The Finnish women did not stop the cup in Lahti 1989. Marja-Liisa axe niemi recalls 30 years ago a gold moment.Marja-Liisa axe cape opened the world ski championships in Lahti by winning ten of the race by moving tracks like a steam train. Eero Liesimaa
“Ten was the world cup opening trip. Already at the breakfast table the sensations were similar to five years earlier in Sarajevo. Even then the body tells us that something big could happen.”, Marja-Liisa axe cape tell.
“a Small plate of oatmeal, a piece of bread and a cup of coffee go half way down. Something was forced to try to eat. It was my thing. Some are able to eat an hour and a half before the race. I thought of throwing up.
it was a hard place to come to, when I was supposedly finished.
Coach Sulo Repo warn you not to go too fast with the home crowd encouraged the streamers. I started with the brake on and I was able to ski the last mile hard.
in the Final ascent, my brother shouted that the victory, if I don’t crash. I know exactly the finish that I had won.
the opening race of the triple victory created a good mood in the whole team. And at the top of my mind is the memory of that race was almost perfect.
the Weather conditions were problematic, but the maintenance was a great success. The outfit was a furrow of the way so much, that intermediate times want to hear.
threatening letters
15 miles in the atmosphere was another. I had got before the race really hard, threatening letter. I don’t want to talk about this more. The police never find out who sent it.
Things, however, involve something to think about my time a lot. The first 7.5 km, I wasn’t mentally my strongest.
Message expectations were high. Everyone expected gold. Many times people don’t understand that the message is always the message. I managed on the second leg, and it was a nice feeling.
skiing’s still 30 miles. I remember it forever. I was fine, but it’s free… the Race was one of pain and panic, and leaving think that when I can enter the race in the pits out.
the Race was yes my technical skills with my good performance. Monster properly with its pull, and I don’t points for style pick up.
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Pressure on the home games, of course, another, but then it would be a healthy way deaf and blind.
I never had wanted to before the race and tell the media what it feels like. I must, however, always disassemble your battery too much and too openly. It made a careful.
on the other Hand, I have always tried to be authentic yourself. Maybe if I would answer vaguely, so everybody would like it.
ski-parent Jon Kuntola was invaluable to me. He even dropped the weight to several pounds, so that would be roughly my painoiseni. Thus he was able to better test the skis. It brought concentrate.
Esko, thanks to the saving of the race situation, the extra ski tests. The previous day had not been ten pairs of which should have been chosen. Jon never wanted to bring this to the public.
The Repo is another person I want to thank. He was the world’s best coach. He knew everything about me home life to the brim.”
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