Kai Kovaljeff
Kai Kovaljeff 
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Kai Kovaljeff in Zakopane 2009 |
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| Full name | Kai Kristian Kovaljeff |
| nation |
 Finland
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| birthday | August 8, 1985 |
| place of birth |
Tampere , Finland
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| size | 187 cm |
| Weight | 67 kg |
| job | college student |
| Career | |
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| society | Lieksan Hiihtoseura |
| National squad | since 2007 |
| Pers. Best | 172.5 m ( Oberstdorf 2009) |
| status | active |
| Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping | |
| Debut in the World Cup | January 16, 2009 |
| Overall World Cup | 53rd ( 2008/09 ) |
| Nordic Tournament | 64th (2009) |
| Ski jumping Grand Prix | |
| Overall Grand Prix | 72nd ( 2008 ) |
| last change: March 18, 2010 | |
Kai Kristian Kovaljeff (born August 8, 1985 in Tampere ) is a Finnish Nordic combined and ski jumper .
Career
Kai Kovaljeff lives in Kuopio and starts for Lieksan Hiihtoseura . The student started out as a Nordic combined athlete. He contested his first international race in 2001 in Vuokatti as part of the B World Cup. In a competition based on the Gundersen method, he came in 64th place. It then took a little more than two years until his next assignment. There he started until the end of the 2004/05 season. The best result in 2005 was a 28th place in a sprint in Vuokatti. In 2004 Kovaljeff appeared in Stryn for the first time at a junior world championship. The Finn finished 34th in the sprint race and came fourth in the relay with Ville Kähkönen , Janne Ryynänen and Anssi Koivuranta . A year later he finished 31st in the Gundersen competition in Rovaniemi .
After 2005 Kovaljeff switched to special jumping. Since 2007 he has competed in lower-class FIS, Continental Cups and Grand Prix. He achieved his first top ten result early on at the Continental Cup in Villach , finishing sixth on the normal hill. However, these results initially remained the exception. The Finn was only able to stabilize his performance in the 2008/09 season . In January, Kovaljeff was used for the first time in the Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopane , finished 21st and won World Cup points for the first time. On January 31, 2009, he achieved his best World Cup result to date with his 16th place in Sapporo .
successes
World Cup placements
| season | space | Points |
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| 2008/09 | 53. | 25th |
| 2009/10 | 82. | 2 |
Web links
- Kai Kovaljeff in the database of the International Ski Federation (English) - ski jumping
- Kai Kovaljeff in the database of the International Ski Federation (English) - Nordic Combined
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kovaljeff, Kai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kovaljeff, Kai Kristian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish Nordic combined and ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tampere , Finland |