Strange falls upset Aino-Kaisa Saaris – the expert admired how Joni Mäki trained Norway’s number one | Sport

The Skiing World Cup saw a lot of crashes in the freestyle sprint in Goms, Switzerland. In almost every set, it seemed like someone was going to be undone.

The most peculiar crashes were seen right after the start bang. First, Germany went upside down Jan Stolben right after his first kicks. Then Switzerland fell next from the same track Janik Riebli.

No clear reason for the crashes was recently found.

– It’s hard to say if there was something in the career or if it could just be a coincidence. There were so many crashes on the same track. Based on that, one could suspect that there would be something in the career, Urheilu’s expert Aino-Kaisa Saarinen speculate.

– It is very unfortunate if there was a cable or a camera in it. A very strange thing all in all.

Nurin also had star-level skiers, such as the top name of the World Cup Jessie Diggins. Saarinen saw the really rough Goms track with long uphill sections as the reason for the many crashes. Goms is still 1300 meters above sea level.

– Someone can argue that it is not high. But when acid enters the body, it is no longer washed away. The bills were also fast. When someone falters next to a hunch, they can easily drift into the wrong lane and at the same time more into the slush, analyzes Saarinen.

However, the expert liked the track.

– I didn’t see it as too difficult. However, that was it, Saarinen said.

Already in the sprint qualifying, rarer crashes were seen. of Taiwan Sophia Tsu Velicer pulled off the track in the first World Cup race of his career. According to the Swedish media Expressen, the Taiwanese had started skiing three years ago. Sweden’s more experienced national team skier Marcus Grate on the other hand, crashed really unexpectedly in the middle of the final stretch. Both described the situations to the Swedish media as embarrassing.

Saarinen dismissed the situations as pure damages. One Finn also went astray. Jasmi Joensuu crashed in a fast descent at the beginning of the round. He was still the best Finn in the qualification together Joni Mäen with in 12th place.

– I started to think about his speeches after qualifying in the interview. That’s when that rapid decline made him think. It appeared that he was in a rear-facing position before his fall. Athletes often think too much about such a calculation. It causes tension in the body, and you can’t count comfortably, Saarinen thought.

Joensuu, who is familiar with falls from previous years, stated that there was no drama in going down now. He considered it his fault.

Joni Mäki and Jasmin Kähärä. They were the only Finns in the semifinals of the top 12. Kähärä was 10th in the final results. Mäki, on the other hand, is 8:s.

The result was Mäki’s best ever in a World Cup sprint in freestyle skiing. The last time he was higher in the World Cup in an individual competition was almost two years ago.

Mäki sealed his top ranking by winning his heat. Aino-Kaisa Saarinen admired Mäki’s tactical eye for the game in the first set. He was especially fired up by how he trained Harald Östsberg Amundsen. The Norwegian star is the top name in the overall World Cup competition.

– Joni is a big skier and can cover lines. The Norwegian tried to pass from the inside. Joni left a gap for bait, but not so much that anyone could have passed. The Norwegian had to slow down. It was a good game from Joni, Saarinen praised.

– Joni just seemed cold-headed that you should go side by side. Then it was thanks and bye. Joni pressed on in the bow.

Jasmin Kähärä’s performance was also liked by the 15-time prize medalist.

– Jasmin is in a delicate condition. He got to the bow and knows how to ski. He counted really well. Finns have been scolded for their math skills, but it’s not because of their citizenship. When an athlete is in good shape, he can count quickly, Saarinen emphasized.

Unbelievably tough winners

In the sprint finals, on the other hand, a deafening superiority was seen. Swedish Linn Svahn won by such a big margin that the others couldn’t fit in the TV pictures.

Norwegian Johannes Hösflot Kläbo on the other hand, he already seemed to lose to France’s Lucas Chanavat. The Norwegian star, however, still got passed in the final straight.

– Both men are incredibly fast, but Kläbo was still able to accelerate just past. It was just incredible. Kläbo has such an insane speed reserve. He was still able to accelerate from a really high speed. Kläbo is not called a rocket man for nothing, Saarinen fumed.