Kai Kovaljeff (born 8 August 1985 in

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) is a Finnish

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. He made his Continental Cup debut in September 2007, his best result being a seventh place from

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in September 2007. He made his

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debut in January 2009 in

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, and collected his first World Cup points with a 21st place in that race. At the end of the month in

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he finished 16th. His next World Cup points came in the

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opener, with a 29th place in

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1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Tampere Skiers from Pirkanmaa Finnish male ski jumpers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-skijumping-bio-stub