The Finnish Ski Association awarded the skiers wooden clocks.
Beijing On Thursday, the medal skiers of the Olympic Games, like the hockey players, got to the folk festival at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Iivo and Kerttu Niskanen, Krista Pärmäkoski and Joni Mäki was awarded in front of an audience before the Stadium Sprint races. The medalist reached the sprint final without qualifying.
The Finnish Ski Association awarded the skiers with wooden clocks.
“In skiing, there is talk that the watch likes. I hope you like the watches, ”said the President of the Ski Association Markku Haapasalmi said.
In his speech, Haapasalmi also recalled the topic of the day, the war in Ukraine, which he hoped would end soon. Haapasalmi wished the Ukrainians strength, which received strong popularity from the public.
The qualifier saw one big surprise when one of tonight’s favorites in Italy Frederico Pellegrino was eliminated from the sequel.
The finals of the sprint night will be skied later in the evening.
The Olympic gold-winning men’s hockey team and the bronze-winning women’s hockey team will celebrate at the Olympic Stadium on Monday in a snowstorm.
On Thursday, the stadium had a water slide.
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