In the latest competition, the three-mile race at Holmenkollen, 32-year-old Therese Johaug was sprinted down by 21-year-old Frida Karlsson.

She is asked by NRK how much she thought about that race, at the same time as she gives her explanation for why she was beaten by the Swede.

- Actually, I put it behind me.

But there were other things that made me not win, that I did not change skis.

It was not my physical condition that caused me to be beaten that day.

At the same time, she takes the opportunity to pay tribute to Frida Karlsson.

- She is an offensive girl and it feels like she will go fast in the winter. She can hit me many times this winter too.