The Finnish Biathlon Team performed well in the World Cup, even though two important names were gone. Coach Aku Moilanen is confident in the Olympic winter.
The Finnish Biathlon Team performed brilliantly at the World Championships ended on Sunday in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. This season Suvi Minkkinen continued his great grip in the World Championships.
Minkkinen was even able to tighten the screw from the World Cup. The 30-year-old Finn took the medal immediately from the first personal trip to the World Cup. He fired third on the quick trip.
Minkkinen’s very sure profit condition was also more significant. He was sixth in the pursuit, the fourth on a normal journey and the eighth in the joint start-up race on Sunday.
Prior to these races, the best personal value race of Minkkinen’s career was the eighth space of the World Championships two years ago.
Finland’s top priorities were not just for Minkkinen, as Olli Hiidensalo Sensatyly fourthly fourth on the normal distance. The seal of the top races gave a long medal battle and ninth place in the mass output race Tero Seppälä.
– Really great success from the whole team. We were prepared for Minkkinen’s success, but the successes of Hiidensalo and Seppälä on personal trips were definitely positive things, Sports Expert Kaisa Mäkäräinen groaning.
Overall bet
Seppälä, who struggled with setbacks this season, greatly improved his best personal investment of the season. It was previously 13th World Cup.
Seppälä has been painful with difficulties in recent years. In the joint start race, Seppälä was able to equip zero shooting.
– There were great successes. It is great to see that both Seppälä and Hiidensalo were able to top10 after a very difficult start. Here they were capable of their careers, the national team coach Donald Moilanen praises.
Finland’s fine races are further emphasized by the fact that this season in the World Cup in the top ten Venla Lehtonen mixed Otto Invenius Missing in the World Cup due to illness.
– Awesome races. Given that two Top10 candidates were left out due to illness, one can only be satisfied with this overall bet, Moilanen praises.
For the future, the young people of the team are also created by positivity. Sonja Leinamo has flashed eighth in the World Cup.
In the World Championships for young people especially 19 years old Jimi Klemettinen showed their maturity in the men’s message. Also Arttu Heikkinen is a potential future guy.
– These were important starts for first -time value races. I give full clean papers. It’s great to have the feeling of how they go ahead with these races. All you can do is lift your hat, Moilanen thumb.
Exciting arrangements for the Olympics
The World Championships were skied high, as did the Milan-Cortina Olympics in Anterselva next year. According to Mäkäräinen, the Finnish team now received good data, what works and what is not.
-Already in the summer, the Finnish national team invested in a high-level training and good preparation for these World Cup. It is a good idea for coaches and athletes to take accurate notes of where they succeeded, Mäkäräinen points out.
Moilanen admits that the starting points for the upcoming Olympic winter are exciting. Of course, there is room for improvement.
– The basic situation is really good. It seems that small factors are found all the time. It feels like we can be better as a whole team as we go towards the Olympics.