Would not work in biathlon

Would it be successful if a biathlete only skied for 18 hours during a training year, similar to Nils van der Poel's approach?

Johannes Lukas, who is the coach of the Swedish biathlon national team, does not think so.

- Well, I do not think so, we have two sports we have to think about, two sports with a lot of technology focus so we can practice shooting technique than if we run low intensity on the skis, says Johannes Lukas.

Technology pass at high speed

Johannes understands Nils van der Poel's way of thinking when he says that it is for the sake of technology that he skates so little that he does not want to contaminate his technique, which becomes so different if he rides slowly compared to racing speed.

- It is the speed that determines what frequency I can ride with and what effort I have and we also carry out all our technology sessions in high intensity

60-70% on skis

While Nils spends 18 out of 1100 training hours on skates, Johannes Lukas sees his followers standing 60-70% of their total amount of training on skis or roller skis.

- The time here on the dike costs us a lot of time, but it also gives us a lot of shooting training together with skiing, says Johannes Lukas.