The relay race drew all the juices out of Eveliina Piipo. After the race, Piippo was brief, but Aino-Kaisa Saarinen’s candy was comforting.
Roope Visuri,
Laura Arffman
Eveliina Piippo worked hard in the Planica World Cup relay, which ended in fourth place in Finland. Piippo was exhausted at the finish and lay there for a long time, the Swedish skiing star who skied the same section Frida Karlsson with.
Finnish doctor Janne Pesonen carried him out of the goal area in a backpack.
Part of Norway Ingvild Flugstad Östberg ripped and hit the opening beats for Norway’s victory.
Piippo arrived at ‘s TV interview with few words.
Was it a tough fight?
– Yes.
Are there any bangs left in stock?
– No.
Was Ingvild Flugstad Östberg’s move a surprise?
– Yes.
Now it’s getting bad. How do you feel after the message?
– Satisfied.
Piippo said after the interview that he was thinking about candy. Sports expert From Aino-Kaisa Saarinen it happened to be found.
Moments later, in an interview with Sporten, Piippo stated that he was fine when he received candy from “Aik”.
Before Piipo’s interview, the Finnish women’s coach Juho Halonen had praised Piipo’s performance in the message.
Piippo had been 16th in the free 10 kilometers. He had been disappointed with the performance as he anticipated that Planica’s harsh conditions would serve him well.
– Eve had a really good part. There were seven who reached the top in the free ten. Eve was able to bring us to the anchor section in the medal fight, Halonen described.
Piippo also received praise from Urheilu’s expert From Kalle Lassila.
– Eveliina is a really tough fighter. He does drag himself to exhaustion. He certainly won’t give up an inch. Eveliina is our future value skier. When he is able to do such good performances under pressure, it is really valuable, Lassila praised.
Finland did not enter the competition as a big medal favorite, but fought for the bronze with Sweden. There were some twists and turns in Sweden’s relay when Ebba Andersson fell and broke his pole on the second leg.
1. Norway (Tiril Udnes Weng, Astrid Slind, Ingvild Flugstad Östberg and Anne Kjersti Kålva)
2. Germany +20.5 (Laura Gimmler, Katharina Hennig, Pia Fink and Victoria Carl)
3. Sweden +28.7 (Emma Ribom, Ebba Andersson, Frida Karlsson and Maja Dahlqvist)
4. Finland +30.5 (Johanna Matintalo, Kerttu Niskanen, Eveliina Piippo, Krista Pärmäkoski)
Matintalo, Niskanen, Piippo, Pärmäkoski
5. USA +1.34,6
6. France +2.29,6
7. Italy +2.30,0
8. Canada +3.24.5
9. Czech Republic +3.53,0
10. Switzerland +4.16,8