Cross -country skiing|Kerttu Niskanen’s World Championship General did not go, but Harri Kirvesniemi found the reason.
Falun On Saturday, the World Cup competed with a 10 -kilometer traditional skiing start. Finnish Kerttu Niskanen The performance of its own main trip to the World Cup became a full pancake.
Niskanen scored the finish line with the tenth fastest time. The difference to the winning Swedish To Ebba Andersson stretched to more than a minute.
The situation looks harsh, as it’s just over a week to start the Trondheim World Cup. At this point, the condition should be at its most sensitive.
Expert Harri Kirvesniemi According to Niskanen’s skiing, he saw that he had recently been practicing in high -place conditions. After the Cogne World Cup, Niskanen headed to the mountains more than 1500 meters above sea level.
“After that, we should do at least one really hard workout. The first skiing is always just that it doesn’t open at all. For the second or third time, it may go properly, ”says Kirvesniemi.
Ebba Andersson won the Falun Temporary Outgoing Competition. Second place was Heidi Weng (left) in Norway and third place in Germany’s Victoria Carl (right)
“If Kerttu had skied in normal situation and said that the bet was good, then I should be worried. ”
In the World Championship general, the difference to the tip to the top is measured for the longest in tens of seconds. However, Kirvesniemi still believes that Niskanen can fight medals in Trondheim.
“I don’t think medal wishes are gone. That was such a miserable -looking ski right from the start. Kerttu ski at the same pace as the high skiing. That was so unhappy that it is difficult to deduce from it. ”
Miracle There is no time to happen in just over a week. On the other hand, you may not need to. Kirvesniemi notes that after Sunday’s free skiing race, we are a little wiser again.
“Tomorrow starts to show that Kerttu’s pace is significantly improved from this. I bet that when he gets a couple of tough races, the situation is starting to be next week, ”says Kirvesniemi.
“If there is a clear jump tomorrow, then it tells you that the condition has not disappeared. Hardly any top performance is to be expected, but under normal circumstances, some rise should happen. ”
On Saturday Of the women in Finland, they skied in addition to Niskanen Krista Pärmäkoski and Jasmmi Joensuuwho ranked eight and nine.
The prize ball behind Andersson shed Heidi Weng and Victoria Carl.