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Coming in the afternoon from Lahti, news of the contemporary retreat of combinatists Jim Härtull and Mikke Leinonen.
Thursday 18 May 2017 4 minutes reading time
While waiting for the Finnish Hiihtoliitto to shorten the composition of the national teams for all Nordic disciplines for the 2017-18 season, the two "older" combinatorials decide to leave the discipline that is being relaunched in the Finnish Nordic universe.
Below the life choices and their future careers after the years between the World Cup and the Continental Cup, it seems that the decision to end their career is due to their non-inclusion in the future national group.
In spite of the increase in WRL after the last season, with more than doubled World Cup peculiarities, it would have been difficult for the 2 Finns to find space in the competitions they count. To clear the duo of Lahti are undoubtedly the explosions in the last season of the young Hirvonen and Mutru, the Junior World Arttu Mäkiaho champion ever on the ramp and Hannu Manninen's decision to continue his career at least until the Olympics of Pyeongchang.
For the 27-year-old Härtull looks forward to a dual activity after closing with the combination. If on the one hand Jim will start a new activity as a massager, the other will not hang on to the nails, or at least the big ones. In fact, for Härtull, in the future, it is only for cross-country skiing with the long distance races of the Visma Swix Classic circuit. With Vasaloppet and Marcialonga already on top you have your thoughts.
For the exponent of Lahden Hiihtonseura, they must be reported in their 8 years of presence in the highest circuit of combining two highlights in the midst of the always atavic difficulty shown in the jump segment. His personal best dates back to January 2015 with the 21st place in the first gundersen in Sapporo. While a month later with his compatriot Ilkka Herola, he finishes bronze in the world's sprint team of Falun, where the Finnish duo closes 4th at just 14 "from the podium.
Future in the world of automotive design instead of the other exponent of the renowned ski club of Lahti.
Mikke is only one year before graduating from the Design Politecnico in Lahti. After graduation then Leinonen will be able to practice in the design of luxury vehicles and sports cars.
For the 25-year-old Leinonen, who is always in the midst of the Continental Cup and World Cup, we remember his best placement in six years of career with the 14th place in January 2014 at Chaikovski, in a gundersen however deserted by many big.
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