Eveliina Salonen Recalls When She Started Disc Golf, Success In Finland & Her Competition | 2022 LVC
Eveliina Salonen, a Finnish disc golf sensation, shares her story of taking on the best players in the world at the 2022 LVC in Las Vegas. In this interview, Eveliina talks about what keeps her coming back to compete against top-tier players like Hannah and Paige. She also opens up about her experience traveling with friends Jennifer, Henna, and more Finnish players, making new friends and familiarizing herself with new places. Eveliina shares her approach to the course, highlighting her strengths in putting and driving distances. With a competitive field including top FPO players, Eveliina is ready for the challenge. The conversation also touches on her off-season, where she didn't have any major practice sessions, leaving fans wondering what's next for this talented player. From starting out at just 12 years old to now competing in the US and sharing her excitement about the future of Finnish disc golf, Eveliina Salonen gives an honest look into her life as a professional disc golfer.
Join Eveliina Salonen as she shares her disc golf journey, Finnish successes & competition insights from the 2022 Ladies' Victory Cup.
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and joining us now is evelina salanine and evelina we're going to try and make this as easy and comfortable for you as possible you said that this is your third time here at the las vegas challenge what keeps you coming back i just love playing in the u.s and with the best players in the world so that's why and now speaking of playing uh here in the u.s you're going to be here for two full months is that what you said yeah every weekend are you playing golf we have two free week and what will you do with some of that time when you're not out here competing at the highest level uh i have no idea we don't have any plans and so for everyone that's wondering who are you traveling with who's helping you out while you're here in the u.s right now i'm traveling with henna and there is coming more finnish players so with them and now we are staying with jennifer so we have friends here what has that been like coming here and then making new friends and then having familiar places places you've been before what is that like to come here is it feeling more and more comfortable yeah and i think it's super great to see new places and meet new people so yeah what skills are you going to bring to the course out here we we know that you putt well you throw far but what what specifically are you going to bring to this course that's going to give you an advantage i don't know let's see it's secret okay okay a very competitive field including your friend hannah who you just said along with paige and cat just everybody every top fpo player is here are you ready for that challenge yeah i'm ready okay well with that here's zoe welcome back friend it's nice to see you here um can you give me a highlight from your off season any any fun memories from the off season this year uh not really it's not normal practice all right well let's uh share with the viewers how old were you when you first started playing disc golf i was 12 years old okay and how old are you now two 20 20. okay um and you're on team innova it's okay i...
