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- ↑ "Alpen Cup Seefeld (AUT)" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Youth Olympic Winter Games Lausanne/ Les Tuffes (SUI)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "FIS Junior World Ski Championships Oberwiesenthal (GER)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.