Perttu Reponen, 20, was 13th after the hill section, but rose to the World Championship medals in the combined normal hill race in Zakopane.
Perttu Reponen won World Championship silver in the Youth World Championships in Zakopane, Poland, on Wednesday. Reponen was 13th after the hill section, but he was the fastest in the whole group in the 10 km skiing. The goal is the difference between Austria, which won the world championship Stefan Retteneggeriin was 33.8 seconds.
– The best didn’t come off the hill, and the difference was relatively large. But from that, it started to narrow the gap a little quietly, and there was more and more faith that there were opportunities for medals. And that’s what happened in the end, it feels great. A great day on the track, Reponen rejoiced in the Ski Association’s press release.
Waltteri Karhumaa was the eighth Eelis Meriläinen 16th and Arsi Tietäväinen 29: s. In the women’s race Annamaija Aries was 15th and Alva Thors 19: s.
For Repone, who represented Finland at the Beijing Olympics, 20, the youth medal is the second in his career. Two years ago, Reponen from Kitee also won silver from the combined normal hill at the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne.
Finnish combined skiers have previously been successful in the World Championships for young people. The number one name for the adult national team Ilkka Herola won the World Championship silver in the youth series in 2012 and 2014. Arttu Mäkiaho in turn grabbed gold and silver from personal competitions at the 2017 Youth World Championships.