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The catchphrase that he wanted Kaisa Mäkäräinen ready to compete in the World Championships in Lahti home cross country to take part in the women's relay has finally come to an end. The suomalainen has in fact made official the decision to participate in the stage of the World Cup of Pyeongchang.
Monday 20 February 2017 2 minutes reading time
The choice, in fact, was widely expected. Firstly, because there will be the opportunity to deploy it in any competition prior to the 4x5 km, in order to have a direct comparison with the Finnish racers.
Secondly because it is everything to prove that a hypothetical quartet Niskanen and Kyllönen alternately with Mäkäräinen and Parmakoski in skating is better than a formation composed of Mononen and Kyllönen in classic technique, with Niskanen and Parmakoski in fractions skated. A corollary of this comparison is that the Finnish relay cross-country skiing not Kaisa certainly needs to be competitive in the race for medals, and - anyway - his presence would not allow certain to make the quantum leap needed to contend l '' gold to Norway.
In the third instance, go to Lahti would have meant giving up to try the paths of PyeongChang, where, in a year, Mäkäräinen try that so far always sfuggitale Olympic medal.
Finally we must not forget how Mäkäräinen is fully in the race for the conquest of the sprint Cup specialties (which is second to only 6 points from Koukalová) and dell''inseguimento (where even red bib, albeit with tight margins on three pursuers ). Give up the Korean stage would mean abdicating in the race in both trophies.
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