Conditions Seefeldissä have become more heavier. The sun beats down on the race track for hours and temperature swings ten degrees.Iivo Niskanen defense on Wednesday, 15-kilometer world championships. PASI LIESIMAAIL
the Warm weather affected the women’s ten considerable and popular lightweight skiers. The same type of weather will continue on Wednesday, when the men solve the 15-kilometer world championships medal.
the Race starts local time at 14: 00 (Finnish time 15.00), i.e. an hour earlier than the women’s ordeal on Tuesday.
the organising body FIS is wondering now, does the race trails salted, so they do not get too soft.
– the Decision will be made Wednesday morning, when I see, what condition the trails are in after a night. Salted have to do at 12: 00 by, the FIS technical delegate Annmari Viljamaa tell.
Salting would be bad news, championships, defender of Iivo niskanen for . Measures to harden the track surface and give strength for skiers the greatest opportunity to fight for top positions. Niskanen thrives famously anywhere, any conditions, but in heavy weather would favor him in relation to many opponents.
– Iivo opposed to track salting, Finland pääluotsi Matti Haavisto said.
Tracks was salted, for example, the Falun world championships in 2015, but at the time baanaa were significantly softer than Seefeldissä now.
the 15 mile start lists will be published on Tuesday evening. Niskanen provenance suggests the Finnish estimate of how the weather on Wednesday develops.
the Women’s race, the track is not picked up along the way, while the finns were expecting that this could happen.
in the Video Iivo Niskanen to usher in a 15-mile race.
