Tag: Holopainens
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Saudipesti’s ruckus is a prime example of what is being blamed on sports in Finland | Sport
Rosa Lappi Seppälä did not take a step back when defending her right to coach in Saudi Arabia. A completely different moral code is required from sports than from business…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Krista Pärmäkoski’s cold career numbers are confusing – but not as much as her speech | Sport
Everything points to Krista Pärmäkoski pulling the plug on her skiing career in the spring. If this happens, the timing will suddenly feel very special, writes Pekka Holopainen. Pekka Holopainen…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Athlete of the year becoming a team player – this detail is astonishing | Sport
If the pre-favorite Lauri Markkase becomes the Athlete of the Year, he would have already been chosen from 18 sports. The amazing thing is that none of the sports is…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Jukka Rautakorven’s firing seemed to lack all logic – could the reason be this simple? | Sport
Two tough dinosaurs are now leaving the head coaching market. JYP had the opportunity to make a competitive offer also for the market’s hot name Olli Jokinen, writes Pekka Holopainen.…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: There was always one good side to doping cases – you got to call Timo Seppälä | Sport
The late anti-doping big man everyday with the dry British humor of the mild phenomenon integrated into elite sports. Talking with Timo Seppälä was always a great pleasure, writes Pekka…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Demands for Finland’s Olympic boycott are misguided – at the same time they reveal something positive | Sport
NHL stars competing against the Russians, Davis Cup heroes and Kalle Rovanperä can be chosen as the best of the year, but the Olympic Games should be boycotted. So what,…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: What’s really going on here? A great performance from the Finns in the world’s toughest endurance sport | Sport
Finland once considered an Olympic boycott because of cross-country running. It’s not quite that far now, but a bomb at the turn of the week can revive a faded culture,…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Would Finland’s best endurance runner get a grant? | Sport
The treatment of Camilla Richardsson, who ran the marathon SE, in the distribution of athlete grants is a parade example of how disproportionately the criteria treat different sports, writes Pekka…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Fortunately, Finnish spearmen can and already know everything | Sport
The traditional javelin seminar was delightfully international again. The top event attracts more interest abroad than in Finland, and the numbers speak for themselves, writes Pekka Holopainen. Pekka Holopainen sports…
Pekka Holopainen’s column: Can a middle-aged man be Sportsman of the Year?
In 2023, in Finland, you can speculate on the selection of a baseball player as Athlete of the Year without getting a treatment guidance order, writes Pekka Holopainen. Pekka Holopainen…