A surprising explanation for Kerttu Niskanen’s flop was revealed

Kerttu Niskanen He dived into his very modest place on Saturday in Falun, although the traditional ten as a temporary start and the slow weather, in principle, greatly favored Finns.

After the race, Niskanen complained that after a high -level training camp, he had not adapted to ski at sea level.

– When you go up, you have to adapt to the air. It involves the automation of the respiratory system. Automatically you breathe too slowly. Then there will be a situation where oxygen is not enough during performance, says Iltalehti’s ski expert Reijo Jylhä.

Niskanen practiced and competed in the previous weeks in Cogna, Italy, well over 1,500 meters below sea level. Falun is located well over 100 meters above sea level, 1,400 meters lower than Cogne.

– You’re used to breathing up quickly. Hyperventilates when you come from top to bottom. Then you will not breathe properly at sea level. This causes the respiratory system to not bring competition, the expert analyzes.

The Health Library describes this:

“Hyperventilation, or motion respiration, means a situation where a person breathes more frequently than a change of gas required by the body.”

Badly

Krista Pärmäkoski Returned from high less than two weeks ago. A woman who had spent a couple of months in the mountains should have had a mono eating on Saturday in Dalan.

Ikaalinen Athlete, like Niskanen, suffered some of his skis on Saturday’s race, but a 66 -second loss 10 kilometers by traditional skiing winner For Ebba Andersson It’s really fierce.

In an interview with Viaplay, Pärmäkoski said he had practiced hard before Falun.

– It is not known what those hard training solutions have been. Whether or not hard workouts in their speed or metabolism, Jylhä speculates.

– When you come down high, it is a good idea to do one hard exercise right away to make the breathing automation described above. In principle, the benefit of high -level training is at its greatest now and from now on, Rovaniemi man adds.

Can I get up?

Saturday was missing from Falun Frida Karlsson, Therese Johaug and Astrid Slind. In addition to Andersson and Niskanen, they are the biggest favorites in the traditional World Cup.

– We do not know exactly what situation the different skiers are. If Krista is on the same line as other skiers, by the time she will not take a minute by the World Cup.

The woman of the Kuortane has been able to coach her coach Matti Haaviston Many times to schedule a profitable top condition for value races.

– Kerttu Niskanen took the top two minutes from Ruka to the Davos World Cup in the first half of the season, so it’s possible for Krista, Jylhä comments.

-Krista has a competition in Falun on Sunday, followed by two weeks for a combination of the World Cup. Before Trondheim, he can do up to two developing exercises. If Krista intends to get a profit in the World Cup, now you have to know very well how to handle the exercises, the expert adds.