Tag: athlete
Sports studio experts were on different lines about the Athlete of the Year – there was no ambiguity about the most inspiring moment
Kalle Palander, Toni Roponen and Petter Kukkonen shared their choice for Athlete of the Year. They all told different names. However, the most exciting sports moment of the year was…
Finland’s best team result in 20 years in the Biathlon World Cup! Watch how the Belgian athlete messed up in a dangerous way
There was a relay day at the Biathlon World Cup in Pokljuka. Finland excelled in the mixed doubles relay. Belgium’s Thierry Langer was responsible for the day’s most talked about…
Statistics reveal why Cristiano Ronaldo was benched in the fateful game of the World Cup – the 37-year-old superstar is still an exceptional athlete
Cristiano Ronaldo is a name that is sure to evoke emotions in everyone. Even more based on recent news. However, it can be said without a doubt that he is…
“It’s hard to believe that it’s only a 15-year-old athlete”
Combined skier Ilkka Herola has risen from Siilinjärvi in Pohjois-Savo to become one of the brightest stars of Finnish elite sports. In the same small town near Kuopio, a man…
“As a male athlete, I’m in a slightly easier position than women”
Iivo Niskanen is one of the Finnish heroes of this sports year. Kalle Palander and Janne Ahonen recalled Niskanen’s golden moments at Urheilustudio. The Finnish hero of the Beijing Olympics…
Bol also voted best Dutch athlete of the year
The 22-year-old Bol had a particularly successful year. She won silver at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade in the 400 meters, followed by silver in the 400 meters hurdles…
Wilma Murto was chosen as Track and Field Athlete of the Year at the Athletics Gala – talked about her feeling of crisis after the huge EC victory
Wilma Murto was awarded as general athlete of the year at the Sports Association’s gala. 11.11. 21:26•Updated 0:22 Pole vault European champion Wilma Murto was awarded as Track and Field…
EC medalist Lassi Etelätalo’s decision to become a full-time athlete paid off – the athlete grant “is the most important support for living”
On tax day, the taxable income of athletes is also monitored. Individual athletes are like private entrepreneurs and many have their own company. 15:35•Updated 15:48 Athletes’ incomes are reported because…
A Finnish competitive athlete is most often treated inappropriately by another athlete – “Athletes need to look in the mirror”
Only about 30 percent of Finnish competitive athletes who responded to a survey by the Finnish Sports Ethics Center have not experienced inappropriate behavior in the past three years. The…
“Unbelievably tough young athlete” – 17-year-old Maisa Kuusikko made Finnish history at the World Championships in gymnastics, see also the winner’s wonderful jumping performance
Maisa Kuusikko achieved a historically strong Finnish result in the women’s quadruple of the World Gymnastics Championships. Matti Lehtisaari, Riku Porvari The great Finnish promise of balance beam gymnastics Maisa…