Finns chosen for the races in Kuusamo

The Finnish Federation announced the names of the athletes who will take part in the two individual races of the World Cup in Kuusamo program from Thursday.

Monday 25 November 2013 3 minutes reading time

Fittingly, the coaching staff will benefit the possibility of using a group of six additional national athletes, we are going to add to the three jumpers available for seasonal period that will end with the dual appointment of Engelberg. In this regard, in order to clarify the confusion fed during the races Klingenthal, it should be noted that the Finnish team was able to deploy four athletes only because the timing of the first round of this season included a team trial, speech also valid for the '' Italy. That said, it remains to be seen whether the head coach Pekka NiemelÃ¤ will take advantage of the option to deploy'' ll only national team in the first round or in both cases. It should, in fact, pointed out, that stored the Olympic Games, two other individual events will be held in Finland (Lahti and Kupio). In Kuusamo will be the match Janne Ahonen, Lauri Asikainen, Janne Happonen, Olli Muotka, Anssi Koivuranta, Jarkko MÃ¤Ã¤ttÃ¤, Sami Heiskanen, Sebastian Klinga and Santeri Ylitapio, fifteen Rovaniemi to debut in the maximum circuit. Stands the'' absence of Ville Larinto, but it is not a surprise because the context of race in Kuusamo is not considered the most suitable for a jumper still in drydock after a long series of physical problems. In any case, in the current hierarchy of the technical staff Ahonen, Happonen Asikainen and are considered the three top athletes, but, in optics World Ranking List, it is not excluded that in the next few appointments can ensure space for Olli Muotka. EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION EVENTS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 - 19:00 - Men's qualification FRIDAY, November 29 - 16:00 - first individual race Saturday, November 30 - 16:45 - second individual race

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