Krista Pärmäkoski’s place 31 and Kerttu Niskanen’s place 32 are exceptionally bad. Niskanen, who had caught a cold, was taken to a warm room right after the race.
Krista Pärmäkoski fell to 31st place. Pasi Liesimaa
Kuusamo Ruka’s about fifteen degrees of frost and the 20 kilometer freestyle skiing competition were Kerttu Niskanen unpleasant experience.
The Finn fell to 32nd place, and he was unable to give comments to the media after the race.
Niskanen was taken from the finish line to a warm room for treatment.
The communications of the skiing association said that Niskanen had caught a cold, so he had to get warm.
The media interview area at the Ruka ski stadium is in the sky.
– It was probably one of the most difficult races of my career. Nothing came of it. During the race, it started to freeze and somehow I went to the ice. And the tool wasn’t competitive either, but that’s where everything went wrong. I was just trying to get from the track to the finish line and off. There is no image of the rest of the journey, Niskanen commented about an hour and a half after crossing the finish line in the recording of the Finnish Federation.
Flops
Kerttu Niskanen caught a cold at the World Cup in Ruka. Roaring country
In Olos, Muonio frostbitten his cheek earlier in November Krista Pärmäkoski after the freezing race, was significantly cooler than his racing sister.
– It wasn’t bad. I’m old enough to know how to dress, 32-year-old Pärmäkoski comments.
He protected his frostbite from Muonio with tape for the duration of the race and said that the cold did not cause any further damage.
The choice of skis, on the other hand, seems to have caused havoc, as Pärmäkoski softened to 31st place.
– We’re going to find out now. At first the ski felt good, but would it have frozen? Yes, the athlete also froze.
Place 31 is Pärmäkoski’s worst female record. The last time it went as badly on a normal trip was three years ago, when he was 32 in Ruka’s traditional twenties.
– It was bad. Can’t be satisfied. But that was the best I could give today. Let’s continue. I’m still not worried. There will be competitions.
Niskanen’s ranking was also a flop. In terms of ranking, he has fared worse in the normal distance race in 2019 in Quebec, when he was 39th in the traditional top ten mass start.
THE FACTS
Ruka World Cup, women’s 20 km (year):
1. Moa Ilar SWE 55.40,8
2. Jessie Diggins USA +0.3
3. Rosie Brennan USA +1.4
4. Lotta Weng NOR +3.2
5. Ebba Andersson SWE +3.2
6. Frida Karlsson SWE +3.2
7. Emma Ribom SWE +5.3
…
28. Vilma Ryytty +2.17,7
31. Krista Pärmäkoski +3.22,2
32. Kerttu Niskanen +3.27.0
33. Rebecca Immonen +3.47,0
35. Jasmin Kähärä +5.22,6
37. Emmi Lämsä +6.52,6
40. Julia Häger +6.52,6
Tiia Olkkonen, Vilma Nissinen and Anni Alakoski interrupted. Fanny Kukonlehto was passed in the round and ordered to the side.