Sigurd Henriksen impressed once again when he clocked 13:02.53 in the 10,000m in Calgary. He thus canceled Sven Kramer’s junior world record.
The youngster from Fana IL beat Kramer’s time, which has stood still since January 2005. Kramer’s old record was 13:09.65.
The record-breaking run comes less than a month after he set a junior world record in the 5000m with 6.17.67 in Heerenveen. He then broke Håvard Bøkko’s record, also set in 2005.
Henriksen: – I knew I had it inside me
The young man himself was in excellent spirits after the monster run.
– Kramer is a legend. That record of him stood for a long time. It’s good to be able to beat him, Sigurd Henriksen tells BT, just over an hour after crossing the finish line.
He says he experienced the race as controlled.
– I knew that I had the strength to descend 13 gaps in 10,000 meters. It was difficult, but fun to do. I tried to keep the lap times constant and have good technique throughout the race.
– Absolutely huge
Henriksen, who coaches at Fana IL, is expected to have a bright future.
– It’s absolutely huge. Crazy good. He broke Sven Kramer’s junior record. This is Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s level in ice skating, says Hans Dankertsen, general manager of Fana IL.
He is very impressed with what the young man achieves during the day.
– He broke his own record by half a minute. This is a man who really does the job of him. He’s someone we’ll get a lot of pleasure from in the future, says Dankertsen.
Violent pace
Sigurd Henriksen’s run gave the 18-year-old 6th place in the World Cup. Partnered with Canadian home favorite Graeme Fish, Henriksen set a fierce pace from the start. After opening at 35.85, he recorded lap times ranging from 30.5 (18th round) to 31.4 (3rd round).
With her incredible time, she took a clear lead after three out of six pairs in Saturday’s World Cup event, but didn’t hold up against the big shots. Italian Davide Ghiotto won after setting a personal best of 12.45.10. He beat Patrick Roest by 6.40 seconds in the event and relegated the Dutchman to 2nd place.
Beau Snellink took the last place on the podium. Seven out of twelve runners set personal bests, including all three Norwegians. Hallgeir Engebråten ninth with 13.09.95 and Sander Eitrem tenth with 13.14.92.
