German press nicknamed Ahonen "Der Mann mit der Maske" ("The Man with the Mask"), in reference to the distinctive plastic masks he wore in competitions from 1996 until 2002. In Finland, Ahonen is often called "Kuningaskotka" ("King Eagle"). On 10 January 2013, Ahonen announced that he would come out of retirement for a second time, with the aim of winning a medal in an individual event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He went on to finish 29th on the normal hill and 22nd on the large hill. Ahonen also was a member of the Finnish ski jumping team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, where he placed 27th and 40th in the individual competitions and was part of the Finnish team that finished eighth in the team competition. In October 2018 Ahonen announced his retirement from competitive jumping for a third time, stating "I will never quit ski jumping – I will continue to jump when I feel like it – but I can confirm that I will not take part in any competitions anymore". Olympic games Standings World Cup Standings Wins Drag racing Ahonen competes with his Ahonen Racing Team - ART in drag racing, winning the Finnish and Nordic Championships. His best performance in Top Fuel is 4.044 sec. 476.19 km/h in 2012. Personal life Ahonen is married to Tiia Ahonen, with whom he has two sons born in 2001 and 2008. References External links 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Lahti Finnish male ski jumpers Finnish racing drivers Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic ski jumpers of Finland Ski jumpers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Dragster drivers Olympic medalists in ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Holmenkollen medalists Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics