Urheilu’s expert Aino-Kaisa Saarinen would have liked to see a better tactical game eye from Iivo Niskas in Holmenkollen’s fifties.
Iivo Niskanen finished ninth in Holmenkollen’s iconic 50km race. Over the years, Niskanen has spoken about his desire to win the once legendary world cup competition after his world championship and Olympic victories.
Now you can go to the next seam for a long time, because probably 50 kilometers on Holmenkollen will not be skied in the traditional way until 2027.
Niskanen took it upon himself to bend in the battle for victory. He said that he knew after changing skis that the winning seams were gone.
– There was a wrong eye for the game. I anticipated that the snowfall would stop and the humidity would rise from the track, which would have triggered the trigger. Another ski was added with a skid. The snowfall didn’t stop anywhere. I realized after changing skis that the race was over, Niskanen described to Urheilu.
Niskanen went to change his skis from the top of the race in the middle of the race.
Sports expert Aino-Kaisa Saarinen robbing Niskanen’s tactics. Niskanen himself described that the first ski was really good. Aino-Kaisa Saarinen says the same.
Saarinen would have liked Niskanen to have changed his good ski later.
– Iivon should not have been in the bow ordering. He could have coldly watched and acted as tactfully as Lauri Lepistö, He could have skied a lap or two. The name brand has experience, Saarinen threw.
Saarinen reminds him of his decision that brought him an Olympic medal in Vancouver 2010. At that time, Saarinen went to change his skis before the last five kilometer lap, but was still able to get to the medals.
All in all, Saarinen considered the tactics of Finland’s number one star in one of the main matches of the season to be an unfortunate mistake.
– He should have done it differently. If it didn’t stop snowing and he knew the game was over, why did he go change his skis? Now Iivo should have played the game better, Saarinen said exhausted.
Behind Niskanen, Lauri Lepistö skied to 12th place. It is the best ranking of Lepistö’s career in the World Cup. Lepistö, on the other hand, succeeded in changing skis when he went to change skis with the rest of the top group a lap later.
Lepistö’s previous career best World Cup ranking was 18th place in Ruka in the traditional ten in November 2022.
– Lepistö did as he had to. Really great skiing. Thanks and bow to Lauri! Saarinen thanked.