Bœrre Næss is convinced that Norway will retake the sprint throne from the Swedes this winter.
Brre Næss: The Sprint Throne is Ours
FasterSkier · October 25, 2006
 last season. Bœrre Næss want to be a part of coloring it in red, white and blue (for Norway) this season.</p><p>– I’m convinced that with the intensity and what we have done in training ahead of this season, that we once again will dominate in sprint, says Bœrre Næss to langrenn.com.</p><p>Bœrre Næss has found the good feeling ahead of the season start in Düsseldorf next weekend.</p></div><div class=)
– I’m in good shape, the summer and fall training was optimal, he ensures.
It’s only podium spots that count for Bœrre Næss.
– You always drool for the podium. But realistically I’m satisfied by making it to the sprint finale, in other words top-six.
– The best feeling is to climb up on the victory podium.
Bœrre Næss has one World Cup victory. That happened in Falun in 2006.
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– We have to hope and believe that the second and third (victory) will happen this winter, says Næss.
Bœrre Næss has trained different (for sprint) this summer. Olympic (Atlanta) 800-meter champion Vebjœrn Rodal has helped him a lot.
– I have done stair-explosiveness training once per week. That has increased my leg strength considerably. I have also trained speed on the track using ideas designed by Vebjœrn. I’m hoping that this will pay off this winter.
FasterSkier.com editors note:
Only a few nations including Norway, Sweden and USA have had separate sprint teams up until this season. Several additional nations have now gone in the same direction and established specialized sprint-teams. This includes Finland, Germany and Estonia. We therefore predict that the sprint competitions in the future will get a lot tougher and that skiers from more nations will be seen on the podium.
Source: Langrenn.com