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End of the line for Ahonen

WHISTLER, Canada: Finnish veteran Janne Ahonen reached the end of the Olympic line on Sunday when he pulled out of the team ski jump with a knee injury.

Ahonen, three times a fourth-placed finisher in individual Olympic events, came out of retirement to try to land gold at the age of 32 but failed to qualify for the second round of Saturday's large hill.