Finland’s skiing promise softened the superstar – Jasmin Kähärä remained annoyed despite her career best | Sports in a nutshell

Jasmin Kähärä achieved a career best in the Lillehammer sprint. He was still sick from the beginning of the week.

Jasmin Kähärä reached the best World Cup ranking of his career in the free sprint in Lillehammer. The young Finn was seventh overall.

Kähärä was the only Finn who reached the top 12 in Lillehammer. He showed controlled and sure skiing in the third set.

There would have been bangs for the final as well. In the slower second semi-final, the 24-year-old Finn showed a strong finish, with which he was third in the set. The USA superstar was left behind in Kiritaisto Jessie Diggins.

Sports expert Kalle Lassila got excited about Kähärä’s wonderful tights.

The ranking was great considering the starting point, because he was still sore from the beginning of the week.

– I felt good in the semi-final, but I was too passive in the group. It felt like there were some bangs left in the warehouse. It was a bit of a loss, but next week there are good races ahead again, Kähärä pointed to Davos.

Kähärä had to think about which lane he would enter on the final straight.

– It was a little annoying. However, this was a positive race, Kähärä said.

Sweden in the final From Jonna Sundling we saw a wild show. The sprint star, who kept a fast pace, won with a difference of three seconds before his opponent Johanna Hägström.

Norwegian Julia Myhre was third.

An important display with the World Cup in mind

Kähärä was still thinking about his participation in the competition at the beginning of the week. He only competes in the sprint in Lillehammer.

The free sprint is in Trondheim in the World Cup program. The Lillehammer sprint is the only World Cup free sprint that is skied before Trondheim at low altitude.

– When I was working hard a few days ago, I felt that there was no way to run two races. Today was an important race. There are hardly any free sprints that can be skied low this season, but then at the World Championships you can ski in them.

– I wanted to invest everything in today. Apparently it was worth it.

Joensuu flashed in the qualifying

Finished fifth in the finals in Ruka’s traditional sprint last week Jasmi Joensuu was now the first skier left out of the semi-finals. Even before the last heat, he was caught in the fastest time of the time comparison, but two of the heats, which were accelerated by Jessie Diggins, were recorded under the Finn’s time.

Joensuu is in top shape, as evidenced by the second place in the qualification after Sweden’s superior Jonna Sundling. The next places depend on small tactical things.

– Of course, it looks bad not to be in the semi-finals. However, there are multiple podium skiers above. I’m not far from them. I trust that my condition is still good.

Joensuu didn’t have enough bangs on the final straight. He said that he was going to practice his final exam.

– We have to learn from this. You shouldn’t be depressed that you were left out of the semifinals again. We are really close to the top of the world, said Joensuu, who is already thinking about next week’s Davos sprint.

As usual, the men’s sprint was won by Norway Johannes Hösflot Kläbo before his countryman Even Northugia and Italy’s 34-year-old Federico Pellegrino.

Updated 14.35: Added the results of the men’s race.