Endre Stroemsheim Streaks to Mass Start Gold; Leads Norwegian Sweep
Norway’s Endre Stroemsheim cleaned the final standing stage of this afternoon’s IBUI World Championships Men’s 15 km Mass start, skiing away from his teammates for the Gold medal in 38:22.6. Stroemsheim’s first-ever IBU WCH individual medal led a Norwegian podium sweep with Sturla Holm Laegreid and Johannes Thingnes Boe taking Silver and Bronze.
“Plan worked out perfectly”
The 2023 IBU Cup Total Score winner won his first individual Gold medal, just 24 hours after taking Gold with Norway’s World Champion Relay team. Sporting a big smile, he explained his strategy in the last loop after saying winning, “Feels great. I saved my power in the first loops. I was really tactical the whole time. I knew this was the World Championships; the medals will be rewarded in the last loop. MY focus was to save energy and have a good shooting. The plan worked perfectly; In the end I felt I had a lot of power. But I knew Johannes was coming, so I did not wait until the sprint. I had to push earlier than the plan, but it worked out perfectly.”
Laegreid, with two penalties finished 12.4 seconds back. JT, in his final IBU World Championships had four penalties, 12.7 seconds back, his fifth medal in Lenzerheide.
The USA’s Campbell Wright, with two penalties, finished fourth, 31.4 seconds back. Sweden’s Martin Ponsiluoma with four penalties finished fifth, 41.9 seconds back. Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel, also with four penalties, finished sixth, 44.6 seconds back.
Conditions similar to the women’s earlier prevailed in the final competition of these Championships.
Photos: IBU/Vianney Thibaut, Nordic Focus
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