Jasmi Joensuu, who finished fifth on Saturday, has succeeded in the World Cup sprints in a noteworthy way.
The Finnish women’s cross-country team’s sprint expert Jasmi to Joensuu performance reliability is at a fantastic level. Six sprints, four final places.
This skiing season, Joensuu, who has properly put himself at the international top, fought for the top positions on Saturday in the French Les Rousses sprint with traditional skiing.
In the final, Joensuu struggled from the podium until the end, until he froze.
Finland’s brightest sprint star was not satisfied with his condition that day. He was only 17th in qualifying.
– The qualification was bad today compared to the basic level of the season. The ski was not the right one in the qualification. It was my own fault.
– The skis were changed and the maintenance team did a great job. They kept me calm, Joensuu praised.
A great sign
Norway’s letter to victory Kristine Stavås Skistad before Sweden Maja Dahlqvist and Jonna Sundling. Germany wedged between Kolmiko and Joensuu Laura Gimmler.
– The bar stool at the end. I had to work a lot to keep up the pace.
According to Joensuu, the state of mind when starting the sprint was not very good. He made a telling comment about his current level.
– Feeling like this has sometimes left me far from the final. It’s great to see that the base level is like that. You can already say that the basic level is the final level.
Joensuu, who performed excellently at the Tour de Ski, achieved the first podium finish of his career in Toblach. He lost the first place in that competition to the USA To Jessie Diggins.
The value of Joensuu’s most recent sprint performance is enhanced by the fact that, unlike in the Tour, now all the best were involved.
Thinking about the World Cup, a clear point of development is known.
– I’ve said it a million times and everyone is tired of hearing it, but you need to get more (power) to finish. I believe that it will improve all the time and will come from there, Joensuu is confident.
In Trondheim, the WC sprint is free skiing. It is worth noting that half of Joensuu’s four final places have come from free and half from traditional sprints. Joensuu skied second place in free.
Vuorinen sorted out the problems
Lauri Vuorinen fought in the second semi-final of the men’s sprint for a place in the final. The pace was not enough this time.
– It didn’t quite go well. There were two places in the division after the first round. I lost a lot of places on the climb. I couldn’t get enough speed downhill.
Among other things, Urheilu’s expert Aino-Kaisa Saarinen was worried about Vuorinen’s striking ability. The results were in a downward direction after an excellent early season.
Expert Ville Nousiainen according to Vuorinen’s most recent performance was an indication that the recovery from the Tour has gone well.
– Cheery skiing. Looks like the direction is up after the Tour de Ski. If the recovery is successful, things will get better and better all the time, Nousiainen saw.
Sweden celebrated the victory in the men’s race Edvin Anger. Norwegian Johannes Hösflot Kläbo was not involved.