He is the clear superstar of Trondheim! Norway’s cross-country skiing star Johannes Hösflot Kläbo also wins in the team sprint at the Nordic Ski World Cup-and sets a record.
Norway’s cross-country skiing star Johannes Hösflot Kläbo continued his big gold show at the Nordic Ski World Cup in Trondheim and reached two best stamps of his compatriot Petter Northug with his fourth triumph. In the team sprint, the 28-year-old won his 13th world champion title alongside Erik Valnes and equated with the Northug record champion.
So far, Northug has been the only cross -country skier who had brought gold four times at a single World Cup. On Thursday, Kläbo is likely to secure the sole record, in the season of 4×7.5 kilometers are the Norwegian Favorite. After that, Kläbo, who had already won over 10 kilometers in his hometown of Trondheim, in skiathlon and in the sprint, has another title chance on Saturday over 50 km.
The German duo with Elias Keck and Jan Stölben did not get beyond the extracts at the Kläbo show and came to a solid tenth in the final.
Kläbo is targeting the next record
So far, only the Russian cross -country skier Jelena Wälbe has also brought five gold in a world championship in Trondheim in 1997. More World Cup gold medals than Kläbo won only the Norwegian cross-country skiers Marit Björgen (18) and Therese Johaug (14) in their career.
In the final on Wednesday, Kläbo, who had won his third World Cup title in the team sprint two years ago in Planica with Pal Golberg, and Valnes, who won in Oberstdorf on his side of Kläbo in 2021, prevailed in front of Finland and Sweden.