Lauri Asikainen
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Lauri Asikainen is a Finnish
Nordic combined athlete. He made his senior Nordic combined
debut in 2009, at the world championships in Liberec
. He was previously a ski jumper, winning team bronze in 2007 at the World Junior Championships in Tarvisio.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Nordic combined athlete. He made his senior Nordic combined
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
debut in 2009, at the world championships in Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
. He was previously a ski jumper, winning team bronze in 2007 at the World Junior Championships in Tarvisio.