Dorothea Wierer and Jonne Kähkönen: the star praises the Finnish coach

Jonne Kähkönen served as Finland’s head coach 2018–2022. IL

Biathlon world star Dorothea Wierer says in public directly what he thinks about things. It is valid to ask him what the opinions of the Finnish coach, who has moved to the Italian national team for this season, are Jonne Kähkönen wake.

– Jonne is polite and nice. A very positive man who knows how to lunge. It is important, Wierer describes.

Kähkönen was the head coach of the Finnish national team for the previous four years. Pesti ended in a stormy atmosphere after last season.

In May, the Italian Biathlon Union announced that it had hired a Finn on a 2+2-year contract. Kähkönen works together in the coaching team of the women’s national team in Saapasmaa by Mirco Roman and Edoardo Mezzaron with.

– He is good to me. A calm and positive person. It means a lot to me. I am very happy that he came to our team, on Wednesday he finished third in the 15 km World Cup race Lisa Vittozzi comment.

In Italy, both women’s and men’s head coaches are Alexander Inderst.

Collapse in China

Vittozzi says that he needed new tools for his shooting. The woman’s hitting percentage in the World Cup last season was a modest 73. At the Chinese Olympic Games, she missed all five shots in the first layup on a normal course.

– I don’t understand what happened. There is no explanation. I try to delete those events from my mind and turn a new page in my life, Vittozzi said.

The 27-year-old athlete is a World Cup silver medalist from personal trips. There are two wins from the World Cup and, with Wednesday’s third place, a total of 12 more podium places.

– Since last season, my shooting position has changed a little. I used to open my body to the left, now more to the right. The main goal of the season is to balance shooting. But in biathlon, collapses happen – you have to prepare for them too.