Skiing | A wonderful gesture from Kerttu Niskas for her broken racing sister

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Locking back in the quarterfinals of the sprint, we saw the good old team order.

Those who fought for the Sprint Cup victory Maja Dahlqvist broke his pole at the last corner of the course and was about to be eliminated from the semi-finals. When Dahlqvist’s second adjourned Moa Ilar apprehensive of the situation, he slowed down his speed to almost zero and let his grounder pass.

“Fantastic. This was sportsmanship at its best”, the narrator of Sweden’s Viaplay Per Forsberg praised Ilaria Expressen’s by.

Thanks to Ilar, Dahlqvist advanced to the semi-finals and from there to the final, where he finished fourth. The result secured him the sprint cup victory by Nadine Fähndrich in front of the nose, which was ninth in Saturday’s race.

If Ilar hadn’t done his rude silencing, Fähndrich would have been crowned sprint queen.

Fähndrich was really disappointed after the race. The Swiss who fell victim to the trick had his head down in tears in the interview area.

Fähndrich had time to mourn his fate for a long time, until Kerttu Niskanen arrived at him. The Finnish champion put his hand on his racing sister’s shoulders and comforted her. The two talked to each other for some time.

Many viewers noticed Niskanen’s wonderful gesture. After the situation, “Hvä Kerttu!” was heard from the main stand. – screams.

Neck himself did not want to make an issue of his and Fähndrich’s tender moment.

“Of course Nadine was disappointed when she lost that sprint cup. There’s nothing else to it. Sport is full of emotions,” said the Finn, who finished 11th.

Before Saturday’s race, Fähndrich led the sprint cup with a 22-point difference over Dahlqvist.

“They had a tight race. Either way, the other would have been disappointed,” Niskanen reflected.

Fähndrich revealed For Yle, what Niskanen crocheted for her.

“Kerttu told me that I was strong and we were strong, and today I feel bad, tomorrow will be better.”