Perttu Hyvärinen was kicked out of the Olympic team. Remi Lindholm experienced the same fate.
Perttu Hyvärinen bitterly dropped out of the Finnish Olympic team. Jussi Saarinen
Perttu Hyvärinen the fate shakes especially the men’s skiers on normal trips in Finland. Many athletes have expressed their great disappointment at the Finnish Cup in Tampere this weekend, when Hyvärinen did not fit into Finland’s eight-man Olympic team.
Remi Lindholm was shocked when he read the composition of the Finnish team in the media.
– I sent “Pera” a message that there is a mistake in the selection lists, Lindholm says.
Hyvärinen answered that it is not.
– Then he wrote that now he would taste the booze, Lindholm reported.
Did you screw the cap open?
– I told Pera that she can come to Vuokatti for a sauna anytime. My sauna is warm. Pera has not claimed the invitation yet. He will probably be taking a sauna in Kuopio for the next few weeks.
Hyvärinen has not yet been ready to publicly comment on the bitter Olympic elections.
Surprise at the karaoke bar
On Sunday, Remi Lindholm competed in the Finnish Cup relay in Tampere. Jussi Saarinen
Lindholm experienced the same fate as the agricultural and forestry man. The man who suffered from a back injury last summer knew much earlier than Hyvärinen, who flew out with chalk lines, that there was no point in Milan-Cortina.
– I tried to go to the World Cup in Davos until the middle of December, but after that I lost my hunger for a while. Let’s ski this winter and then invest heavily in next season, says Lindholm.
– It was disappointing, but I’ve gotten over it, the man of the Imatra Athletes adds.
Lindholm was training on Ylläs hill in January.
– We mostly sat in the karaoke bar, he grins.
We also went skiing in Ylläs terrains located in the area of Kolar, Kittilä and Muonio municipalities.
– Heading towards the 50 kilometer freestyle race of next season’s World Championships in Falun. In Yläs, one 50 kilometer free power race was done. It lasted two hours and 20 minutes, says last season’s fiftieth World Cup stoppage.
Next weekend, Lindholm will participate in the traditional Finlandia skiing. He competes in both free and traditional events.
On Sunday, in the freezing temperatures of Tampere, the man ran the opening leg of the Imatra team’s 3×7.5 kilometer traditional style relay team.
– There was skiing in the group. In the last 2.5 kilometer round, we started skiing a bit. Is it too easy a track, the skier describes.
– I like to ski in Tampere when there is snow and more challenging tracks. There are good memories here. Tampere is a nice city, three years ago in Manse the athlete who won the SM gold in the free normal distance added.
Imatra won the sacred message with a trio of Lindholm, Ville Ahonen and Miro Karpanen.
In Tampere, it was freezing cold at about 18 degrees below zero.
– It was a bit tense upfront, but there was no place left.
THE FACTS
Results, Tampere Finnish cup
Men’s 3 x 7.5 km relay (p)
1. Imatra Athletes 48.15,3
2. Consider SkiTeam Pyhäjärvi +1.1
3. IF Minken +1.7
4. Jämin Jänne +2.1
5. Inari Company +20.2
6. Tampere Company +1.18,3

