Tero Pitkämäki and Antti Ruuskanen became skiing sponsors

Javelin throw legends Tero Pitkämäki and Antti Ruuskanen have begun to sponsor a skier Arsi Ruuska.

The logo of Pitkämäki & Ruuskanen Forest Oy also adorns the sleeve of the national team of Kuopio. The company offers forest machine contracting and aerial fertilization services.

Hiihäjä-Ruuskanen got in touch with ex-javelin thrower Ruuskanen and Pitkämäki’s managers Juha and Jarno Lindblom through. The Lindbloms used to manage Antti Ruuskanen, and now they have jumped into Arsi Ruuskanen’s background team.

“That’s how it sparked. I am really grateful when I got a big main collaboration partner for this season. Two tough javelin legends, there will certainly be advice on how to keep a cool head.”

The partnership was sealed just a week before Ruka’s mc opening.

“I’ve been in Lapland, and I haven’t been able to see Anti or Tero yet. Next week or the week after that, Antti and I will go out to eat and talk about things. I have called,” says the skier.

According to Arsi Ruuskanen, the javelin legends support him with a “really significant” amount of money. Support will be needed.

“Now is the third season in a row as a professional. Everyone’s expenses have increased and money is needed to be able to make the best decisions in terms of sports. This was a big help”, he praises.

Arsi and Antti Ruuskanen are not related to each other.

Ruuskanen was the best Finnish man in the 20 kilometer (v) joint start race as a saint. He squeezed into 14th place to become the winner Harald Östberg Amundsenista only 28.9 seconds.

Ruuskanen also covered other things Iivo Niskanenaccording to his own memories, for the first time ever.

“Some started a little more brashly and burned energy, but I was just trying to defend the place and look for economical skiing in the tube. In the third lap, when the pace picked up, places opened up for overtaking. I had a good time,” Ruuskanen said.

A bad starting position caused a headache for the junior world champion. He started in the middle of the group with number 28 and, especially on the first lap, he got into the bag. If Ruuskanen had skied three seconds faster than the traditional ten on Friday, he would have started Sunday’s race in 15th place.

“It’s a shame that it wasn’t taken. A better starting point would have helped. In those places where I left”, is the worst traffic jam.

“In the top places, the group respects each other a little more. In the future, many try by force. “

Ruuskanen25, skied twice in the top ten of the World Cup last season. The biggest focus of the past training season has been on improving the power capacity of the flat push and upper body.

Ruuskanen’s oxygen absorption properties are tough, but he gives a handicap to others in easy terrain.

“Pulling and group skiing have been the two biggest areas of development for me. I am satisfied that I was now able to take my best place in the Vapari joint start race.”