...the map wasn't exactly right. At first I thought someone had stolen the marker. I was ready to leave and run to the next control without punching at 27 when I went back and found the control at an unexpected spot.
Pedersen protested the control, but the jury ruled against the protest.
Jarle Ausland, a national team coach, was quoted in a newspaper story:
A difficult situation. The control shouldn't have been put there because the map didn't really fit. The controller should have found that out before the competition.
As I look at Pedersen's map, it does look like the sort of terrain that is difficult to map - a bit flat and diffuse.
In another story about the race, Pedersen is quoted:
Something wasn't right. We can't have this sort of thing in a selection race for the Nordic champs.
I don't envy the people who have the job of selecting the team to the Nordic champs.
