Lahtela in 2010 | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's freestyle skiing | ||
Representing Finland | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2002 Salt Lake City | Moguls | |
1998 Nagano | Moguls | |
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | ||
1999 Meiringen-Hasliberg | Moguls | |
1999 Meiringen-Hasliberg | Dual Moguls |
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