Jasmi Joensuu’s ferocious bet brought a historic victory

Jasmmi Joensuu and Kerttu Niskanen have won the pair in the Country Skiing World Cup in Cogni in Italy.

Joensuu raised Finland to victory with the anchor section. Sweden was second in the competition and Germany was third before two Norwegian teams.

Jasmin and Krista Pärmäkoski They finished seventh in a traditional skiing race.

Joensuu The anchor section was staggering. He took the German anchor Coletta Rydzekin caught in the middle of the stake and immediately escaped. The others did not have the word in Joensuu’s bet.

“Didn’t I say right after the qualifying that when it comes to number one, that’s enough today,” Joensuu told Viaplay.

“A really good performance and Jasmi was a great ski. Let’s be really happy, “Niskanen said.

Joensuu’s solution was to ski Rydzek and at the same time drive as much as possible. The lead remained to the finish.

“It felt so good that I had to drive. Then no one came from behind. It felt pretty great, ”Joensuu explained his solution.

Swedish Stayed 0.9 seconds from second. Germany came to third in Finland 1.2 seconds from Finland.

The joy of the duo was added by the fact that they were skiing together for the first time together. At the same time, they gave a strong evidence of their potential at the Trondheim World Cup.

The World Championships in the Pair Message will be skied on March 5.

Joensuu And Niskanen’s first place was the first pair sprint win in the World Cup for Finland for 12 years and only the third time.

For Joensuu, the victory was also the first career in the World Cup. For Niskanen, the victory was the first in the World Cup.

The Cogne World Cup continues on Saturday with traditional skiing sprint competitions.