Jimi Salons
Jimi Salons | |||||||||
nation | Finland | ||||||||
birthday | 3rd October 1994 (age 25) | ||||||||
place of birth | Muurame | ||||||||
size | 180 cm | ||||||||
Weight | 66 kg | ||||||||
Career | |||||||||
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discipline | Moguls, dual moguls | ||||||||
society | Jyväskylän Freestyleseura | ||||||||
status | active | ||||||||
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last change: March 18, 2020 |
Jimi Salonen (born October 3, 1994 in Muurame ) is a Finnish freestyle skier . He starts in the moguls disciplines, contained moguls and dual moguls.
Career
Salonen started in Krasnoe Ozero for the first time in the European Cup in February 2010 and finished in 19th and 15th place. The following year he came on the podium for the first time in the European Cup in Megève with third place in the Moguls. He made his debut in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup at the beginning of the 2011/12 season in Ruka . This was followed by eight top 10 placements in the European Cup, including three podium finishes and fourth place in the Moguls discipline at the end of the season. After finishing 31st and 17th in the World Cup at the beginning of the following season , he won his first European Cup victory in La Rosiere . This was followed by three more podium results in the European Cup and at the end of the season fifth place in the Moguls discipline ranking. At the 2013 World Championships in Voss , he took 38th place in the Moguls and eighth place in the Dual Moguls.
In the 2013/14 season , Salonen competed in the World Cup six times. His best result was 13th place in Val St. Come . At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , he came 18th in the Mughal competition. In April 2014 he became Finnish dual moguls champion. In January 2015 he achieved his first top 10 result in the World Cup with sixth place in the Moguls in Calgary . At the 2015 World Championships on Kreischberg , he finished 30th in the Moguls and 14th in the Dual Moguls. In the 2015/16 season he achieved five top 10 placements in the World Cup. He came on the podium for the first time in the World Cup with second place in the Dual Moguls in Deer Valley . In March 2016 he won twice in the European Cup in Jyväskylä and finished the season in 21st place in the overall World Cup and in fifth place in the Moguls World Cup.
Salonen's best World Cup placement in the 2016/17 season , which he finished 12th in the Moguls World Cup, was fourth in the Dual Moguls in Deer Valley . At the 2017 World Championships in Sierra Nevada , he came 17th in the Dual Moguls and 12th in the Moguls competition.
successes
Olympic games
- Sochi 2014 : 18th Mughals
- Pyeongchang 2018 : 16th moguls
World championships
- Voss 2013 : 8th Dual Moguls, 38th Moguls
- Kreischberg 2015 : 14th Dual Moguls, 30th Moguls
- Sierra Nevada 2017 : 12th moguls, 17th dual moguls
World cup
Salonen has so far achieved a podium in the World Cup.
World Cup ratings:
season | total | Moguls | ||
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space | Points | space | Points | |
2011/12 | 216. | 1 | 49. | 19th |
2012/13 | 233. | 2 | 46. | 26th |
2013/14 | 175. | 5 | 33. | 51 |
2014/15 | 85. | 12 | 21st | 104 |
2015/16 | 21st | 34.00 | 5. | 272 |
2016/17 | 79. | 18.09 | 12. | 199 |
2017/18 | 267. | 1.40 | 48. | 14th |
2018/19 | 54. | 22.11 | 10. | 199 |
2019/20 | 65. | 19.20 | 12. | 192 |
European Cup
- 2011/12 season: 5th Moguls discipline ranking
- 2012/13 season: 4th Moguls discipline ranking
- 14 podium places, including 4 wins
Junior World Championships
- Jyväskylä 2011: 4th Moguls
- Chiesa in Valmalenco 2012: 16th Moguls
- Chiesa in Valmalenco 2013: 5th Moguls, 10th Dual Moguls
- Chiesa in Valmalenco 2014: 5th Moguls, 12th Dual Moguls
Web links
- Jimi Salonen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Jimi Salonen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Saloons, Jimi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish freestyle skier |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd October 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Muurame |