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Lahti 2017
Finland comes a story that has the resounding. Hannu Manninen back on activities & agrave ;. The pi & ugrave; winning combined athlete of all time had retired in 2011, but he plans to return nell''agonismo for Lahti 2017 World Cup.
Friday 12 August 2016 4 minutes reading time
In a video posted by the Finnish federation, the thirty-eight said: "The 'idea I & egrave; coming after participating at the national championships in the spring, I think of that in the following months and I decided to reactivate my FIS code.
Five years have passed since the end of my career and I did not place any specific target for next season, but surely I could compete in Lahti in front of the home crowd.
Now I need to train the pi & ugrave; can and see which will be & agrave; my level. However, Finland has a young and talented team that is working hard for the future and I am sure that the success will come. "
Manninen now carries the 'activities & agrave; Professional of airliners with Norra Airlines pilot, but not & egrave; some stayed with our hands from an athletic point of view. Indeed, you & egrave; devoted to triathlon, also practiced with great results.
The 'athlete of Rovaniemi, winner of 4 World and 49 top-level races Cups (absolute record for the discipline), in 2009 & egrave; gi & agrave; He has been able to make a successful return. It came to memorize options after only one year of stops (not five) and was carried out to springs 31 (not 38).
Therefore can not memorize options not waft an air of skepticism around this comeback, appearing as a mere commercial operation to create interest around the Nordic combined that, in Finland, is in the process of generational change.
The twenty Ilkka Herola for truth & agrave; & Egrave; gi & agrave; a reality & agrave; and & egrave; constantly growing. Behind him you can see, just like he said Manninen, different kind & ugrave boys; talented young people. None to memorize options able to steal the show and attract the 'media attention. Quality & agrave; instead it has tutt''ora the "old" Hannu in virt & ugrave; of their palmares.
The future will tell & agrave; if you really Manninen torner & agrave; Competitive in the World Cup and therefore potr & agrave; be able to obtain the attendance for Lahti in 2017, albeit without velleit & agrave; of the coin, however, giving some light tipping & agrave; in pi & ugrave; to his practice.
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