The corners of Silja Kosonen’s eyes moistened – The day of reckoning came

Silja Kosonen the corners of the eyes moistened in the interview area of ​​the Finnish press after the moukari final of the World Cup.

– I wanted to start crying on the field, Kosonen said.

He threw a stylish 73.89 and finished fifth in the competition.

– A better ranking and result than last year was in mind. They came. You would have had to throw pretty hard if you wanted a medal. But yes, this is a bit annoying.

In last year’s World Championships in Eugene, Kosonen was seventh with a result of 70.81.

– In the first round, I relaxed and threw really well. Then I got a little too excited about it. A small technical error is difficult to correct in the middle of the race.

Gold was won by Canada Camryn Rogers (77.22), the USA won the silver Janee Kassanavoid (76.36) and the bronze went to the USA DeAnna Price (75.41).

A medal would have required Kosose’s own record.

– At least the record was the goal. It was such an easy throw to qualify for 74.19, he stated and pointed to his record set on Wednesday.

Nice account

Before qualifying, Kosonen estimates that he can throw a 75-meter shot.

He admitted after Thursday’s final that he was running out of meters.

– The legs felt good and the pace picked up well, but then the technique let me down and I tore too much at the beginning, so it won’t go far.

Even though Koso is a bit sloppy, the realities should be remembered. He went to the finals ranked 8/12 in the comparison of record results and ranked 5/12 in the comparison of the top results of the season. Many racing sisters missed a 77–80-meter one on Thursday.

– There is always time to dream about a medal. But when you think about age and other things, it’s a pretty good result.

It brought a little relief to the disappointment that the final result was not fourth place.

– Vitospaikka feels rockier than a quadruple. Four is the first to lose.

Fourth, your dick Hanna Skydan from Azerbaijan (74.18).

Kosonen received about 10,200 euros in prize money from the International Athletics Federation for his hard work.

Full dozen

For the 20-year-old from Raisi, who won everything in the juniors, the gig in Hungary was the fourth in the adult competition career. In addition to the World Championships in Eugene and Budapest, leka has flown in Tokyo 2021 (qualified for the final with a result of 70.49) and in the European Championships in Munich last summer (fifth 69.45).

– Silja is the absolute favorite to win the 2024 European Championships in Rome, if he is healthy, says Iltalehti’s athletics expert Arto Bryggare.

He estimates that Kosonen will be world champion in the coming years with certain marginal conditions.

– Physics must be improved in many different ways. Throwing amount and power level up a bit. And you have to remember that moukari is not a punt, but a throwing sport, says Bryggare.

– You need to get strength in your legs. It depends a lot on the legs. He throws extremely well considering that there are not many maximum bets in the background.

Bryggare said before Thursday’s final that Kosonen is close to places 4-6.

– I would give a score of ten. You can’t ask for more from a young person who has always performed excellently in value competitions.