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Eveliina Salonen Wins First Major Since 2018 || Tournament Central on Disc Golf Network
Eveliina Salonen's triumphant return to the top is complete at the PDJ Champions Cup, where she wins her first major in 2,114 days. The Finnish disc golf sensation dominated the competition after four days of challenging weather conditions and tight racing. As she stands tall as champion, Eveliina reflects on her mental approach to the game under pressure and how it ultimately helped her secure victory. She shares her thoughts on the pressures of competing at a high level and surprisingly reveals that she thrives in such situations. With her life now centered around disc golf, Eveliina has taken the sport to new heights, both physically and professionally. Watch as she opens up about her experience on the course, her mental preparation, and what it's like to be back on top after a long wait.
Eveliina Salonen breaks major drought with thrilling win; watch her dominant performance at Tournament Central on Disc Golf Network.
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well after 4 days of competition weather delays rain mud storms the pdj Champions Cup is finally complete and your winner evina solanin who won her first major 2,114 days ago she is yet again the champion here in Morton Illinois and I'm joined here by the champion evina Solon evina you tapped out at 18 everyone cheered for you your friends came and gave you big hug how you feel right now feels amazing and yeah it was so long round to wait that whole 8 talk about this week in general this course is really demanding you played four straight days here and of course it wasn't great weather because it's the disc golf uh season for the pros it's never perfect how was it for you how was the focus and uh how did you carry yourself this week yeah it was crazy and interesting week like everything happened but I thought this course is good to me I love playing in woods so yeah and I was all the time so focused and but I have to say that I haven't been that confident on this weekend well Le let's let's talk about this so many pressure-packed moments this weekend and you fought through the pressure even though things didn't go your way the whole time do you like pressure packed moments do you like when it againsts tense like that it doesn't feel great I have to say that but I I try to enjoy that because I know that I can't get that feeling from like anywhere else than here so I try to enjoy it so you're saying there's a gratitude you're thankful for these situations and that's what you're saying yeah 20114 days ago you won kapich day and now fast forward here you are in the states pretty much fulltime how different is your life now compared to when you first won that major championship yeah it fails like this one feels like my first major because it have been so long time but yeah now my life is different it's all about disc golf and traveling and I don't have school and I don't have stress anything else just disc golf so well your passion for disc golf has now become your job and i' I've talked about this with a lot of pro players does it always feel like...
