Cross-country skiing sensation: Mika Vermeulen surprises with a strong appearance!

Cross-country skiing sensation: Mika Vermeulen surprises with a strong appearance!

Austria's cross-country skiing Mika Vermeulen caused a sensation at the World Cup in Falun! The 25-year-old Styrian, who had to cancel due to a flu before, fought in the 20 km mass start race in the impressive sixth place and only missed the podium by 9.4 seconds. The victory went to the Norwegian Paal Goldberg (48: 05.1 minutes), followed by Gus Schumacher from the USA and Norwegian Harald Östberg Amundsen. This strong appearance should not be underestimated, because Vermeulen has often struggled with back positions in recent years and has now impressively reported how they crown reported.

In the meantime, Teresa Stadlober, the great hope of the Austrian cross-country team, also gave her best, but she only came in 23rd in the 20 km race of women. This time, however, it was not her who dominated the headlines, but Mika Vermeulen, who, after his impressive performance at the World Cup start in Ruka, finished fourth, and only 1.5 seconds behind the platform, like that The press reported. With the new coach Falk Göpfert and the Esten Are Mets as a service man, Vermeulen has raised his preparation for a new level that now bears fruit. "The whole course of the race was not planned, but in the end it went out enormously. It is a surprise and it is so cool," said the Styrian enthusiastically about his performance.

The next World Cup in Gällivare is imminent, and both Vermeulen and Stadlober will be there in the 10 km skating race. The athletes are excited to see whether they can further increase their services.