It was in the final where Skistad succeeded with tactics and was able to go all the way to the front. He joined Weng in the run but never let him past and won by 59 hundredths of a second.

Skistad was the best all day during the opening day of this year’s National Ski Championships.

– That’s big. I’ve never won a senior NM before so that’s the goal today. Funny. I feel I have pretty good control, said Skistad in the press zone.

Skistad experienced ups and downs throughout his career after he managed to fully penetrate in the 2018/2019 season. Then she made it to the final during the World Ski Championships in Seefeld and was predicted to have a great future.

Then followed a few tougher seasons before he bounced back this season.

– I’ve stagnated a bit in recent years and have struggled a lot, but now I’m finally back on the right path and have found my way back to how I always did before. It’s great fun, says Skistad.

toilet ticket

Skistad has the ambition to come to the ski toilet in Planica. There is a classic sprint on this program. Skistad is well placed to get WC tickets. The Norway squad will be announced after the World Cup race in Les Rousses, France next weekend.

Skistad has opted to skip the sprint freestyle at the World Cup in Livigno Italy this weekend.

– We had a good dialogue with Kristine, and she was very impressive in the first selection. “Now we will complete the final selection race in Les Rousses, and then we will take the sprint squad ready to Planica,” said Sjur national team coach Ole Svarstad.

Young

The biggest favorites advanced from the quarter-finals and semifinals and formed a very strong finals field.

Mathilde Myhrvold took 3rd place ahead of Ane Appelkvist Stenseth. Junior Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen fifth and Julie Myhre sixth.