Mika Vermeulen secures strong 8th place in the cross-country world cup!

Mika Vermeulen secures strong 8th place in the cross-country world cup!

Lillehammer, Norwegen - Mika Vermeulen caused a sensation at the cross-country world cup in Lillehammer! The 25-year-old Styrian took the great eighth place in the 10 km skating race, but Fabian Löwström Nyenget once again demonstrated the dominance of the Norwegians. In the end, Vermeulen had a gap of 49.5 seconds to the winner, which means an impressive six-time victory of the Norwegian team in the results of the competition. "It was a medium day in difficult conditions," said Vermeulen, who lives in Lillehammer at home and mastered the local language perfectly. The hard conditions were a clear fight against an incredibly strong team, which made the challenge even more intense, as krone.at reported.

Vermeulen remains self -critical

"I can't be quite satisfied yet. I was already a 'drum' worse than in the last two races," added the athlete. In between he was even in sixth place at kilometer 5.6, but with increasing competition he had to lose some positions. His competition, especially the German Friedrich Moch, who finished seventh, knew how to present himself strongly that day, which meant that by the second best placement among non-norwegians. After this race, both the sprint and the skiathlon are on Vermeulen's program on Saturday. "In the skiathlon, the cards are mixed again, so we hope the best," he is optimistic about the upcoming challenges, such as "https://www.laola1.at/de/wintersport/anglauf/vermeulen-in-lillehammer-norweger-phalanx-in-top-10/" Laola1.at reported.

The race in Lillehammer also stands for the impressive strength of the Norwegian cross-country team, which clearly left the competition behind with Nyenget and his colleagues. However, Vermulen's performance underlines that he is on the right track and that he could cause a sensation again with his next appearances in the coming days.