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Ville Larinto

Ville Larinto
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup 2014 - Engelberg - 20141221 - Ville Larinto.jpg
Country  Finland
Born (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 (age 27)
Lahti, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Ski club Lahden Hiihtoseura
Personal best 209 m (686 ft)
Kulm, 9 January 2009
World Cup career
Seasons 2008–present
Individual wins 1
Team wins 1
Indiv. podiums 5
Team podiums 4
Indiv. starts 96
Team starts 21
Updated on 26 March 2017.

Ville Andreas Larinto (born 11 April 1990) is a Finnish ski jumper.

Larinto made his World Cup debut in 2007/08, and picked up his first World Cup points in the Four Hills opener at Oberstdorf, Germany on 30 December 2007, when he finished 29th.

The 2008/09 season was his breakthrough season. He began the season with an impressive 9th-place finish at Kuusamo, and got his first career podium finish one week later in Trondheim, Norway, where he finished second behind Gregor Schlierenzauer.

Larinto claimed his first World Cup victory on 1 December 2010 at Kuopio.


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