Cross country skiing Ristomatti Hakola Yle, who fell sharply in Ruka: “Yes, two to four weeks are wasted here”

Finland one of the top men’s skiers Ristomatti Hakola crashed badly in the 15 km race of the World Cup in Ruka on Saturday.

Hakola collided with a pole in a rapid descent, and his ribs broke. The time for the Beijing Olympics is two months. Hakola is not sure if he will have time to recover from the peak in Beijing.

“A couple of ribs are broken,” Hakola said said on Monday to Yle Sport.

“Let’s start training within the limits allowed by the pain. There are not many options. Let’s get the inner wheel in order and the chain tight, ”Hakola added.

Now there is a replacement training ahead, as there will be a good break for ski training.

“Yes, suddenly two to four weeks are wasted here, but let’s see what comes,” Hakola told Yle.

“There was no worse place for this break than just under the Olympics. If you can go skiing after the turn of the year, let’s go and see where it’s enough. If this is a month for magpies, ”then a couple of weeks of good training. Is that okay then? This is how it has happened in the past. Wait and see.”