Kerttu Niskanen snatched a surprise win the women’s 10-kilometer traditional ski way race in Italy Cognessa. Her brother Iivo Niskanen supplement siblings super day finishing second place in the men’s 15 kilometers race.Kerttu Niskanen excellent Cognessa. KIMMO BRANDT / AOP

a Difficult start to the season after the win was Kerttu Niskanen cathkin braes surprise, although the direction has been recently the right.

I feel that the day is gone the better. I expect this this season’s best performance, but yes, I like ( Natalia ) Neprjajev really tough, even invincible. He is, however, of these pertsan championships been able to continuously ski the podium, Niskanen told the Yle interview.

Neprjajev ranked in the end only the third. He missed the neck of 12,6 seconds. Second Cognessa ski another surprise name, the Swiss Nadine Fähndrich .

Other finns Anne Kyllönen was 10:p, Vilma Nissinen 23:s and Emmi Lämsä 47:p.

Next, ski circus moves to Seefeldiin, where the world cup kicks off next Thursday. Although Cognessa was missing a large part of a world-class skier, winning one still, a lot more self-confidence niskanen for just the world cup on the doorstep.

– Well, yes, of course. It (confidence) has been missing. So the pit has been. It has been difficult myself to believe that so bad a hole, but is able to rise. Otepää even feel that we are still so far from good skiing. Yes, this pretty much made good. It is easier and more convenient to send Seefeldiin.

Niskanen was at the end of January-skiing dated Otepää ten-mile race in 22:p.

the question mark in the air

Her little brother Iivo snatched Sunday the second-ranked men’s 15-kilometer classical race. The way the reigning world champion missed as many as the 43.7 seconds of the race winning Alexander Bolshunovista .

– of course the big losses put a question mark in the air, Iivo Niskanen said after the race Yle interview.

a Significant loss in spite of Niskanen does not put its head in the sand. He left the third ski the Alexander Bessmertnih of 12.2 seconds.

– will Not help as the focus of the next race. Can’t be too dark. I was feeling pretty good, there’s nothing. This was a good preparation towards Seefeldiä.

MM-prepare terms of Niskanen was quite a bit of word-Yle interview.

the Championship came really quick lap. Just normal preparation towards the first MM-starter.

the Thing added to the men’s race, the final results and Iivo Niskanen’s comment at 17: 33 with.

Iivo Niskanen missed the two men’s 15 kilometers race. Kimmo Brandt / AOPToni Fools analyze the video on the Ladybug’s head.