HS asked the experts what Iivo Niskanen’s cross-country skiing technology is based on, which has also been praised in Norway. Coach Olli Ohtonen revealed that Niskanen also practiced another traditional technique for the Olympics in the summer.
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Rich a year ago, exciting news came from Norway during the World Cup. Cross-country skier Therese Johaug had revealed to Dagbladet after researching Iivo Niskanen ‘s ski technology from the video.
Of course, Niskanen’s traditional technology and especially cross-country skiing had already been praised by many in the past, even for the best in the world.
However, Johaug’s confession was surprising, as Norway, with its huge success in recent years, has given itself a rather self-sufficient image of itself in the skiing world.
Johaug had analyzed Niskanen’s skiing with his brother and coach from a video Karstein Johaugin with who praised Niskanen’s technology as unique.
“We use him a lot in analyzing Therese’s technology. Technically, Niskanen is in a class of its own. In particular, we analyze Niskanen’s foot and hip work and compare it to Therese’s technology, ”Karsten Johaug told Dagbladet at the time.
When Niskanen had won 15 kilometers of Olympic gold at the Beijing Games with his superior performance, his former Norwegian rival partner Niklas Dyrhaug surpassed even that which contained poetic tones to praise.
“Iivo Niskanen. The best cross-country skiing the world has ever seen. It is so efficient and stylish. Pure and simple cross-country porn, ”Dyrhaug wrote on Twitter.
WHEN In 2017, Niskanen won 15 kilometers of World Championship gold at the Lahti Home Championships, Dyrhaug won his only personal medal in the same race, a bronze medal. In addition, he has two World Cup gold medals in the post (2015 and 2017).
But why does Niskanen’s traditional technology, and in particular the cross-country skiing, arouse so much admiration? What is special about it? HS asked the experts this.
Niklas Dyrhaug was precisely a traditional man in his career. Today, he works as a ski expert at Viaplay, among other places, and is present in Lahti.
According to Dyrhaug, Niskanen has been able to develop his cross-country skiing in recent years and has taken it to a new level.
“Since the Lahti World Championships (2017), Iivo has been the best traditional skier in the world. I have told young Norwegian skiers that if you want to become a good traditional skier, you should take the model from Iivo, ”says Dyrhaug.
According to Dyrhaug, Niskanen’s excellence in shift skiing is based on a long and relaxed glide.
“He gets a longer distance than the others with every kick. His kicks are really strong and their timing is good. ”
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“The kick starts to get in and out of the upper body.”
Harri Kirvesniemi was in his career the leading traditional tech savvy of its era. In Kirvesniemi’s opinion, Niskanen’s cross-country skiing is made especially special by at least the skiing position, holistically.
“Exactly every single kick starts just below the focus when you slip a bit in shifting. The angle of inclination changes anywhere, he always has his hips high, ”says Kirvesniemi.
Kirvesniemi analyzes Niskanen’s technique in a way that a layman would not even think about.
“The kick starts to get in and out of the upper body. With it, he delivers strength to the legs. He is able to ski in a good high position all the time. The pelvis stays up. Skiing is out of the question. ”
According to Kirvesniemi, Niskanen can adapt his technology if there are problems with the skis.
“If the ski slips a little, he can slightly change the way he kicks. It is constantly backed by terribly good motion control and coordination. It requires a huge amount of middle body muscles. That skiing shouldn’t leak at all. From there, the position of the pelvis is maintained, and through the middle body the force of the upper body is transferred to the kick. ”
At the top level of traditional skiing, at least men use almost exclusively two techniques, cross-country skiing and push-ups.
Kirvesniemi sees that Niskanen and his tough competitor, Russia Alexander Bolshunov are also best in tie.
“To my delight, I saw that they also sometimes skied one-shot draws. Many of today’s tops don’t know how to take advantage of it, ”says Kirvesniemi, who worked as a ski expert for Sanoma’s competition during the Olympics and will continue in the same position at Ilta-Sanomat.
Niskasen with a sprint in Olympic gold in 2014 won Sami Jauhojärvi was also a master of traditional skiing in his own career.
According to Jauhojärvi, Niskanen’s cross-country skiing is the best in the world. He explains it with similar facts as Kirvesniemi.
“The position stays in front and up. The pelvis does not give up at all. The grip is applied from the front, which allows you to be able to ski with less grip than some others. ”
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“Iivo comes like a train”
Jauhojärvi says that he noticed afterwards in the video how Niskanen’s technology differed from Norway From Pål Golberg in the second leg of the long message of the Olympics.
“Golberg’s pelvis is beating there at a break point of 6 to 7 miles. Iivo comes like a train. The pelvis stays in line with the ground at all times. It caught my eye and gave a revival to what is world-class skiing and what is world number one skiing. ”
According to Jauhojärvi, Niskanen’s technology is affected by the fact that in addition to the musculature, the nervous system is also in order.
“Once the nerves are in top condition, as seen, skiing will still look easy.”
Niskanen won 15 kilometers in Ruka already at the opening of the mc season, but in Jauhojärvi’s opinion, his skiing was not yet so easy to see.
“For the first time this season, Iivo took his own pace in Beijing. In Ruka, his upper body sank slightly lower than the rest of the way. At that time, not everything was in place. The legs and hips worked, but the upper body could no longer hold when it was so acidic. In Beijing, the skiing looked the same from the first meter to the finish line. ”
According to Jauhojärvi, there have been no major changes in Niskanen’s traditional technology during the last eight years, when he has been an international top skier.
“It seems that hand strength levels have increased. It appears in the push. A certain kind of final torsion is no longer so effective, but he is able to press the entire thrust from the beginning and utilize the mass of the upper body in the thrust. ”
Niskanen is a longer than average top skier. This seems to have been his personal trainer for almost nine years Olli Ohtonen according to what Niskanen’s skiing looks like in the eyes of others.
“It looks so loose and big.”
According to Ohtonen, the conditions at the Zhangjiakou Olympic Games were also technically on Niskanen’s side.
“Iivo’s cross-country skiing got its rights in particular because there was just the kind of ascent where you got to glide well. The tracks were 15 kilometers away and in skiathlon there were such railways, ie very fixed. ”
When the ski worked very hard on the slopes, Niskanen was able to ski casually.
“Long slide and sharp kick, that’s what it’s based on.”
According to Ohtonen, the duo has not had to pay much attention to Niskanen’s traditional technology over the years.
Ohtonen recalls that Niskanen’s traditional skills come from his first coach Esko Paavolan instructions.
“Iivo has worked on it a lot himself. Once Iivo has trained and the qualities have developed, most of the exercises on the mat and roller skis in the summer and fall have been technical checkpoints. It has not been necessary to work on it much. ”
Ohtonen says that he expected that one-shot draws would have been used more in the 15 kilometers of the Olympics.
“It was consciously trained last summer for these races when the track profiles were known. Preparatory exercises were also done with the precision gps to see what the contribution of each technique is on that track. A few minutes might be a 15-kilometer one-shot cross-country run. ”
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