Olympics 2002, Salt lake city - Men's 30 km (1 of 4)

Slakten i Soldier Hollow beskrev Jonas Karlsson det som. Och det är väl bara att instämma.
Den vidriga Mühlegg's lopp är bland det sjukaste man har sett och knäckte Per Elofsson.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Quite possibly the most doped up performance in sports history. What's most sad is that while many of the other skiers were doped some too, Mühlegg was so completely jacked up to his eyeballs he ruined the entire event. All of the events. The entire Olympics actually.

[@roimari]

Nope. Tour De France, Giro Italy. Those are even more doped. Btw All those top skiers had their hb level exactly at the limit that was allowed.. Naturally it's not possible.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

@@roimari Valid argument. Quite a few track (athletics) events in the past come close as well.

[@roimari]

@@PhilAndersonOutside Maybe muhlegg got more advance from doping then others. But Skiers following him were probably also doped. Also perfect glide skies can make a huge impact...

[@thomasnilsson2884]

Well it destroyed P.Elofson, that wasnt epo doped. Stopped after that, he was in shape of a lifetime, lived in a pressureized cabin to be ready for the altitude. This shit took hes soul and destroyed hes love for the sport

[@TorbjornKallman]

😢😮😮😮

[@charlesthorndike2702]

Jeg skulle virkelig likt å sett en podcast eller tv intervju (på en eller to timer) med Elofsson og Bjørndalen der de snakker om og deler tanker og følelser rundt dette løpet. Må ha vært ekstremt frustrerende å kjøre på med alt du har, men ikke klare å holde følge med lederen, som du vet spiller skittent.

[@Nerdcrusher]

I just call this "The Race". It is the greatest masterpiece in cross-country skiing. Epic, legendary, divine.

[@thomasnilsson2884]

Wtf ?!?

[@MrNostalgic81]

Tar emot att se detta igen... Fyfan för den fuskaren!!!!

[@tribestribes2555]

Ja ett riktigt äckel denne Mjölägg. Tror nog att den jäveln var dopad redan 2001 i Lahtis VM , där Elofsson ändå knäckte den fan.

[@TheSportfane]

Muhlegg was doped in 2002, Elofsson wasn´t.. To me it is pretty unlikely that Elofsson was doped in 2001 World Championships but not in the Olympics.. Maybe Muhlegg was doped in 2001 but we dont know for sure. What everybody was so frustrated about in this race was that M raced faster than humanly possible with a pretty bad technique.. Alsgaard said afterwards: he races for 30 km as fast as I do for 5 minutes when I am in top shape.."

[@TecraX2]

4:44 - För en sådan "vältränad" åkare som Johann Mühlegg, så passar nog alla backar lika bra!

[@davd1986]

Damn, I really wished Elofsson let Muhlegg go. Should have just focused on getting a medal first, easier said than done, when you are the favorite going into the olympics. Real sad, how Elofsson never 'fully' recovered from his problems at SLC. He ended up winning that years World Cup, and did win two medals at World's next year, but it was pretty much over after that.

[@mac5917]

It wasn’t because of this race, he has said it himself. It was an infection which never let go and didn’t let him train hard

[@davd1986]

@firepowerjohan Muhlegg wasn't a no name skier. He was a World Junior Champion, had many good, consistent results throughtout his career (before 2000-2002). He wasn't winning Olympic medals, but he was there or thereabouts. Somebody like Veerpalu and Mae fit your bill perfectly.

[@alexsqwerty1669]

Техника Мюллега даже по тому времени не уклюжая.

[@Bjontiss]

«Where has he gotten his strength from, the Spaniard» The commentators knew, but couldn’t say it live without proof..

[@roalddalen]

The King of EPO! 🤬

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

No; obviously it was not against Myllyla's or Isometsaes character, of course if you asked them they would tell you that doping is bad etc. But they would be lying... I 've met Elofsson very briefly during a jogging session and he was exactly as I expected. He is a very nice and honest person and certainly the last person who would cheat. Besides technique is very important, Muhlegg was very weak in that respect. His short stride technique and often using 2nd gear was ridiculous.

