Harri Olli is one of the most wasted talents in the history of ski jumping. It is true that the Finn has been at the forefront of the World Cup for years and, according to many fans, was robbed by the judges of the title of world champion in Sapporo on the large hill, .
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Although the 37-year-old ex-player has long since ended his sports career, he still manages to surprise fans around the world. This time the Finn spoke about the war in Ukraine, wondering which side is right. After some thought on Instagram, the former record holder of the mammoth in Oberstdorf announced that he had decided to support Russia and Vladimir Putin.
– In order to finally decide to support one of the parties in the conflict in Ukraine, I decided to check the view on the whole situation of the star of one of the winter sports. Ovechkin is an excellent hockey player and supports Putin. Then I support Russia too,” Olli wrote on social media.
Although few people still remember about the great Finnish talent, Ollie’s entry on the web was treated by the fans as an interesting curiosity. At the same time, the fans decided to reminisce a bit by finding video materials of the 37-year-old’s best jumps in various websites. One of them is the flight on the ski jump. Heini Klopfer, which was an unbeatable record until the reconstruction in 2017.
Olli was also one of the last great talents in Finnish ski jumping history. After falling out of the world’s top, the team from the north completely fell apart and to this day can not return to the world’s top. One of the hopes of the local fans is the newly minted world junior champion Vilho Palosaari, who scored 13 World Cup points in the 2022/2023 season.
Source: Sport.PL
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