Eero Rantala failed and the recent Finnish sprint champion Ike Melnits softened in the Oberhof World Cup.
Eero Rantala failed. Stock photo. Pasi Liesimaa
Finnish skier Eero Rantala the interview on Saturday on Viaplay goes to the forefront of self-flagellation clips. The Vuokatti Ski Team Kainuu athlete stood up and the core content of the interview can be summarized as follows:
– Bad bet. You shouldn’t do things like that when you get to ski here. A bit embarrassing, Rantala announced.
In the free sprint of the Oberhof World Cup, he lost to the first man from Norway To Lars Heggen 7.63 seconds and did not make the top 30 heats.
Oberhof was the Finn’s eleventh mc sprint of his career. The man has reached the top 30 heats three times. The last time that happened was in Lillehammer in December 2024.
Another Finnish qualifier on Saturday was the recent Finnish sprint skiing champion Ike Melnitz. The guy from Pohti Ski Team Pyhäjärvi was soft among big men. The difference to the leader was 6.03 seconds.
– The level is not enough for time trial. If you took three seconds off the time, then it would be enough, Melnits summed it up with Viaplay.
Emil Liekari (+-2.09) and Lauri Vuorinen (-2.53) went to the round starting at 17:05.
Among other things, the event is missing Johannes Klæbo, Erik Valnes, Edvin Anger, Lukas Chanavat and Jules Chappaz.
