When he heard that Nieminen trains as crazy, he also helped himself with angelic wings

Saturday’s ski jumping match for the World Cup in Lahti, which he won in a glittering style Anze Lanišekfrom the stands, as many as 28,000 lovers of this sport have been viewed. Many came precisely because of the hard -to -expect duel of the legendary Finns Janne Ahonen and Tonia Nieminenadecided by Ahonen by 113 meters. Nieminen landed at 95 meters.

They both earned a loud applause for their performances, and after jumping on a large Salpausselkä (HS-130), they admitted that they were very afraid. « This was a battle for survival, » after the duel, he visited 49-year-old Nieminen, the Olympic champion from the Grand Device in Albertville 1992 and the first jumping officer to fly the 200-meter magic without slipping or falling. He enrolled in Planica in 1994 with a flight of 203 meters. He concluded his sports career in 2004.

Ahonen nodded for fear. “It was scary, much more than in the last training sessions. It was really bad – also because of the viewers. I didn’t think I would appear in front of such an audience. Probably because of the audience, it was harder for me than I thought. I was so nervous that I don’t even remember how I jumped, « admitted the 47-year-old Ahonen, who, with the exception of the individual Olympic medal, won virtually everything that could be conquered.

When he heard that Nieminen coached as crazy about the duel, he was a little worried. He also started looking for improvements in a competitive jersey. “To be honest, I had a hard time wearing it. They told me to push my belly inwards, but how can I do it if I didn’t have one, « joked the younger of the two Finnish champions, laughing at laughter that he also helped himself with hair reception. « I do not know how they helped himself, because if you spray it, the overalls become closer, » Ahonen mumbled, and before jumping, he said a special angel wings. Just in case …