Alexandersson wins – but gives up the overall title

Tove Alexandersson crushed all opposition in the World Cup season's second-to-last competition. In theory, she can still win the overall title – but she doesn't want to. Simona deserves the victory this year, says Alexandersson about World Cup leader Simona Aebersold.

» Published: September 26 2024

Alexandersson wins – but gives up the overall title
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The Swiss Aebersold has not been worse than second in any race in the World Cup this season. In Thursday's long distance, it was a second place, she was only beaten by a superior Tove Alexandersson.

The Swede has won the World Cup nine times in a row and is now 83 points behind Aebersold. Alexandersson can theoretically take home the total with a new victory in the concluding middle distance on Saturday.

But I hope Simona wins because she leads so big, says Tove Alexandersson in the victory interview on SVT's broadcast.

If she doesn't win the total, she must make a really big mistake and I really hope not. She deserves the victory this year. But I hope to win the middle distance anyway.

The World Cup final is decided in Kuopio, eastern Finland. In addition to Saturday's middle distance, a mixed relay remains, which rounds off the season on Sunday.

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