Olympialive | Perttu Hyvärinen and Remi Lindholm start in a rough 50 km race – HS follows the Beijing Games moment by moment

Finnish experiments will be on Saturday for 50 km of cross-country skiing, which will be cross-country skiing as a joint start.

Participating in the race starting at 8 p.m. Perttu Hyvärinen and Remi Lindholm.

“I’ve trained quite a bit for this. Definitely a good endurance race for me, we are going in my own area of ​​strength, ”Lindholm said in a press release from the Finnish Olympic Committee.

Hyvärinen thought that drinks should not be poured on your fingers, as your fingers may freeze in severe frost.

“You still have to come up with a trick to get your fingers up to the finish line,” Hyvärinen said.

In this story, Helsingin Sanomat’s sports editorial office follows the day’s competition events in cooperation with Ilta-Sanomat, Aamulehti and Satakunta Kansa’s sports editorial staff.

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