Erika Jänkä says that she and Markus Vuorela broke up as friends.
Erika Jänkä has been a member of the national biathlon team since the 2020–21 season. Tomi Mäkipää / AOP
Biathlon skier Erika Jänkä has found a new partner. He appeared in the Stories section of his Instagram account as a wedding guest with a Frenchman by his side Louis Schwartz.
Jänkä, 27, confirms a new relationship to Iltalehte, but does not want to elaborate on the issues of his private life.
Schwartz, 27, is a retired skier. He did not compete in the World Cup in his career.
Jänkä was previously cohabiting with Markus Vuorela.
– We are still good friends, Jänkä commented to Iltalehte.
Vuorela, 27, is one of Finland’s top skiers. However, he was dropped from the A national skiing team for the next season.
– I don’t know what to think about this. Of course I’m disappointed. I assumed that I would have been in the national team, because I was the second best Finn in World Cup points on normal distances and the fourth Finn in Fis points. It doesn’t feel like it was a bad season either. Apparently it wasn’t enough, Vuorela commented to Iltalehte at the beginning of June.
Markus Vuorela was not selected for next season’s A national team. Jussi Saarinen