Ilkka Herola (born 22 June 1995) is a Finnish Nordic combined skier. He won a silver medal in the men's team Nordic combined and a bronze medal in the men's individual large hill Nordic combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career He competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Together with Eero Hirvonen, he won the 2 x 7.5 km team sprint on 9 February 2019, in front of their home crowd in Lahti.
In 2025, Ilkka Herola ended the Finns' winless streak. Fifteen years had passed since the previous victory. The last Finn who win was Hannu Manninen's victory in the 2009-10 season in Salpausselkä.
Nordic combined results All results are sourced from FIS.
Olympic Games 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
YearAgeIndividual NHIndividual LHTeam LH2014181614—201822818620222661682026305BronzeSilver
World Championships YearIndividual NHIndividual LHTeam NHTeam sprint LHMixed team NH 2013 27 22 8 11 Not held 2015 23 16 9 4 Not held 2017 12 17 5 7 Not held 2019 5 11 5 7 Not held 2021 Silver 6 5 5 Not held 2023 18 9 5 Not held 6 2025 12 5 4 Not held 5
World Cup
Season standings
Season Overall Best Jumper Trophy Best Skier Trophy 2012–13 40th N/A N/A 2013–14 22nd 2014–15 17th 2015–16 10th 2016–17 7th 2017–18 10th 30th 2nd 2018–19 11th 30th 3rd 2019–20 8th 18th 1st 2020–21 7th 17th 1st 2021–22 9th 24th 1st 2022–23 9th 16th 4th 2023–24 13th 19th 4th 2024–25 5th 10th 6th
Individual Podiums Season Date Location Discipline Place 2015–16 5 December 2015 Lillehammer HS138/10 km 3rd 2017–18 20 January 2018 Chaux-Neuve HS118/10 km 3rd 2018–19 3 February 2019 Klingenthal HS140/10 km 2nd 9 March 2019 Oslo HS134/10 km 2nd 2019–20 22 February 2020 Trondheim HS138/10 km 3rd 7 March 2020 Oslo HS134/10 km 3rd 2020–21 15 January 2021 Val di Fiemme HS106/10 km 2nd 30 January 2021 Seefeld HS109/10 km 3rd 31 January 2021 HS109/15 km 2nd 2021–22 18 December 2021 Ramsau HS98/10 km 3rd 2022–23 7 January 2023 Otepää 10 km/HS97 2nd 2024–25 21 December 2024 Ramsau HS98/10 km 2nd 18 January 2025 Schonach HS100/10 km 3rd 16 March 2025 Oslo COM HS134/7.5 km 1st 21 March 2025 Lahti HS130/10 km 2nd 2025–26 28 November 2025 Ruka HS142/7.5 km 3rd November 2025 3rd 27 February 2026 Bad Mitterndorf HS235/7.5 km 1st 6 March 2026 Lahti HS130/10 km 3rd
Team Podiums Season Date Location Discipline Place Team member(s) 2017–18 21 January 2018 Chaux-Neuve HS118/4x5km 3rd Leevi Mutru, Arttu Mäkiaho, Eero Hirvonen 3 March 2018 Lahti HS130/2x7,5 km 3rd Eero Hirvonen 2018–19 9 February 2019 HS130/2x7,5 km 1st 2020–21 16 January 2021 Val di Fiemme HS106/2x7,5 km 3rd 2025–26 16 January 2026 Lahti HS130/2x6km 2nd Minja Korhonen
References
External links
Ilkka Herola at Milano Cortina 2026