Anterselva has modified the finish to the next year’s Olympics. Now the stadium is decorated with a bullet -proof armor glass as the shooting bench is shot towards the skiers.
Roope Visuri,
Petra Manner
In the World Biathlon World Cup, Anterselva will also compete in next year’s Olympic landscape.
For the Milan and Cortina d’Amppezzo Winter Olympics, a few changes have also been made to the Anterselva stadium. The stadium has a special sight. Namely, a bullet -proof armor glass is installed at the stadium.
Before the finish, the ski route runs directly from the shooting bench to the skiers. Therefore, a slightly harder protection for the racers has been needed.
A similar solution has also been made from legendary racing venues in Oslo Holmenkollen.
The stars of Sweden and Norway caught up with the change as the Swedish magazine According to Expressen Chaos has previously been seen at the goal.
– There has been a risk of crash, Swedish Johanna Skottheim said to the magazine.
According to Expressen, in the past in Anterselva, athletes have had to look at their shoulders several times to avoid crashes.
In the past, the stadium has been skiing to go behind the shooting bench. There has been a risk of crash when some have come from a fine round and others have gone towards the finish line.
– I think that is much better. Doubles will become more comfortable. Will be a decent ending, not a short bet, Norwegian Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold says.
There was also Swedish on the same lines Hanna Öberg.
Supplier Petra Manner and head coach of the Finnish Biathlon Team Erik Tornus-Kulstad They also went skiing in the whole 2.5 -kilometer ski loop, which will also fight for Olympic medals in a year.
– High -speed and technical track. There are not many places to rest, Kulstad estimates.
The fall and the mugs can be a tight place.
– This is good for those who are good to count. However, we have seen over the years that you can fly out of the track at this place. This can easily become a problem if the athlete is tired and the trail is icy, Kulstad says.
In the last leg, before the shooting bench, there will also be strict reflection.
– Each breathing takes 1.5 to 2 seconds. The question is whether skiing should be easier or skiing faster and breathing twice. This is this kind of mathematics, Tornus-Kulstad opens up the interesting details of the sport.