Jasmi Joensuu’s speeches confused expert Aino-Kaisa Saari – “We have to get rid of this kind of thing” | Sport

According to Urheilu’s expert, Lauri Vuorinen presented almost a full ten days. Jasmi Joensuu, on the other hand, should do something other than read the tabloids between sets, the world champion sees.

Sports expert, multiple world champion and Olympic medalist Aino-Kaisa Saarinen start the Finns’ Tour de Ski opening with the women’s freestyle sprint, which Sweden, as expected, dominated Linn Svahnin and Jonna Sundling equal to double profit.

From the Finnish time trials, only continued Jasmi Joensuufor whom Saarinen predicted the next set of difficulties due to the lactate load accumulated in the high air at the end of the time trial.

– Jasmi skied tactically very well and her performance was at the upper limit, but at the end she came to the jacket, as was predicted after the time trial.

“Good plan”

Saarinen, who ended his active career in 2018, emphasizes that he considers Joensuu to be a very potential and talented sprint skier, but in Hollola, the old champion’s coffee went down the wrong throat when Saarinen listened to Joensuu’s Viaplay interview after the competition.

– First, Jasmi said after the time trial that there was nothing to do but the feet towards the ceiling and good music from the headphones. It was a good plan, Saarinen begins.

– But then the woman comes after her race to criticize how the afternoon papers were considered the team’s qualifying performance a disaster. Yes, the focus and concentration are on the wrong things if you read afternoon newspapers between sets. Jasmi has clearly progressed in her activities as a top athlete, but she still needs to get rid of this kind of activity.

Saarinen hands out the most beautiful roses of the day and the whole season Lauri Vuorinenwho for the second time this season was the first to leave the finals and finished seventh in the competition where the French Lucas Chanavat and Jules Chappaz took a double win.

– Lauri is clearly the most developed athlete of the entire national team. And since the training season has obviously been very successful, the competition will continue to drive his performance forward. There is even better to come.

Brain activity does not blur

Tactically, Vuorinen’s day was almost flawless and the result at the upper limit of his performance.

– In sprints, there is an equal sign between wise tactical choices and physical performance. It’s easier to ski smart when brain activity isn’t clouded by the lactate load, Saarinen reflects.

Norway surprisingly achieved only one podium position on Saturday, when Kristine Stavås Skistad was third.

– At least it doesn’t hurt the sport. I think that some kind of crisis meeting is on the way, says Saarinen.

Sunday would be Finland’s parade day, if Iivo Niskanen would be healthy and present and Kerttu Niskanen in its normal stroke. Now Saarinen is not expecting miracles from the 10 kilometer (p) split start.

– Kerttu complained about the stickiness of his muscles and it won’t change in an instant. If he skis among the six, the performance will be really hard, but for him, even in a slightly weaker state of the body in the high air, it is possible.

Urheilu follows the Tour de Ski in this article. The Tour continues on Sunday with 10 km (p) intermediate starts. The women’s race starts at 1:15 p.m. and the men’s race at 4 p.m.