Unsuccessful Kerttu Niskanen knocked out the maintenance. Eveliina Piippo was amazed at how bad she is.
Kerttu Niskanen disappointed with his performance in the Les Rousses 20 km race. The Finn was sixth in the traditional skiing race, a good two minutes behind the race winner For Frida Karlsson.
He nailed his performance to the point of his skis.
– At the very beginning, I saw that I couldn’t fight today. The tools had to give so much leveling. It was a tough journey from the beginning. I had to try to ski all the way to the end, Niskanen lamented.
During the race, Niskanen gave greetings to the Finnish service.
– Yes, maintenance certainly saw and heard that it is not a competitive fleet. The grip was really bad. I had sad thoughts in my head.
What good did you get from the race?
– If you can say something positive, then with such bad skiing you can be sixth. Hats off, Niskanen snorted.
Niskanen is not worried about the rest of the season.
– Everything is fine. The work is on schedule towards the most important competitions. Of course, there aren’t too many butt races. These 20 kilometer races are meaningful, so yes, this drags the mind down.
Lubrication Manager Heikki Tonteri admitted that under the care of Finland, she lost in the women’s race.
– It was not possible to offer a sufficiently high-quality ski. It cannot be denied.
The failure was due to a grip problem.
– The skis held, but the grip was slow or there was too much of it. I suspect the hold cream was too slow.
Piippo wondered about the coach’s decision
In poor condition Eveliina Piippo was already in pain on Friday after his main trip. He left for Sunday’s race, but he was rattled again.
He was last for a long time until Karlsson passed him in a lap. That was Piipo’s race.
– I knew I was in the yard. I didn’t think I saw it in the yard, Piippo was amazed.
Piipo’s goal was to ski to the finish line.
– The coach wanted me to ski. I don’t know what this accomplished.
Piippo is annoyed by the fact that it has been two years since his best skiing. It is difficult to find self-confidence from the recent past.
– I don’t think that the competition season will continue in the near future. We’ll see if we can see in the spring, Piippo cleared the doubts about the continuation of the season.