The collaboration of Erki Noolin and Saga Vanninen immediately yielded results. The 2000 Olympic champion was surprised by the tough level of the European Championships.
Multiplayer Saga Vanninen and the 10-match Olympic champion Erki Noolin The cooperation immediately produced fruit in the value races. Vanninen won the 5-match European Championship gold with a whopping 4 922.
Belgian species legend Nafissatou thiam The ME series made two years ago is only 133 points better.
No cooperation between Nool and Vanninen has not even lasted half a year. Vanninen goes smoothly in Tallinn under the watchful eyes of Nool in Tallinn.
The training has increasingly focused on running speed. The best example of this is the 800 -meter record, which has improved about three seconds from last year. On the other hand, over the last two years, the Finnish running rate has risen to a whole new level.
Until two years ago, the record was 2.21.08, with more than nine seconds to 2.11.70. In his European Championship gold run, Vanninen pushed himself a great time, but felt that he would have had even the better.
– This feels good. Everything has gone right. The changes we have made have worked. The result has grown tremendously this year. He has also gained a lot of confidence, Nool says.
– In the fall, we did a lot of exercises to get back problems. We have been able to do the last 2-3 months of technology exercises that have raised his middle level.
“It’s easy when it’s better for others”
Nool has been impressed with how well Vanninen has adopted new stimuli in practice.
– Saga is a good athlete that he knows what to do. We have looked at what kind of movements should be done during practice. If you can do it in the race, it’s easy. Top-sports are easy when it is better than others, Nool says.
Nool’s first adult value race is also of the European Championships (1996) Nool recalls that Vanninen already received his second medal at the adult level. Last year he was second in the World Championships.
By the way, Vanninen is familiar with the success of Vanninen, as he won everything in the youth value race.
– This is a good start. There is still a lot of work to do, Nool comments on the European Championship.
Nool recalls that the medal level was high. He thought a maximum of 4,800 points for gold. Before the European Championships, Vanninen’s record was 4,483.
Dutch Sofie Dokter Skill silver with record points 4,826. Irish Cover O’Connor Also made his record, 4,781.
– The women’s level is very high. You can’t afford to fall too much, Nool recalls.