Muurame
Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located south-west of Jyväskylä. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each other via River Muurame. All together there are 37 ...
) is a Finnish
freestyle skier
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, specializing in moguls.FIS Profile /ref>
Salonen competed at the
for Finland. He placed 20th in the first qualifying round in the moguls, not advancing. He then finished 3rd in the second qualifying round, advancing to the final. In the first run of the three-run final, he placed 18th, failing to advance.
As of April 2014, his best showing at the
World Championships
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is 8th, in the
2013
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dual moguls.
Salonen made his
World Cup
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debut in December 2011. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 13th, at Val St. Come in 2013–14. His best World Cup overall finish in moguls is 33rd, in 2013–14.