay.
Great vid as always🔥 Would love to see a video on Manificat🇫🇷, truly a fighter for many years💪
Great video, would make a nice movie or full documentary. Got to admit I was confused at first, that a "Finn" was skiing for Norge.
Very Good Video
Thanks (liked!) however I would question some comments…. Such as that taller skiers are disadvantaged “by definition”. Not so simple. Although, I agree the impression is that, in general, xc skiing and biathlon are sports for not tall athletes. However the key might not be the “doomed” lack of coordination (which can be actually -fairly easily - proportionally “scaled”) but rather, e.g., disproportionate heart to weight ratio (?), etc. Regarding “who broke who” I would rather agree with my coach (Norwegian). Long time ago, when I asked him “where is Finn”, he said, perhaps, he never fully mentally recovered after the relay leg against the Russian…. Imho, the pressure on the athletes they put on themselves is much too amplified - to insane levels - by merciless public and officials. And it looks like great Northug has been always able “to take it easy” and sometimes even “play a full” while more straightforward athletes - Krogh, Sundby… - have always suffered more. (Btw, regarding to pressure and suffering, nothing can be compared to what the Russians athletes are put under, if you take into account Russophobia and international politics in sports)
Finn gjorde langrenn gøy å følge med på, både i, og utenfor sporet!
great video🇧🇷
Nice video as always mate. Please tell about your list of favourite skiers)
@@oldmanfromnorthland7391 good idea 🫶🏼👊🏼