I come from the small village of Ohakvere. I caught the skiing bug from my sister and skied for the first time in 3rd grade. Of course, my first coach Vello Lilium was also very good at motivating young people to come to training, and saying "no" to him was quite difficult. By the end of primary school I had won seven individual medals at the Estonian Youth Championships (2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze). Since I was successful, I wanted to go even further. To continue training hard and cross-country skiing, I chose a sports school. In the summer of 2017 I finished 9th grade at Illuka School and went on to study at Audentes Sports Gymnasium in Otepää.
I have now been cross-country skiing for about 11 years. Although training and camps take up most of my time, in my free time you can still see me throwing discs in the forest with friends. I also like shopping and watching films (especially horror films). But most of all I love the sun.
I consider my biggest achievements so far to be 16th place at the U23 World Championships, 31st place at the Junior World Championships and 35th place in the World Cup.
From 2013-2019, 5 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze medals at the Estonian Youth Championships.
I am now also a multiple Estonian champion in the adult age class.
My main goals are to represent Estonia at the 2026 Winter Olympics and to reach the top 30 in the World Cup series.
A sports watch plays a very important role in my life. The Garmin multisport watch is ideal for carrying out my varied training. To record and analyse training and health statistics, Garmin has created an easy-to-use, web-based training platform - GarminConnect.
I am very honoured to be part of your team!
Aveli uses:
Fenix 7S Solar - Rose Gold
Aveli Juursalu
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