Jasmi Joensuu celebrated, his teammate cried

The sight was arresting. Jasmi Joensuu celebrate the victory in front of the TV cameras and about 15 meters away behind the scenes Johanna Matintalo broke down in tears after stage 5/6 of the Tour de Ski.

Responsible coach of the women’s national team at the ski stadium of Lago di Tesero in Val di Fiemme Reijo Jylhä took his shield under his arm and comforted him.

Later it turned out that Matintalo was mourning his poorly held skis.

– If the day is one battle from start to finish, but still the result is that, that says everything essential. It would have been a lot better for rakhis, Matintalo ruoti, who finished fifth in the final of the traditional sprint.

The holding challenges already started in qualifying.

– I tested before the quarterfinals, and it still wasn’t strong enough. After the start, the grip was increased, but that didn’t help either.

Matintalo had to climb the steepest uphill of the track, the Zorzi climb, on a branch run.

– Yes, it can go that way, but when every bet had been a struggle, the fourth thrashing in the same day was too tiring to go.

In principle, the track was suitable for Pöytä’s growth.

– A complete fiasco for me today, even though I was fifth.

Ski mistake

Between the stages of a traditional sprint, the skis may be lubricated, but the equipment may not be changed. In retrospect, Matintalo would have chosen a different ski with a different profile.

– Our maintenance team succeeded, Jasmin’s win proves it, so I had a problem.

So Matintalo skied the same skis for both the qualifying and heat stages.

– Of course I’m happy for Jasmi. It’s great that our team won. In the final games, this is an individual sport, so everyone wants to succeed as individuals.

The woman from Ounasvaara Ski Club said that although she was happy about Joensuu’s victory, it somehow made her day more bitter.

– Jasmi proved that there was a chance to succeed as a team. If Jasmi had suffered from skiing problems, then it would have been, oh, oh, it’s a collective problem of the team.

During his career, Matintalo has been on the ball twice after the traditional mc sprint.