Kai Kovaljeff | |
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Kovaljeff during FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopane, 2009 | |
Born | Tampere, Finland | 8 August 1985
Ski club | Lieksan Hiihtoseura |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2009-present |
Individual wins | 0 |
Updated on 19 January 2008. |
Kai Kovaljeff (born 8 August 1985 in Tampere) is a Finnish ski jumper.
He made his Continental Cup debut in September 2007, his best result being a seventh place from Villach in September 2007. He made his World Cup debut in January 2009 in Zakopane, and collected his first World Cup points with a 21st place in that race. At the end of the month in Sapporo he finished 16th. His next World Cup points came in the 2009–10 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup opener, with a 29th place in Kuusamo. [1]
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