Stomach kick for a Finn who had a blast in Lahti: “Very difficult feeling”

On Friday, he grabbed the first World Cup podium in his career Lauri Vuorinen missed the free sprint qualifying in Lahti on Sunday. Vuorinen was 36th and missed the first place in qualifying, Johannes from Kläbo 9.69 seconds.

– I noticed right away during the warm-up that it was a very difficult feeling. There was no sharpness left at all. It was really tiring, the Finnish skier commented.

Vuorinen skied third in the traditional pair relay on Friday Iivo Niskanen with. On Saturday, he was a solid twelfth at 20 kilometers and commented that the distance was like “a sprinter’s 50 kilometers”.

Mono weighed on Sunday, when it was the third race in three days. There was more than a second difference in the next place.

– Friday and Saturday were clearly felt in the legs. 20 kilometers in heavy conditions ate the muscle to nothing. I couldn’t give more. Clear qualification, didn’t miss even a small one.

Defeat

Vuorinen is satisfied with the two races of the Lahti World Cup. However, qualifying is a shame, as he is ninth overall in the sprint cup.

There would have been a chance to improve the ranking on Sunday.

– It’s sad to think about the sprint cup, that I got a stomach bug. There would have been something to give, but now there will be a loss. The weekend is still really positive.

The best Finn in the men’s qualifying skied to 17th place Verneri Poikonen. They also skied to the batch stage Joni Mäki, Emil Liekari, Verneri Suhonen and Niilo Moilanen.

The batch phase starts at 12:45 p.m.