The 19-year-old Finnish skier skied in an uphill competition.
Niko Anttola (left) grabbed the World Championship silver. Picture of Sm pair print Tomi Mäkipää / AOP
Niko Anttola grabbed World Championship silver in the World Championships in Youth in Lygna, Norway.
19-year-old Anttola finished second in a 10-kilometer traditional race. Russia won the world championship Savelie Korostelevto whom Anttola lost 21.4 seconds.
– It was a pretty heavy track. At first I tried to go up for the first time with a little bit of surface gas, so that there will be strength for the second round as well. It worked pretty well. I finished the second round still well. Good ideas, I knew it was possible to take the medal today, Anttola says in the Ski Association’s press release.
Anttola rose to second place with a strong end. In the 7.7-kilometer gap, Russia still had a double lead, but eventually Alexander Ivshin had to bend to a Finn for 0.8 seconds.
About other Finns Alexander Ståhlberg was 28, Iiro Uusitalo 33. and Konsta Mäntyvaara 42: s.
At intervals of 1.2 km, Ståhlberg still held the top of the results list. After that, however, the direction was downward.