![Guld och silver till Sverige vid skidorienteringen i Militära skid-VM i Boden 2015.]()
Evelina Wickbom at one of the controls.
Photo: Mats Carlsson/ Swedish Armed Forces
![Guld och silver till Sverige vid skidorienteringen i Militära skid-VM i Boden 2015.]()
Military World Champion! Erik Blomgren, a happy winner directly after the finish.
Photo: Anna-Lena Hesse/Swedish Armed Forces
![Guld och silver till Sverige vid skidorienteringen i Militära skid-VM i Boden 2015.]()
Women's champion Maria Kechkina, Russia.
Photo: Mats Carlsson/ Swedish Armed Forces
![Guld och silver till Sverige vid skidorienteringen i Militära skid-VM i Boden 2015.]()
Close, close, silver to Evelina Wickbom, Boden, only one second from the gold.
Photo: Mats Carlsson/ Swedish Armed Forces
In the men's class 26 skiers participated. First to start was John Schandi from Germany. Then a skier started every two minutes. The most merited started at the end, among them Eduard Khrennikov with number 23 and Erik Blomgren with number 25. This means that there was a long exciting waiting before it was a fact that Erik finished in first place, 29 seconds ahead of Eduard Khrennikov from Russia and nearly two minutes before the bronze medalist Stanimir Belomazhev from Bulgaria.
– It feels great. I'm in good shape and did a good race. To win a medal in the World military skiing championship was one of my biggest goals this season. There were also many qualified skiers in the race and it is particularly pleasing to beat the very best, says Erik.
Among the 14 ladies it was a fierce battle for the medals, which ended in a gold medal for Russian Maria Kechkina, only one second before the home hope, Evelina Wickbom. In third place, 1:52 behind, came Natalia Naumova, also from Russia.
– I am satisfied with my race. Of course it would have been nice to win, but I did my best. Now I look forward to the mix relay tomorrow, Evelina says.