Lauri Vuorinen: An emotional encounter with Johanna Matintalo

Trondheim

Sensation bronze medalist Lauri Vuorinen on the spouse At Johanna Matintalo There was emotions on the surface in the interview area of ​​Granåsen Ski Stadium on Thursday.

He had arrived about five minutes earlier and immediately rushed to hug his medal. He had to watch the race a few kilometers from the Finnish hotel.

“At the hotel I cried and ran. It was annoying that I wasn’t here. I jumped on the first bus to get here. It would have been nice to have time before, ”Matintalo said in the middle of his enthusiasm.

Matintalo was training in the race in the morning but decided to go back to the hotel. Even he did not believe in the medal of Vuorinen in advance.

The movement was powerful when Perniö’s little giant crossed the finish line John’s dress and Federico Pellegrinon after.

“We were crying with other women at the hotel,” he reveals.

Matintalo says he was wondering if he would even want to go to the stadium anymore. Krista Pärmäkoski However, he encouraged him to put on a quilt and pushing in a hurry to the heart of the events.

It was worth it. Matintalo had to wait for a moment when Vuorinen was in TV interviews. He spotted land and finally got to embrace his bronze.

The encounter was very emotional. Both were crying.

“The top feeling is behind joy, happiness and confusion that finally. Lauri has quite a few value races gone to the ass. This is a kind of award and a great reason, as these were possibly the last World Championships in Laur’s career. ”

Mint house says he believed that he has a heartbeat in the medal after semi -final skiing. Vuorinen won his semifinals.

“After the semi -final, it was clear when Laur’s one became four men in the finals and he was the best of them. It indicated, but the finals also had to succeed. ”

According to Matintalo, Vuorinen was able to go to a sprint day from a rather pressureless space.

“After last season, there was confidence in my own basic level. This day it seemed when skiing was free and Lauri had no heavy pressure on success because she is considered a more secure traditional skier. It brought the right relaxation. ”

Matintalo describes her loved one bronze ski as the most painful competition in her TV career.

“It would have been even finer to be on the spot,” he was annoyed.

Matintalo also has one World Championship medal: message silver from Oberstdorf four years ago.