Christmas reading! We gathered Urheilu’s most popular reading stories of 2023 in honor of the saints. This list has reading for both sports fans and others.
Christmas is the time to stop and return to the year’s most moving stories.
Below you will find Urheilu’s most popular reading stories of 2023.
Happy reading and Merry Christmas!
Anrei Hakulinen spent the weekends scratching and not wanting to play hockey – Juhani Tamminen’s phone call changed his life
Twenty Anrei Hakulinen was lost. Weekends were spent celebrating, and hockey didn’t really catch on anymore either. Juhani Tamminen the phone call turned heads, and Hakulis finally became the champion of Finland.
Read Hakulinen’s story from this link.
The mother was worried when the children played on the computer almost unlimitedly – then Joona Sotala, 24, became the best in the world
Joona Sotala has earned millions playing Starcraft 2. At best, he presses the mouse or keyboard a thousand times per minute, or about 17 times per second.
This is how Sotala became the best in the world.
“There is no such thing in the USA!” Taylor Aylmer was surprised by the practice of a Finnish gym – what the hell is the winner of the NWSL doing in Åland?
A football player Taylor Aylmer celebrate the US Major League Championship with the Washington Spirit at the end of the 2021 season. He arrived in Åland for this season.
How did he end up in Finland? Read here.
How does a child playing hockey become an NHL star? Everyone should follow the 20-hour rule, says the top coach
The NHL has seen Finnish stardom in recent years, but how do you get to the world’s best hockey league? We asked the players, a well-known puck expert and a success coach.
You can find the answers to the question here.
“Sometimes it even feels unfair” – Viivi Lehikoinen, 23, felt that she was left out of society in Finland until she got what she wanted from abroad
A fencer Viivi Lehikoinen feels that being a professional athlete is not a respected career choice in Finnish society. Lehikoinen urges the Olympic Committee to reform its thinking.
Read Lehikoinen’s opening that sparked discussion at this link.
The world’s fastest woman is a sprinter who was even thrown from an airplane into the yard – the World Championships saw yet another special episode
One hundred meter world champion Sha’Carri Richardson is a “completely superior” runner in terms of technique, says Samuli Samuelsson. Then the star runner has that other side.
Read the story of the emotional character at this link.
Robert Taylor realized his mistake when Lionel Messi gave frustrated feedback – the Finn tells about his fairytale life alongside the legend
Finnish football player Robert Taylor made international headlines when he became Lionel Messi’s radar pair at Inter Miami.
Urheilu reports on the ash story from the scene in Miami.
France adopted a law for the Olympics, which the harshest critics consider the beginning of dystopia – the rest of Europe is feared to follow soon
France plans to introduce extensive artificial intelligence surveillance of citizens at the Paris Olympics. The risks worry both industry experts and EU decision-makers.
What exactly is being planned for the 2024 Olympics? You can find out from this link.
Arvi Martikainen, 18, earned 10,000 euros with jewelry he made himself – a boy who was severely bullied bought his own horse with the money
Arvi Martikainen has to put up with rude social media messages and bullying because he’s a man who rides.
Read Martikainen’s story from this link.
The mother of Jenny Rautionaho, 27, is released from prison after two years – the hill jumper talks about the subject for the first time and shows her feelings
Hill jumper Jenny Rautionaho spoke in October about the feelings her mother’s prison sentence had caused. The hill jumper entered the starting season freed, when a difficult period in his life is finally over.
Read about Rautionaho from this link.