It is possible that we will not see a bright outcome of the fight for the championship this season, at least in the men's side. One of the two title contenders, Johannes Boe, ran the individual race in less than perfect condition, which was especially evident on the last lap, when Boe lost 30-40 seconds to the leaders.
Today it became known that Boe is going home and will try to get back to normal as soon as possible in order to have a decent stage in Holmenkollen, the last one in his career.
Sturla Laegreid is currently ahead of him by 39 points, and if the Saturday mass start takes place (and so far there is no talk of canceling it), the gap could increase to 80-100 points, which will be much more difficult to make up.
