According to the expert, the traditional sprint of the Olympic Games is skied on a long track familiar from the Tour de Ski.
Sami Jauhojärvi works as Viaplay’s skiing expert. Jussi Saarinen
Viaplay expert Sami Jauhojärvi according to the Italian Winter Olympics sprint track has ended.
The Ylitornio native said on Saturday in a TV broadcast that the traditional sprint will be contested in the five-ring race on the same track as the Tour de Ski.
The exceptionally long track strongly divided opinions. For example, a British skier James Clugnet knocked out the race place of Val di Fiemme.
– I don’t understand why they always want to make super tough tracks for the Olympics. Usually men always ski on a two and a half minute course, but this takes a minute longer. The new track is a bit too long, Clugnet announced.
Qualifying number one on the track used in the Tour Johannes Klæbo clocked 3:17.64 for the rest of the time. The time of the Norwegian, who also won the qualification at Val di Fiemme last season, was 2:34.04.
For the winner of the traditional sprint at the Tour Jasmi Joensuu the decision fits.
– A really good track, Joensuu smiled a couple of weeks ago at the Lago di Tesero ski stadium.
Iltalehti’s skiing expert Pirjo Muranen comment on the recent decision like this:
– I don’t know where the track would have been shortened? Would there have been an intermediate twist left out, the expert begins.
– I believe that Jasmi would not have been upset if the track had been shortened. But it’s good that the track remains the same as the Tour, because Jasmi has a recent experience of success, the Lapland adds.
