Perttu Hyvärinen was 12th as the best Finn.
Andrew Musgrave skied to the podium in Beitostölen. Stock photo. EPA / AOP
Excellent early season skier Paul Goldberg was also strong in Beitostölen. Norwegian Goldberg skied to victory in the 10 km traditional race. Countryman Didrik Tönseth was second.
Norway’s streak was ruined by a British skier Andrew Musgravewhich was third before Emil Iversen.
The trophy battle seemed to be a trade of three Norwegians and one Swede. William Poromaa however, did not stay with the Norwegians in the second round.
Instead, British skier Musgrave had a strong day. He chased the World Cup number one Goldberg until the end. The speed of Goldberg and Tönseth was too much, but the Briton skied handsomely to the podium.
The bitterly cold weather of Beitostölen favored Finnish women and seemed to favor it too Markus Vuorelaa. Jämin Jänte’s procrastinator clocked an excellent time of 24:40.6. Instead, it took 21 seconds.
He tried to ski after the Swede, who had the right pace – at least from the beginning.
– I was careful about the frost at the beginning. Calle Halfvarsson probably threw it away at some point. We both had good skis. I think he didn’t ski at his full potential today, pushed as hard as it hurt at the end. Should have gone earlier to overtake, Vuorela told Viaplay.
Perttu Hyvärinen the beginning looked bad. The pace was really slow compared to the leading group even at the beginning of the first lap. Hyvärinen picked up the pace and grabbed places as he raced to the second round.
The last squeeze fell a little short, but the final ranking was 12th. Hyvärinen thought his result was ok.
– I’m not satisfied, even if the result is quite good. It tasted sticky for some reason. This week we invested more in figure skating, Hyvärinen lamented.
Remi Lindholm was the 25th