Harri Juhani Olli (born 15 January 1985) is a Finnish former
ski jumper
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who competed at
World Cup
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level from 2002 to 2016. He scored three individual World Cup wins, four individual
Continental Cup wins, and an individual silver medal at the
2007 World Championships.
Career
Before the
FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2008
The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 2008 took place on 21–24 February 2008 in Oberstdorf, Germany for the record tying fifth time, matching that of Planica, Slovenia. Oberstdorf hosted the championships previously in 1973, 1981, 1988, an ...
in
Oberstdorf
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, Olli had had a night out in a bar.
Nonetheless both his jumps were over 200 metres, which gave him the sixth place in the final results.
In August 2008 Olli was dismissed from the national team for a second time. He had been drunk during the Summer Grand Prix tour in central Europe and was late for the ride to the competition venue next morning. In July the police caught Olli for drunk driving and heavy speeding near
Lapinlahti
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Olli won one competition and placed third in another during the Summer tour. Olli took his first World Cup win in Oberstdorf on 14 February 2009 with both jumps over 200 metres, including a hill record of 225.5 m which has stood for 8 years. He has since won two more World Cup events, both in early 2009.
Olli again had alcohol-related problems before the opening of the
2009/10 season. He was having a dispute with his fiancée in a bar room and a drinking glass was used as a striking weapon.
His 2009/10 season was characterized by sporadic bouts of good form. For much of the early season he maintained a position in the pre-qualified top 10, but as his performance curve dipped and he dropped outside the pre-qualified places, he sometimes di