Kaisa Varis and Jari Isometsa were not selected for the Finnish Olympic team.
The Finnish Olympic team was announced on Wednesday. Two former doping convicted skiers, Kaisa Varis and Jari Isometsa were not selected to represent Finland, despite being nominated by the Finnish Ski federation.
– Varis has showed good shape in only one weekend this season and that’s not enough, said Kari Niemi-Nikkola of the Finnish Olympic committee.
Kaisa Varis was 9th in the recent 15-kilometer freestyle mass-start in Val di Fiemme
Finland’s team:
Women
Virpi Kuitunen
Elina Hietamäki
Riitta-Liisa Lassila
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Kati Venäläinen
Kirsi Välimaa
Men
Sami Jauhojärvi
Teemu Kattilakoski
Keijo Kurttila
Ville Nousiainen
Lauri Pyykönen
Tero Similä
Olli Ohtonen (First alternate — stays home)
Source: Skidsport.com
