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Janne Petteri Ahonen () (born 11 May 1977) is a Finnish ski jumper. ==Career== Ahonen's most notable achievements include five World Championships (normal hill in 1997; large hill in 2005; team large hill in 1995, 1997 and 2003), two World Cup overall titles (2003–04 and 2004–05) and a record-breaking five victories in the Four Hills Tournament (1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2007–08). He is the all-time leader in World Cup points, podiums (133) and top 10 appearances (245). With 36 World Cup victories, Ahonen has the fourth-most behind Gregor Schlierenzauer, Matti Nykänen and Adam Małysz. In 2005, Ahonen was named the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year. Over the course of nine World Ski Jumping Championships, nine Ski Flying World Championships and five Winter Olympics, Ahonen has won a total of 19 medals, equalling the medal count of Matti Nykänen–although most of Ahonen's are in team, rather than individual events. Despite his successes, Ahonen has never won an individual Olympic medal, placing fourth three times. In Olympic team competitions, he has won two silver medals. Ahonen announced his retirement from ski jumping on 28 March 2008, with a farewell competition held in Lahti on 9 July 2008. After a season's absence, he returned for two more seasons in 2009–10 and 2010–11. The best achievement of his revived career was a second place in the 2009–10 Four Hills Tournament. During his ski jumping career, Ahonen was known for his apparent lack of emotion and was rarely seen smiling even on the podium. When asked for a reason, he responded "We came here to jump and not to smile." In Finnish interviews Ahonen often made sarcastic comments with dry humour. The German press nicknamed Ahonen "the Mask", in reference to the distinctive plastic masks he wore in competitions in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In Finland, Ahonen is often called ''"Kuningaskotka"'' ("King Eagle"). On 10 January 2013, Ahonen announced that he would come out of retirement for the second time, with the aim of winning a medal in an individual event at the 2014 Winter Olympics.〔("Janne Ahonen, Finland’s comeback kid renews Olympic quest" ). olympic.org. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2015-05-17.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janne Ahonen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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