Teemu Pasanen responded to Yle about Perttu Hyvärinen’s insinuation.
Teemu Pasanen has already traveled to Italy, where Yle caught up with him. Pasi Liesimaa
A skier stranded on the beach from the Olympics Perttu Hyvärinen hinted Ylen on Sunday in the interviewthat things other than sports screens would have weighed on the voters’ scales.
Head coach of the Finnish national skiing team Teemu Pasanen did not recognize Hyvärinen’s views on the politicization of elections. Pasanen commented on the case on Monday To Yle.
Pasanen told Yle that the selections were made by a group consisting of several people.
– I’m not alone in that. We have the entire coaching group of the Ski Association’s A national team deciding. I try to distance myself from my own athletes. Of course, as a head coach, you also have to take a stand on certain things, but we make that decision together, he told Yle.
Among other things, they were selected for the games Cross mat Hakolawho has not been in top form this season. Pasanen is Hakola’s personal trainer.
According to Pasanen, the selections have been made according to the criteria set by the Olympic Committee.
The first sports of the Olympics will be contested on Wednesday, February 4, when the honors competitions begin with curling.
