Best of season 2025-2026 | Part 2 🎞️ Three names come to mind for the opening World Cup of the season: Niskanen, the Finnish king. Klæbo, the best skier in the world. And Nyenget, the crown prince of classic skiing. The battle is on. Niskanen finds the perfect rhythm early on. Behind him, the Norwegians are matching each other stride for stride. Klæbo takes control… but Nyenget is even faster. Then, in the Ruka night, a young Austrian starts turning heads. Our dark horse. At every checkpoint, Vermeulen chips away at the gap. If he can hold on, a big result is within reach. But he does more than hold on. He flies to the line like a cannonball, taking 10 seconds out of Niskanen in less than two kilometres. The cameras are clear—he didn’t take a shortcut through the Finnish forest. He celebrates, dreaming of something even bigger than a podium. Those dreams, are shattered when King Klæbo steals the fastest time. But Johannes knows the real danger is still out there. From behind c...