Elina Lampela had to go to the World Championships without her coach Rauli Pud. Pudas missed the trip for health reasons.
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Pole vault Elina Lampela has been in a great jump during this season. The Oulu Pyrinth athlete touched his regular record of 455 in the early part of the season before moving on to improve his record score. In the European Championships, Lampela first jumped 465 before shooking 470.
This result brought Lampela fourth place in the European Championships and a place for the World Championships in Nanjing, China.
However, Lampela will have to leave for the World Championships without his coach Rauli Pudabecause the experienced coach was at the very last minute for a quick procedure. However, before Lampela’s departure Saga Vanninen coach Erki Noolin With that this looks at Lampela’s step marks. The pole vault was once a species of Estonian match.
– Elina has toured so much that she can do everything else as long as the steps are in place. He immediately said he could do well, Pudas, who reached the hospital, said.
Pudas reminded that the European Championship was the main point of the hall for Lampela, the World Championships came from the result as an extra, so you don’t have to put pressure on it. Still, the fact that he can’t get on the spot is a bit annoying.
– However, the coach is always the last spiritual support and it is easier to communicate with his or her coach, but this is what it went now. Of course I would rather be there, but I believe he can jump in exactly the same way as at any other time.
If everyone is nailed …
According to Pudas, there is a clear reason for Lampela’s excellent jumping season: good training. The fact that Lampela had a small back injury in December did not interfere with the training, but he was able to start his full jumps later than planned.
– Last fall was probably the best that Elina had had. There came the bottom. Of course, we strive to develop certain things all the time, and now we were in the moment. Technology is also constantly working, as there is still something to do.
Lampela’s early races have shown that at least the momentum has been found. According to Pudas, the qualifying was successful in the European Championships, but doing the finals was nervous.
“The 470 was probably technically the best, but it is not technically what he has done during practice,” Pudas said.
If the Lampela jumps are technically fully targeted, the coach says Lampela can see a 475-480 jump.
– But then it really requires everything to hit. Those cents don’t come from there easily, but I believe it.
Basic jumps from the World Cup
Can Lampela expect such jumps from the World Championships? Pudas is skeptical in this regard. The flight to the race venue has been very long, with a time difference, so the equation is interesting.
Indeed, Pudas is looking forward to good basic jumps from the World Championships in the World Cup. Even today, they are far enough, as Lampela has been able to jump an old record of 455 on a bad day.
– If he can make those basic jumps, he can jump close to his record and even record. It is a lot up to the tune of the day.
If Elina Lampela has a good day and she can jump close to the record height or even improve her record, Pudas says it may be close to the medal.
– If a clean game went 470, he would probably be 4-6. I bet 475 has to jump into the medal, Pudas estimates.