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Shortly after returning from their respective training camps in Mallorca and Sognefyjellet, the two biathletes have been for the first time in the most important national orienteering event. The legendary Jukolan was held in their region of Finnish Carelia.
Sunday 18 June 2017 6 minutes reading time
For Finland and Finland, Jukolan Viesti can be safely compared to what the legendary Vasaloppet represents for Sweden.
It is not only the most important event of Orienteering's calendar, but it is a manifestation that by tradition, culture and interest in media and TV goes well beyond the simple itinerant competition that takes place in the midst of the infinite Finnish forest forests.
Born in 1949, Jukolan Viesti is an Orienteering competition that takes place every year in a different location on the third Saturday of June and involves the whole nation of the thousand lakes with long live TVs that start in the afternoon to end at dawn , Great media coverage of print and radio, presence of personality of cultural life, politics, social and VIP various guests. To give a meter of the importance that Jukola has in the world, Finland is enough to remember the presence of President Niinisto's President yesterday to attend the race and greet the busy athletes.
In fact, the Jukolan Viesti are two distinct races, but of the same intrinsic value: the historic Jukola real, with the seven map staffers engaged in the twilight to reach the impending control points scattered among woods and lakes on the 15km of the track and arrival At the dawn of Sunday for the best teams, and the Vienlan Viesti race that is held in the afternoon and reserved for women with relays committed for 8km each.
Great media attention aroused this year's charity team and was called ironically by Pummit Kadotkissa 1, literally translated as: missed bonbon / homeless: that included opening Mari Laukkanen, Kaisa Mäkäräinen in second fraction, more 'two Invited and friendly but also the first experience in the orienteering Saana Vuorinen and Kirsi Hänninen.
For the two Finnish biathletes, they were treated for a new adventure but they did not want to miss them since the location was the one they knew about Eno in Carelia and they were, in the end, very happy with the experience 380th final in the 1100 teams involved.
For Mari Laukkanen in particular, Venla Jukola has literally been played next to the home garden, since she is native to Eno even though for some season she has moved her base camp to Thalgau, an Austrian town not far from Hochfilzen.
So Mari said briefly at the end of the race: "Considering the expectations of the eve, the race has gone very well. I changed to 190 ° position and at the end I did not have the knowledge of control points and especially when they were many apart. I have to thank the people who gave me advice on the way otherwise I would stay without references and who encouraged me to keep up my steps. It has been a very fun experience that I will not forget and I would like to do it again in the future. "
Kaisa was also briefly entertained with Tv Suomi at the end of her partition: "It's a bit embarrassing to say, but at some points helped me get control. Sometimes though you do not know where you are, you do not really have the feeling of being lost in the woods. In some cases this discipline is also similar to the workouts we do in the woods or in the mountains, but here and there 's definitely more attention.
For Mari and Kaisa after this fun experience, summer preparation continues in Vuokatti where under the commands of Leppävuori coach and new coach Kotikumpu will be engaged in their first training camp with their fellow Finnish teammates.
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