26th March 2008
Speed Skiing season to continue with Häkki jubilee

Kaveli "Häkä" Häkkinen

The FIS Speed Skiing World Cup will continue in Salla (FIN) this week. The first of the two World Cup races to be carried out in Eastern Finnish Lapland as of Wednesday 26th March will also be staged in honor of the 80th birthday of Kalevi ‘Häkä’ Häkkinen, the long-time Finnish chairman of the FIS Speed Skiing Committee. The official name of the event is Hakkinen 80 Years Jubilee Race. Häkkinen is also the name-giver for the new äTrophy for the downhill class where the racers compete using Alpine downhill equipment on the Speed Skiing course.

The two Salla World Cup races will be the third stop on this year’s World Cup calendar. The tour will then move to Saelen/Idre (SWE), before continuing in Breuil Cervinia (ITA). The season finals will be held in Verbier (SUI) from 14th-17th April 2008.