Published 2024-01-08 07.31
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CHOOSE FIVE. Emil Danielsson and Lisa Ingesson finished last of all in the climb up the slalom hill.
But at least they managed to complete the Tour de Ski.
– The emotions are just bubbling over, says Ingesson.
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- Emil Danielsson and Lisa Ingesson finished last in the Tour de Ski during the climb up the slalom hill in Val Di Fiemme.
- Despite this, they both managed to complete the race, with Danielsson clocking in seven seconds slower than women’s winner Sophia Laukli.
- Happiness is mixed with disappointment according to Ingesson, who emphasizes the mental pressure that was required to enter the race at all.
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Emil Danielsson had 15 seconds up to second last place in Sunday’s race.
The 22-year-old mainly focuses on sprints and does not feel that a long and persistent steep uphill is the best he knows.
– It’s as far from my home pitch as you can get, but I got up so I guess I can be satisfied anyway, says Danielsson.
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full screenEmil Danielsson. Photo: Mathias Bergeld / Bildbyrån
Tried to reach Anger
He has to accept last place.
– Perhaps that is also a merit, says Danielsson.
Did you feel at any point during the race that you had a chance of not coming last?
– Even before the hill there were two decimetres of sugar and “slush”. Already there you were less and then you stepped into the hill and became even more mute. Then I saw Edvin (Anger) for a while and almost caught up with him. But then he started going on three-foot-three, a gear that is often used on flat and steep uphills. and I was completely done.
Struck by Laukli
Good friend Edvin Anger finished fourth last.
– I looked back many times to see if I saw Emil and he got closer and closer. But then he was further behind and I kept him behind me anyway, says Anger and laughs.
Emil Danielsson rode seven seconds slower than Sophia Laukli, who won the women’s race and felt that it was “about survival” on the hill.
– It’s hard to explain. It’s brutally heavy right from the start and you know you have 20 minutes of hell ahead of you.
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“Terrible”
Lisa Ingesson finished last with a margin of 38 seconds in the women’s race.
– It was terrible. When people say it (the hill) is tough, I don’t think they understand… So it’s brutal. Now there are just so many emotions. That I carry it out… It’s taken so much mentally, if I’m even going to come here at all, says Ingesson.
What does it mean to reach your goals?
– Right now, I kind of don’t know if I’m happy or disappointed. The emotions are just bubbling. But I’m up and now it’s just home and recover.
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full screenLisa Ingesson exhales on a bench. Photo: Anna Rydén
Jumped in
Ingesson describes how “everything went numb in the body”.
– It feels like the feet are getting three times bigger. You have no feeling at all. But I just wanted to get up.
She jumped in as a reserve in the Tour de Ski after Moa Lundgren’s illness and has mixed feelings.
– I had hoped for a little more when I was going to come here, but I completed it and am looking forward to what awaits at home in Sweden, says Ingesson.
Ingesson finished second last of the 30 ladies who completed the Tour de Ski. Emil Danielsson finished 51st among the 53 men.
2024-01-08 23:11:21
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