Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 7 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 51:53.1 |
| 12 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 26:40.9 |
| 26 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 27:21.6 |
| 37 | Individual Sprint LH / 7.5km | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 20:47.6 |
| World Championships |
| 1 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2007 | Sapporo, JPN | 49:14.9 |
| 7 | Team Gundersen NH / 4x5km | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 51:17.3 |
| 8 | Team Gundersen NH / 4x5km | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 1:01:10.8 |
| 17 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 27:11.5 |
| 18 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2011 | Oslo, NOR | 26:51.1 |
| 26 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 30:21.9 |
| 29 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 31:24.1 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Overall |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 60 |
| 2012/2013 | 48 |
| 2011/2012 | 26 |
| 2010/2011 | 18 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | NH/10km | NH/5km | LH/10km | PR-LH/10km | Team NH/4x5km | Team LH/4x5km | TSP LH/2x7.5km | TSP NH/2x7.5km |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 28th | 1 x 47th | 1 x 25th | - | - | 1 x 5th | 1 x 14th | 1 x 16th |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 25th | - | 1 x 14th | 1 x DNS | 1 x 8th | - | 1 x 12th | - |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 15th | - | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 33rd | - | - | 1 x 11th | 1 x 13th |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 15th | - | 1 x 8th | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 5 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2013/2014 | Oberstdorf, GER | 52:22.7 |
| 9 | Team Gundersen LH / 4x5km | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | 56:24.1 |
| 14 | Team Sprint LH / 2x7.5km | 2013/2014 | Chaux-Neuve, FRA | 37:18.0 |
| 16 | Team Sprint NH / 2x7.5km | 2013/2014 | Ramsau, AUT | 36:00.6 |
| 25 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | 30:21.2 |
| 28 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Schonach, GER | 26:46.0 |
| 28 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Oberstdorf, GER | 30:15.4 |
| 29 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Schonach, GER | 25:19.9 |
| 29 | Individual Gundersen NH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Ramsau, AUT | 23:03.3 |
| 39 | Individual Gundersen LH / 10km | 2013/2014 | Chaux-Neuve, FRA | 29:43.0 |
| FIS World Ranking List |
| 53 | Individual | 2013/2014 | | 38 (in progress) |
LegendNH-Normal Hill, LH-Large Hill, PR-Penalty Race, TSP-Team Sprint, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for main competition, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Meigi (oh.fi, 16 Mar 2011)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Coach: Petter Kukkonen [national] (FIN) (finnjumping.fi, 15 Dec 2013)
- Injuries: In early 2013 he suffered from flu, which affected his training regime and subsequent performances. (iltasanomat.fi, 21 Feb 2013)
- Hobbies: Football, tennis. (oh.fi, 16 Mar 2011)
- Languages Spoken: English, Finnish, Swedish
- Debut: 2004 for Finland, World Cup (Lahti) (fis-ski.com, 2014)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe began cross-country skiing at age seven, and began ski jumping at age nine. (oh.fi, 16 Mar 2011)
Reason for taking up this sportMany of his friends were involved in the sport. (nordic-fan.de, 29 Jul 2009))
AmbitionsTo win a medal the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (iltasanomat.fi, 21 Feb 2013)
HeroFinnish Nordic combined athlete Hannu Manninen. (nordic-fan.de, 29 Jul 2009)
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