Hannu Manninen
Hannu Manninen
Hannu Kalevi Manninenis a retired Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 × 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km team event at the age of 23. He has five other Nordic...
air quite
It is quite difficult. I feel no air because of the altitude.
achievement great last maybe olympics
It would be a great achievement. Maybe for the Olympics this will be the last one.
catch closer felt hoped knew passed skiing
I hoped that I could have been closer to the top. The skiing didn't feel normal. It felt sticky, and when Magnus passed me after the 9-kilometer mark, I knew that I wasn't going to catch them.
focus lead possible
With this big a lead in the World Cup, it's now possible to focus on the Olympics.