Sprint skiers pilot Mikko Virtanen put Finland at the press conference, all the pressure risto matti hakola’s shoulders.Expert Toni Fools went crazy speaking about the risto matti Hakola.

– We have the experience and new athletes, but for all the success the pressures are sitting next to an athlete – and he knows it.

I Saw the announced skiing team sprint free specialist coach Mikko Virtanen on Wednesday Seefeldissä. He talked about the risto matti Hakola .

– It is tuning, absolutely. He has time to grow. ”Rise” knows that is the number one chain guy. He needs to carry this team. We cannot expect success in the Joni Hill or Lauri Vuoriselta . the Iivo Niskanen , risto matti and Matti are the ones that this group of applicants, Virtanen stresses.

Matti Haavisto (left.) and Mikko Virtanen pull the ski team. Henri Kärkkäinen

Smith hit the nail on the head. Finnish sports in the elephant in the room too. Therefore, many will soften under the pressure.

– Rise to withstand these pressures. the John Kläbon can win Thursday’s sprint. the Federico Pellegrino or Microscopy, Virtanen mused.

Then the pilot took a more moderate approach.

– If the final place to reach, it is the pinnacle of success. After the race, the first hill will be down, fan spread, so that anything can happen. It is a legendary post in, post out.

Hakola take Virtanen speeches himself characteristic way: with humor.

– It is good, that will pressure. Someone has a laptop kivireki the back. Virtanen is a humor man. His stories half humor, half truth, Hakola said.

Smith spoke, that the finals should get…

– the Two times I have finals be, so I’m not going less get. This year, once I’m in the finals of the been in the free in lillehammer.

risto matti Hakola is a Finnish first knight Thursday MM-sprint in Austria. Jussi Saarinen