Krista Pärmäkoski didn’t show up for the interview – the coach revealed a big cramp and big consequences | Sport

Krista Pärmäkoski Holmenkollen’s 50 km race turned out to be tough. Pärmäkoski was tenth in the race and the winner by more than three minutes About Frida Karlsson.

Pärmäkoski did not come to be interviewed by the media after the competition. Responsible coach for Finnish women Ville Maunuksela explained Pärmäkoski’s situation to Urheilu after the competition.

– A cramp bigger than a crystal in one leg. Can’t bear to put weight on the leg. He will be taken by some other means than on foot to the service truck and to the hotel, Maunuksela said.

According to Maunuskela, the skiing in Pärmäkoski looked good until the change of skis and a little after that.

– Skiing looked good until the end, but I didn’t like the watch. We thought there were some difficulties, Maunuksela said.

According to Maunuskela, Pärmäkoski did not tell about the trouble during the race.

– He skied to the end normally and took the final test. I don’t know if this situation affected the performance. After the competition, I started cramping badly, Maunuksela said.

Swedish Frida Karlsson skied to an overwhelming victory at Holmenkollen in the 50 km traditional skiing competition. Ebba Andersson still brought Sweden a double victory, but he too was more than a minute behind Karlsson.

The fate of the third place was decided by seven skiers. There were also Finns in the crowd Kerttu Niskanen and Johanna Matintalo.

Niskanen was fifth and Matintalo eighth.

Niskanen vomited last year, now “a little darkening”

– It was a tough race. Harder than I thought. It was not a good feeling skiing. The beginning was okay, but then it just started to weigh. The fourth-fifth round started to feel difficult. The fight was over. There have been so many competitions that it’s no wonder it starts to feel, Niskanen said.

Niskanen’s plans were to follow the Swedes and Germans in the competition and change skis with them at the same time.

Niskanen praised his skis.

– Skis would have been great for better results. There were two good pairs, Nisknaen said.

He had been able to wait for Karlsson to break away at some point on the uphill sections. It was not a surprise for Niskanes.

– I would have liked to ski along. If it had been a more energetic day, it would have been nice to hang out, Niskanen said.

Before the race, Niskanen had set a goal of a podium finish.

– This is a special trip. For the rest of the season, some have more energy than others. Fifth place isn’t bad, but of course I can’t claim that it wouldn’t have been better, Niskanen said.

Before the race, there was a lot of talk about how to get energy in a fierce race. On Saturday, the 50 kilometer race lasted well over two hours.

Niskas had no problems with that.

– Last year I threw up everything, it was a momentary death. Now just a little darkening, Niskanen said.

Johanna Matintalo also fought in a large group, but she also suffered from cramps.

– In the middle of the race, the extensors started to cramp quite badly. I wondered then how I was going to get out of here. The straight thrust could not be done on the right side at all. It was slushy weather. I couldn’t ski comfortably all the time. It tired the hands, Matintalo said.

Matintalo’s other skis were also more slippery than expected.

– There should have been more holds. The last lap was such that you don’t know if there will be sideways or backwards climbs when your hands cramp and the skis don’t hold enough. In that way, the final solution was left in the tooth, Matintalo summed up.

Roivas believed that he had surprised the Norwegian viewers

One World Cup debutant was also seen in the competition. Has excelled in the long-distance Ski Classics series this season Kati Roivas was 35th, almost 14 minutes behind Karlsson.

Roivas said that the debut was a tough journey.

– The long hill sections were the worst of all. I simply couldn’t keep up. However, this is the condition I have enough to hold on to at the moment, Roivas said.

Last weekend, Roivas was historically third in the legendary Vasaloppet competition. It was the best finish ever by a Finnish woman.

Roivas saw that he had not yet recovered from Vasaloppet.

– I couldn’t hold myself tight. Immediately there was a terrible acid. I tried to pull easier hills with flat push. Everyone probably looked at why. But I had to save my legs a little in that, Roivas said.

With Roivas, the body did not receive energy. In the Ski Classics series, dealing with the issue is familiar to him, but now, according to his own words, it was more difficult than usual.

– Came out a bit in the second round. It was quite difficult. It has usually gone well, but now it didn’t go as well as possible, Roivas described.

Among the conkers, Anne Kyllönen also fought hard against herself. Kyllönen was 27th, more than 10 minutes behind Karlsson.

– It was quite heavy. I expected it to have gone better. In the first two rounds, I had to be unnecessarily tight. After thirty, it was quite a fight to the finish line. , Kyllönen said

– I got hit hard, but it didn’t fix the lack of energy. I always made it from one soldering point to the next.

Updated at 3:15 p.m. Added comments from Finnish skiers.