Switzerland Franjo von Allmen won the men’s world championship. Superstar Marco Odermatt was fifth.
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16: 03 • Updated 16:49
Elijah He reached his best investment in the season when he was 14th in the World Championship in Austria Saalbach. Before Sunday, Lehto had been on the 16th Bormio World Cup in December last year.
Lehto set off off the offensive, but the landing line flowed far from the best possible. However, he was relatively pleased with his decline.
– There were a couple of mistakes that cost a lot in such a tight race. Let’s hope that is enough for the top 15, Lehto comments after his performance.
At the end of the year, the Finn squeezed a couple of places up on the scoreboard.
– I just calculated well. Although I was very tired, I calculated steadily and on a good foot, Lehto described the end of the track.
Lehto was 14th in the second World Championships in the second World Championships in his career. A couple of years ago, the balance was the 25th space.
The competition was won by Lehdo’s internship buddy, in 1.40,68, Switzerland Franjo von allmen. Secondly, the favorite of the home audience Vincent Kriechmayr. He was 0.24 seconds behind the victory. Switzerland Alexis Monney was third. (+0.31).
The ruling world champion Marco Odermatt Stayed fifth.
Finland’s second counter Jaakko Tapanainen was 38th. The Finnish promise will compete in its other World Cup, even though it has not yet been able to join the World Cup.
– The investment could have been a bit better, but the fall was okay. There were little missions and I couldn’t catch the ski properly. The attack was good, Tapanainen said.
Tapanainen admits that he is kind of a little too early in the World Cup when there is no experience in the World Cup yet.
-However, the European Cup has gone. Let’s continue it this season and the next step is then the World Cup. All you have to do is get more experience in a more high -speed and more challenging conditions.
The next step
Sports Alpine Skiing Expert Marcus Sandell It considered the performance of the grove despite a couple of mistakes. Sandell believes that with a flawless invoice, Lehto could have been up to eighth.
– You can be happy at all. He received the World Cup start -up points after being among the top 15. This can go to the next race with confidence, Sandell estimates.
– Hopefully this will bring him to the next output number, and he would start with numbers 1-8 in the future.
Lehdo has promised to continue training with the Swiss national team if funding is arranged. Sandell considers it to be extremely important.
– It is known that they are happy with Elijan and that he fits well. They see that he is able to develop as well as others. It’s great for us and the sport.
-The next step is in which group he is practicing and whether he or she will be able to train in Chile and Argentina in better conditions in Central Europe in the fall. It would allow Odermatt and partners to keep up.
Lehto has been able to see close up as teammates win in the World Cup and in the Value Races. He knows that he is equally fast in practice and in certain sectors.
– It gives you confidence, but of course you also get frustrated when you know that you are as fast and wants the results right away. Every athlete’s career is progressing at different rates. Yes, that result comes from there, Sandell says.
The World Championships will continue on Tuesday with a women’s team competition.
Updated at 4:48 pm Tapanainen comments.