Finnish legend explains the reasons for Kaisa Mäkäräinen collapse: let's Talk about fears

The old champion Heikki Ikola's get into the Finnish biathlon star situation.Kaisa Mäkäräinen told the atmosphere before the Östersund world cup.

biathlon legend Heikki Ikola has followed with concern Kaisa Mäkäräinen the situation.

I've been wondering, why don't you Kaisa physical performance have not been what we had previously. Skiing has been missing annealing almost completely, Ikola said.

Mäkäräinen has this season reached the world cup seven awards podium place. Two of them has become the year 2019 period. This year, the finn has competed in twelve personal start (world cup or world championship), where he has been four times of the three fastest skiers in the crowd. The average value of the investment is six. Östersund sprint, the woman was skiing with a four-speed pursuit in the twelfth.

the Recession affecting the 36-year-age and complexion. With age, the training should bring something new or developing – at least so that the athlete remains physically unchanged. Kaisa's level has fallen, and at the same time the world level is expanded. Kaisa can no longer take a ticket more than the other.

skiing pace is clotted and old shooting troubles have come out.

– country Skiing and shooting go hand in hand.

Östersund in two individual race Mäkäräinen has fired 30 shots, of which 9 have gone over. Hit % is 70.

the degree of Automation is disturbed and the athlete is given the thoughts of power. Talk about a kind of fear mode. When the actions in the trigger finger of late, the relaxation and the ease in shooting disappear.

Ikola point out that Mäkäräinen is not the only problem I drifted athlete. World cup valtiattaret Dorothea Wierer and Lisa Vittozzi have also been in trouble at the world championships.

a psycho-physical entity is disturbed.

Kaisa Mäkäräinen sluggishness in talking to the experts. AOPAsentovirhe

Mäkäräinen will compete in Östersund on Tuesday 15 miles normal trip and a holy day of 12.5 miles contact leaving.

– He has a chance to turn the tables, since the basic physical condition is not collapsed. Definitely contact output is better for him the competition's doing.

joensuulais-star career ended probably in the spring of 2020.

I could Fix Kaisa's shooting position as well as upright that down. The postures are not optimal. He is so long do you play on the same position, that the error correction of career at this stage may be impossible.

Heikki Ikola won a stunning career total of ten the value of race medals. The olympic games became three silver, world championships, four gold and three silver. Pasi LiesimaaApu not good enough

Mäkäräinen has been of their species at the peak of the whole decade, but the new abilities in Finland has not come.

– the Association has not been able to take advantage of Kaisa. He has been practicing alone, although Kaisa monkeying around by many would have benefited considerably. Before this season Kaisa, I guess other with only Muonio training camp. In general the common practice has been for a long time biathlon union problem. Mutual competition to develop in the best way, Ikola said.

He doesn't see their species for the future quite so bleak as many think.

Young world championships came to Finland a success. Kaisa with the species has become tyttöbuumi. For example, we in South Ostrobothnia was the cup 102 below the 13-year-old junior. I don't remember, that never would have been so much. Could at least hope that the association would be able to help young people to adult success.

Ikola offers other legends with the help last spring, but biathlon union mr. you did not understand to seize the offer.