Seppälä hopes that the trip home will not become the most comfortable trip to the Games.
4.2. 19:44
Bridge season with strong extracts at the World Cup Tero in Seppälä is a clear target for its Beijing Biathlon contract.
“To be in the cold weather for as little time as possible,” Seppälä threw in the biathlon team’s remote information in China on Friday.
Clear that, because speed is an advantage in biathlon – and accurate shooting. Seppälä has been ranked fifth and best in the World Cup twice this season.
“At least this China has not yet felt like a favorite country, so we are trying to get such performances that a race would be the best trip instead of a trip home,” Seppälä said.
Seppälä carries a large part of the success expectations of Finnish shooters. He says he went ahead, especially in his shooting, at the Pyeongchang Olympics four years ago, where he finished 20th at best on personal trips.
“There I did well in the shooting and through that I got good rankings. They came ammo, perhaps in part through luck. Now my basic level has improved, so the chances of getting good shots again are better, ”Seppälä reflected.
Seppälä will start his contract at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday in a mixed message in which he is scheduled to ski the third leg of Finland. The opening section is named Suvi Minkkinen, for the second leg Mari Eder and as an anchor Olli Hiidensalo.
Zhangjiakou competes in high weather, cold and probably windy weather. The men’s first personal trip is a 20-mile normal race next Tuesday. The women’s first individual race is the 15km mile on Monday.
“Preparations have gone well. We have been able to spend several days here, which is very important. Cold and windy conditions require a few days of preparation and getting used to. Of course, you have to remember that the North will be and will always be cleared when you put steam in the stove, ”the head coach Jonne Kähkönen sanaili.
About Finnish shooters Erika Jänkä still waiting for permission to travel to Beijing. Jänkä gave a positive corona test in January in Anterselva, Italy. He has already been released from quarantine and is currently in Finland.
“The situation is good, no worries. It is hoped that the journey is already close. At the moment, it looks like I’m getting into the race, but day by day we’re going, ”Jänkä said.
He is scheduled to fly to Beijing on February 9th. An athlete can only go to the Beijing Winter Games after a positive corona result after passing four negative tests in his home country.
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