The World Championships will be held in Planica from February 22 to March 5, 2023.
Jenny Rautionaho has recovered for the World Championships. PDO
Finland’s ski jumping and combined teams have been named to the World Championships in Planica.
A hill jumper violently thrown into the snow Jenny Rautionaho has recovered to race condition.
Rautionaho crashed in the Willingen World Cup competition at the beginning of February. He was hospitalized, but got out after three nights.
There were no big surprises in the combined team, but the team is starred by, among others, Ilkka Herola and Eero Hirvonen. One of the athletes named to the men’s team stays at home as a substitute. The selection of the reserve athlete will be made after the Kuopio WC on February 19.
The World Championships will be contested in Planica from February 22 to March 5, 2023.
Hill jumping teams:
Ladies
Julia Kykkänen, Jenny Rautionaho
Gentlemen
Antti Aalto, Niko Kytösaho, Eetu Nousiainen, Vilho Palosaari
Deputy staying at home: Kalle Heikkinen
Combined teams:
Ladies
Anna Kerko, Minja Korhonen, Alva Thors
Gentlemen
Ilkka Herola, Eero Hirvonen, Waltteri Karhumaa, Leevi Mutru, Arttu Mäkiaho, Otto Niittykoski