Ville Larinto

Ville Larinto
Country  Finland
Born (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990
Lahti, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Ski club Lahden Hiihtoseura
Personal best 209 m (686 ft)
Kulm, 9 Jan 2009
World Cup career
Seasons 2008–present
Individual wins 1
Team wins 1
Indiv. podiums 5
Team podiums 4
Indiv. starts 76
Team starts 15
Updated on 14 February 2016.

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

Career

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.

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall SF 4H NT
2007/08 82 N/A 55
2008/09 14 17 14 22
2009/10 67 49
2010/11 20 49 N/A
2011/12 N/A
2012/13 73 N/A
2013/14 65 N/A
2014/15 53 N/A
2015/16 59 45 N/A

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 2010/11 1 Dec 2010 Finland Kuopio Puijo HS 127 (night) LH

External links

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