The weak skiing of national team champions Perttu Hyvärinen and Anne Kyllönen in Muonio is telling.
Perttu Hyvärinen’s mono was not eating at the weekend in Muonio. PDO
On Sunday, I placed fourteen and a half minutes behind the bow in the 15 kilometer free race. The stars of Norway, Sweden and France were missing from the event.
On Saturday, with the traditional top ten, place 51 and a difference to the lead of 1:48.1. Almost all of Norway’s best men took part in the competition, just like the Finns and Germans.
An experienced national team skier Perttu Hyvärinen the results at the Olos gunnery competition over the weekend were rough.
– When it goes bad, it goes really bad. When it goes well, it goes really well, analyzes his protégé’s personal trainer Mikko Virtanen.
He says that the winner of last season’s Olympic Games has no health problems.
– The results are the result of training. Pertulla was tired in her blouse.
Virtanen underlines that he is not worried about his protégé’s situation and reminds that big conclusions should not be drawn from the training competition.
– The process is in progress. Now we are in the middle of November. If it looks bad after the Davos World Cup in mid-December, the situation needs to be calmed down.
The results in Muonio are changing plans. Hyvärinen will most likely not compete in the Taivalkoski Suomen Cup next weekend. Virtanen says that the next time his protégé will be on the line is the traditional top ten of the Ruka World Cup in two weeks, if the skier is selected for the team.
– Let’s ski a few real competitions. Then you can see better where we are going.
Three on the side
Anne Kyllönen’s speed was missing in the Artillery Games. PDO
Another experienced skier, whose exceptionally low level of results attracted attention over the weekend, was Anne Kyllönen.
He was tenth in Saturday’s traditional ten and lost 1:21.6 to the winner To Katharina Hennig. On Sunday, the number of places was 12 in the top ten and a difference to the winner Victoria to Carl 1.28,2.
– Of course, the time differences make you think, even though Anne got sick in the fall after the Val Senales training camp, says Iltalehti’s skiing expert Reijo Jylhä.
– Usually, at this stage of the season, such performances indicate that the total load on the muscles is too great, Jylhä continues.
Question marks are also being raised about Finland’s successes in recent years Joni Mäki, Johanna Matintalo and Cross mat Hakola.
Mäki has been training in Olos, but the man, who fell ill three times during the basic training season, missed the competitions.
Matintalo was practicing at his home in Rovaniemi on Sunday.
– He was not in such a mood that competing on the weekend would have made sense. There is no bigger issue in the background, Jylhä says.
Hakola, who had problems with leg problems, corona and cough in the summer, will not see the starting line for the next time until next year.