Up Close And Personal With John Kristian Dahl, Part 2
This is a continuation of an interview with John Kristian Dahl. Part I is here Part 2. On competitors: “...Petter Eliassen was a great skier and that of course was his strength – to go fast and go hard from the very start to make all competitors hurt – and he used that strength. Personally, I always dreamed to go like Eliassen – my dream was and is to win the race in his style. But you have to have a combination of top shape, top skis and top team work to make it happen. I've tried, for sure – but...it's not easy. The elite group of long distance skiers is getting bigger every year. It is getting more difficult each year to break away. “It is entirely possible that…