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From spring Anssi Koivuranta it was rumored that he intended to take a year out from the ski jump. The pause will dall''agonismo & agrave; for & ograve; ugrave & much more; Since than expected & eacute; Finland will undertake & agrave; a new professional adventure.
Friday 2 October 2015 3 minutes reading time
The twenty-seven Kuusamo began the 'training to become a pilot' airliners: "I spent the first test and will continue & ograve; this road. Become a pilot of 'air & egrave; always been my dream d' 'childhood.
The 'training lasts between two years and two and a half, so my sabbatical will last & agrave; well pi & ugrave; of a season. However I do not want to say goodbye to the sport, I'm still young, I'm 27 years old. Simply I take a break dall''attivit & agrave; competitive and Janne Ahonen showed that you can & ograve; back even 35 years. "
The 'optimism & egrave; the scent of life, the slogan of a commercial a few years ago. Koivuranta it should fall behind the trent''anni and with at least two years without jumps in the legs. Do you really think we can be competitive in the short term? Even considering as Ahonen, in both his comeback, he has remained far from the splendor of its past. & Nbsp;
Sure, we know that in Finland the concept of "withdrawal" & egrave; very relative. Besides Janne Ahonen think also the case of Harri Olli. However, from the words dell''unico man in history able to win at least one race in both the World Cup Nordic Combined in that of special jump, & nbsp; you can & ograve; argue as future plans after completing his pilot's license are still rather vague. It does not rule out looking for work also all''estero before putting the skis.
Surely c '' & egrave; that seguir & agrave; the footsteps of the legendary combined athlete Hannu Manninen in turn became a pilot of 'aircraft, and that Mancher & agrave; from the scene of the World Championships in Lahti in 2017 and the Olympic Games in Pyeong Chang in 2018.
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