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Janne Ahonen and Harri Olli back in the World Cup
26 January 2015 года
Janne Ahonen and Harri Olli back in the World Cup
The fans in Willingen this weekend can look forward to seeing two famous faces, who haven't been competing in the World Cup for a while now.

Besides Jarkko Maeaettae and Olli Muotka, Finnish head coach Jani Klinga also named the two veterans Janne Ahonen and Harri Olli to his team for the next three competitions on the "Muehlenkopf"-hill.

Janne Ahonen and Harri Olli will get to compete on the highest international level for the first time since Kuusamo late November and so they'll also have the chance to earn their spot on the team for the World Championships in February in Falun. Ahonen, who dominated the Finnish nationals on the normal hill last weekend, was only 29th and 32nd in Kuusamo, Harri Olli finished on a 45th place. Also Olli Muotka was not competing in the World Cup since Kuusmao, where he was 47th.

The coach didn't set very high goals for this weekend. "The minimal goal is that all of the guys qualify for the competition. Then as many as possible should also reach the second round. All in all it will be interesting to see, if the current level of performance is good enough to keep up with the international competition", Jani Klinga is quoted on the website of the Finnish Ski Association. 

Source: fis-ski.com



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