Ville Ahonen (born 14 October 1994) is a

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Career

At the Junior World Championships he competed in

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and

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(U23) with modest results. He made his

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debut in March 2015 in

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. A breakthrough was his 16th place in the

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sprint during the

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. During the late

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season, he collected World Cup points with 22nd places in Lahti and

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, and began the 2022–23 season with a 15th place in the

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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. Ahonen finished 10th in the

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at the 2023 World Championships. He did not finish the 50 kilometres race. He represents the club Imatran Urheilijat, as does his younger brother Olli Ahonen.

References

1994 births Living people People from Imatra Finnish male cross-country skiers {{Finland-wintersport-bio-stub