Sondre Slettemark got help from Sweden’s head coach after a bad fall. The head coach was even too eager. Suvi Minkkinen continued her good moves.
At the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, you could see a wonderful sportsmanship right at the start of the men’s sprint. The first Greenlander to start the race Sondre Slettemark crashed into the billboard. In Rytäkä, Slettemark’s rod broke.
However, Slettemark did not have to ski without a pole for a long time, as he received help from the Swedish national team almost immediately. Sweden’s head coach John Lukas gave a new stick to the Greenlandic Slettemark.
In the situation, Lukas rushed to help on the track so hard that he even slid past Slettemark.
– It was great that he got help from the Swedes, expert Kaisa Mäkäräinen admired in the newsroom.
– None of the Norwegian cross-country skirmishes that poles are not given, the narrator Johannes Oikarinen your comp.
Mäkäräinen suspected that the surface of the snow had already polished to the point that it was possible to fall like Slettemark in that bend.
For the 20-year-old Slettemark, the race was the Fifth World Cup of his career. He was 99th in the final results, shooting two misses.
Norway won the men’s race John Thingnes Bo before his countryman Sturla Holm A camp raid. Bö missed one shot and won by 4.2 seconds despite Lägreid shooting zeros.
The best of the Finnish men was new father Olli Hiidensalo in 37th place. Hiidensalo missed the lead by one minute and 43.1 seconds with one missed shot.
Minkkinen in a tight fight for seconds
Last weekend in Kontiolahti with a podium finish Summer With mink didn’t have hundredths of a second on his side this time.
Minkkinen shot one missed shot and was 14th. The ranking in the top ten was only 0.6 seconds away. A week ago, the first podium finish of his career came by 0.1 seconds.
– The ranking is really good with one fine. I didn’t set a ranking goal for the competition, but I wanted to continue with solid performances. My own expectations were still high, and this leaves a little room for improvement, Minkkinen commented in the Biathlon Union’s press release.
– Physically, there wasn’t quite the same gunfight as last weekend in Kontiolahti. I heard along the way how tight the competition was, but I couldn’t get more out of my legs in the final meters.
The Biathlon World Cup continues on Saturday with pursuit competitions.
– The conditions for tomorrow are good, and there is stiff competition in the rankings. Let’s start fighting in the chase and try to take what can be taken, Minkkinen shouted.
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