Sundby was quoted saying the other racers need to show they have balls. Northug replies that after the race, his balls weren't that big, but that he was quite satisfied with his balls in the morning:)
0:00 Dad John Northug predicts that his son’s savagery returns next year when there is a championship. Petter: «His predictions are just as bad as the predictions at the back of Dagbladet and VG, those numbers you call, so it hasn’t been correct.» 0:12 About the crowds in Tromsø. Petter: «Yeah, there were many funny shouts in the track, but that is something you are prepared for when you race north of Steinkjer.» 0:21 About the relay tomorrow for Strindheim. Petter: «If we are to fight for gold, I should race multiple legs the way it looks right now for Strindheim. But I guess that is not allowed. Lars Ove has struggled a bit as well, so we have talked to his father Ove Aunli and maybe he can ski a leg. 0:38 About team tactics during the 50 km in Holmenkollen. Petter: «I think Sundby sets a high pace on the second lap of the 50 km. You then feel like your windpipe is so narrow that you can’t talk and you know what will happen. You need to make sure that you have a surplus (of energy) and fresh legs for that 50 km because it will be a living hell.» 0:57 Journalist: «The encounter with the King (of Norway) today, how was it? What did you talk about?» Petter: «It was great to receive the «King’s trophy» from him and we talked about the race today and not least about what is going to happen next weekend in Kollen, and that we should meet for lunch soon.» 1:12 The difference between arch-rivals Strindheim and Byåsen. Petter: «A skier from Strindheim is maybe one that typically quits school after high school to pursue a skiing career and takes that brutal road, someone who takes a risk to become successful. A skier from Byåsen is maybe the diligent one, who brings his education well into his thirties and doesn’t succeed on any level really. There is war when we meet. For a lot of people the relay in the Norwegian championship is about winning gold, silver and bronze. For Strindheim it is about beating Byåsen.» 1:43 Martin Johnsrud Sundby thinks that the other skiers need to show that they have got balls. Petter: «I felt after the race today that I didn’t have big balls, but I was pretty satisfied with them this morning.»
