William Poromaa started Sunday's World Cup race in Davos, 20 kilometers classical, extremely strong and was in the lead at 4.1 kilometers. Then something went wrong.
At 11.3 kilometers, Poromaa was more than 50 seconds behind the leader, and at the next time check, the Swede's name did not appear. Shortly afterwards, the news came that the 23-year-old had broken off.
"The body gives up"
It feels like the body gives up, says a very disappointed William Poromaa to Aftonbladet.
I don't have much to get angry about, it's just too bad. It's clear that I'm damn angry. I just want to smash everything around me. It's tough. You're a bit away from where you should be.
The battle for victory became a duel between Finland's Iivo Niskanen - the only non-Norwegian to have won in the men's World Cup in winter - and Norway's Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget.
Gisselman close to top 10
The fight was won by Nyenget, who ensured Norway's eighth consecutive World Cup victory. It was the 32-year-old's second victory of the winter.
Niskanen became second, 13.1 seconds behind. Hugo Lapalus, France, became third, 35.1 seconds from victory.
With Poromaa out of the game, Truls Gisselman managed to become the best Swede of the day. The 23-year-old achieved a meritorious eleventh place, 1.49,7 behind Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget, the best individual World Cup performance of his career.
