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Ville Ahonen (born 14 October 1994) is a Finnish cross-country skier.
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Ville Ahonen (born 14 October 1994) is a Finnish cross-country skier.
At the Junior World Championships he competed in 2013 and 2016 (U23) with modest results. He made his World Cup debut in March 2015 in Lahti. A breakthrough was his 16th place in the Oberstdorf sprint during the 2021–22 Tour de Ski. During the late 2021–22 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season, he collected World Cup points with 22nd places in Lahti and Holmenkollen, and began the 2022–23 season with a 15th place in the Beitostølen sprint. He equalled that placement in March 2023 in Lahti, and improved further to a 14th place in the Lahti 20 kilometres in March 2024. [1]
Ahonen finished 10th in the sprint at the 2023 World Championships. He did not finish the 50 kilometres race. [1] [2] [3]
He represents the club Imatran Urheilijat, as does his younger brother Olli Ahonen. [4]
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