[@Kempshaw]

Verste jeg har sett

[@Vassegg]

@lfcscsb Jag har letat men inte hittat klippet du pratar om.. Jag skulle vara ytterst tacksam om du kunde länka klippet om det fortfarande finns kvar:)

[@Tom87O]

How come Elofson won Gold in 2003 if this raced ruined him?

[@mac5917]

Because it is a myth that this race somehow destroyed him, he got a mykoplasmic infection this summer he recovered from in 2003 and won a WC gold but it returned and he couldn’t train hard. Nothing to do with this race

[@Vidlaste]

"Har han skruvat upp ett så högt tempo från början Mühlegg, kan det va så?" "Kan han köra så hårdt Mühlegg värkligen at dom inte orkar henga på honom där?" If only they knew... Fucking cheater. I just get this incredible sense of rage when I see this...

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

@ferskenmannen read my comment again I said Dahlie was clean.

[@LimesNorrlandicus]

@kalzu81 Elofsson used no illegal substance, that would be totally against his character. His skiing technique was better than many of his competitor's, especially compared to Mühleggs. Elofsson quit because his body could not take it anymore. As soon as he started training as he used to he got sick. This race and the hellish dose of training leading up to it was the beginning of the end for Elofsson.

[@classicalgreekintroductory6045]

Det här är kanske ändå det coolaste någonsin. Episkt i sann mening.

[@mrmanhammer]

EPOiskt kanske...

[@Tom87O]

@SirViktor84 That's so stupid it's not even funny. Elofson one gold in 2003 by the way.

[@rake2kimmo]

haha Jonas Karlsson haha

[@marcussundstrom4570]

Muhlegg påminner ju lite om Johaug.

[@vidarselnes1024]

Det er en HELT annen historie. Johaug er jevnt suveren i forhold til de andre. Muhlegg var ikke en gang topp 20 på noen renn før OL/OS i 2002, for deretter å vinne med 2 minutter.

[@classicalgreekintroductory6045]

@@vidarselnes1024 han vann dock femmilen i Lahtis 2002, så några top-20 placering innan OS hade han nok.

[@vidarselnes1024]

@@classicalgreekintroductory6045 Hvilken dato var det?? Min uttalelse er basert på hva noen av de norske landlagsløperne uttalte.

[@classicalgreekintroductory6045]

@@vidarselnes1024 jag menade 2001, i VM i Lahtis 2001 vann han femmilen.

[@mac5917]

Vidar Selnes han var bra hela 2000/2001 säsongen, 2a i världscupen bland annat. Vet ej vem som sagt att han aldrig va top 20 men det stämmer inte alls, säger dock inget om att han var en enorm fuskare vilket är helt uppenbart för alla! Usch

[@Tom87O]

@ojmuller66 What a load of Bullshit! If Eleofson was so clean and Mühlegg so much doped. How come Elofson could win two golds in Lahti against Mühlegg in 2001? Mühlegg domianted the 50km in Lahti just like the 30km in 2002. So according to your logics he must ahve been highly drugged in 2001 too. So how did Elofson mange too beat him while being clean? Wake up people, nobody was winning annything in Cross Country Skiing without blood doping. Not Mühlegg, not Eloffson.

[@mac5917]

That’s not how it works, doping is not some magic trick that makes you the Hulk overnight. It has to be combined with many years and thousands of hours of hard work Done right. It’s absolutely possible to beat the cheaters

[@mac5917]

Max Hauke for example for caught cheating, he was not even Top 10. It’s not a superpower dude

[@siform]

So sad! So sad! o sad! So sad! Hate Muhlegg for this!

[@Eirikross]

Had to come here after Carlsen withdrew from the chess tournement because of potential cheating. Simillaritys.

[@whatdidyousay1455]

Nobody could defeat Muhelgg. What a fantastic skiier.

[@u11113901]

No, he was a bad cheater!

[@axellofgren7679]

I hope you're trolling

[@Galimah]

aaah i remember this race. everyone tought that swedish should win... but Mühlegg DESTROYED him.

[@fickende_blauwale_6910]

Galimah Because he was doped