Wednesday evening Barbro Kvaale won the Kirkebakken Grand Prix roller ski sprint in Hamar (NOR). This time she was followed by fellow Madshus racer Olympian and World Champion Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg (NOR) in second place.
While Kvaale enjoys the roller ski races, she is quick to point out that the real test is on snow.
“This is just show and it’s fun, but what really matters is what happens on snow this winter,” the 23-year-old said to Norwegian news agency NTB after the race.
Read more about Kvaale’s clean sweep at the Blink Summer Ski Festival on July 31-August 1.
Additionally to being second in the individual the sprint, Oestberg won the mixed relay sprint the same evening. Oestberg, who won the team sprint at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi (RUS) and the team sprint at the 2015 World Championships in Falun (SWE).
Kvaale had her major break-through last winter at the season opener at Beitostoelen (NOR), where she won the classic sprint race in a deep and competitive field. That victory opened the doors for World Cup races that season, and Kvaale is eager to be back this winter.