Niko Anttola was second in the Under-23 World Championships in the 20 kilometer joint start competition in traditional skiing.
Niko Antttola He achieved World Championship silver at the Under-23 World Cup in the 20 kilometer joint start competition with traditional skiing. A week later, Anttola, who is 22 years old, defeated the final round in Italy in Schilpario Norwegian Thomas Linnebo Mollestad.
The medals were settled between four athletes. Norwegian Mathias Holbäk Turn off the rest at the end and won the World Championship gold with 4.5 seconds to Anttola. German Elias Keck were left fourth.
In 2023, Niko Anttola won gold in the Under-20 World Championships in a 10-kilometer free skiing start-up competition and took silver in the 20 kilometer traditional skiing competition in Whistler, Canada.
A year earlier in Lygna, Norway, he achieved a World Championship bronze medal in a 10-kilometer traditional skiing start competition.
In the day’s race of other Finns Alexander Ståhlberg was 13th, Eero Rantala 25 and Niilo Mäkinen 35 p.
In the previous three years, Finland has achieved one medal at the Under-23 World Cup. Hilla Niemelä was a year ago in Planica in silver in women’s sprint, Jasmin Won gold two years ago also in sprint Whistler and three years ago Arsi Ruuskanen won gold in the 15 kilometer race in Lygna gold.