Seefeldissä competition in the men’s 15 km classical technique.Video expert Toni Fools tell me why Iivo Niskanen is superior to a man in the traditional technique.
Finland, Iivo Niskanen has won the bronze medal in the Seefeld world championships in the 15 km traditional temporary leaving.
Gold take Norway, Martin Johnsrud Came, . Silver skied Russian surprise, Alexander Bessmertnih .
This time the seconds were on the Finnish side. Niskanen won the fourth established in Russian Andrei Larkov scant 2.4 seconds.
the Medal is Finland’s first Seefeld world championships.
the conditions were very demanding for men. Many hard the stars died the hard way Seefeld in the hot afternoon.
Niskanen had been left five miles from the tip for about 12 seconds. Norway Didrik Tönseth and Russian Alexander Bessmertnih forged at the forefront of their second century. Also experienced Martin Johnsrud Came, made a flat ski and rose somewhat surprisingly, the medal battle.
Halfway in Niskanen tighten the pace and began to reach the top. Another great favourite Alexander Bolshunov froze badly a half after the trip.
Niskanen made for quite the competition in the final miles of the unimaginable final sprint and to hold out a couple of miles more than 10 seconds behind Tönsethin over.
the Competition descends on a dark cloud, when on Wednesday morning Seefeldissä was done in a doping raid. Kazakhstan super star Alexei Poltora didn’t show up at all on the start line. Also two Estonian and one Austrian athlete left in the competition between morning events.
Iivo Niskanen stretched gorgeously bronze. Pasi Liesimaa