Kerttu Niskanen broke down in the middle of the interview – broke down in tears on Viaplay

Johanna Matintalo is in full swing with only two weeks until the start of the Olympics.

On Sunday, Matintalo won the first World Cup race of his career in Goms, Switzerland, in a 20 km race with traditional skiing.

Matintalo got to the top of the race on the last climb, and he didn’t even have to worry about the final stretch. He defeated second-placed U.S Jessica Digginsin with 0.9 seconds. Norway came third Astrid Öyre Slind before Kerttu from Niska.

Niskanen lost to Matintalo by 7.4 seconds.

“It feels really good,” Matintalo commented in an interview with Viaplay about his first victory in the World Cup.

“This season has been consistent so far, and I’ve been in places five to six many times. I haven’t made it to the podium even once, although it’s been really close this season.”

According to Matintalo, he had a difficult period after the Tour de Ski, but now he looks good.

“Perhaps I didn’t really believe in winning, even though there were tough cross-country skiers out of the competition. Yes, there were some really tough ones here, Slind has been really tough this season.”

“After the Tour de Ski, I had the flu and Corona both.”

Kerttu Niskanen was emotional in the Viaplay interview after the Goms co-start race.

Niskanen’s season has been difficult, but now he finished fourth in the 20 km race. She began the interview by stating that she was happy with the result, before breaking down in tears.

“After the Tour de Ski, I had the flu and Corona both. I’ve been at the bottom of a lot. I’m quite happy with this,” said Niskanen.

Niskanen has suffered from illnesses just weeks before the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Compared to that, the fourth place in Goms is a relief.

“It wasn’t a treat during the week’s training, but I tried to keep myself tight. I did feel bad the whole run.”

Despite the good ranking, Niskanen uploaded a rather harsh text about his current condition before the Olympics.

“It can’t get any worse than this, unless I break an arm or a leg. I’ve had unbelievably bad luck this winter. I hope there’s enough time and we’ll be able to improve.”