Good news for Daniel Ståhl – the champion completely surprised the Swedish journalists

– Daniel must be angry.

– Does that mean anything?

The Swedish reporters whispered to each other and were on their toes when Daniel Ståhl walked towards the interview point of the writing media after the World Cup qualification. The puck man’s qualification was a bit challenging.

Ståhl completely surprised the Swedish journalists.

– Hello boys, how are you, he started before the Swedes could ask anything.

Ståhl’s story slipped and he felt very liberated.

In the qualifying, the second attempt went 65.95. The qualifying limit was 5 centimeters further, but the result was naturally enough to continue.

– The first throw was a bit shy. The second one was a little better. It had nimble legs, but I was careful when I threw. The third one had more power, that’s why it went into the net. It would have been long, really long, Ståhl told Iltalehte.

The champion has sensibly spoken throughout the season that the qualification must be settled first before it’s worth talking about other things.

– One step first. The goal was to go to the final first. Of course, it’s a good feeling now.

“Fantastic place”

The good news for Ståhl was the Hayward Field performance venue.

– Fantastic place. The world’s best arena in value competitions. Now there was just a bit of a left headwind. The first qualifying group had a headwind from the right. It is the best possible, he said.

– The rink was good and when the stadium is open from one end, the wind gets on the field. Hopefully there will be long throws in the final competition – there are opportunities for that, he continued.

A close friend and training partner also caused joy by Simon Pettersson success. Last summer’s Olympic silver medalist, who struggled throughout the season, threw his summer’s best 68.11.

– Oh, I’m really happy for Simon. I’ve been sledding with it every day and haven’t had any worries. It comes calmly and is a man of championships.