Tag: Olympics
16 years old and climbing champion: this is how Sabina climbs to the Olympics
She trains six days a week, three hours a day. It’s eating, sleeping and climbing for Sabina. She wouldn’t have it any other way, ever since she first set her…
“I still want to represent Kenya at the Olympics someday”
Hannan Shah first touched the ice with skates at the age of 14. Figure skating jumps and pirouettes felt too scary, but hockey took the young woman with her. NAIROBI.…
Senni Salminen was relieved when she said she had betrayed her head at the Tokyo Olympics – “I hope I am a mentally better athlete than a year ago”
Qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics took a tough line. The Finnish record woman is looking forward to the summer of two value competitions. Last summer, a three-jump spot with his…
A startling change in the attitude of lion players compared to the Olympics, says the expert – “It has bothered me”
Expert Ismo Lehkonen needs Leijon to have more fire and willingness to play at home when Finland meets Austria on Saturday. Playing with a savings flame eats the team’s offensive…
The summer of Olympics was instructive, frustrating and annoying for Aaron Kangas, a sledgehammer – he is no longer looking for a single fitness spike
Hammer thrower Aaron Kangas realized that after failing last season, not everyone can easily move forward with their own weight. The Kankaanpää Sports Center seems to have almost everything an…
Biathlon coach Jonne Kähkönen received the top pint from the host country of the next Winter Olympics – Dorothea Wierer continues her career
Jonne Kähkönen, the former head coach of the Finnish biathlon national team, will be coaching the Italian women’s national team for the next few years. 4.5. 19:43 • Updated 4.5.…
Arslan Khataev cries a week after arriving in Finland – a boxer who has grown up for the Olympics fears returning to his homeland
Arslan Khataev played football in his backyard when he saw armed men approaching. A group of soldiers arrived to disturb Khataev’s family once again. In the past, they had kicked…
Arttu Heikkinen, who promises to win the World Championship gold in the youth, wants to be at the top of the world – the look is already at the 2026 Olympics
Kuopio-based biathlete Arttu Heikkinen has intensified his training year after year. Heikkinen, who is still competing in the youth series, is going to see how far his own sports career…
Freezin’ for a Reason: Brant OPP officer takes plunge for Special Olympics
Brant OPP Const. Jonathan Bueckert was “Freezin’ for a Reason” when he plunged into the ice-cold water of Pittock Lake in Woodstock on Feb. 22. Bueckert was participating in the…
Katri Lylynperä suddenly made headlines around the world – tells about the surprising consequences of her videos at the Beijing Olympics
Katri Lylynperä had time to capture interesting moments in the first Olympics of her career. On the weekend, there may be another specialty on the ski slope when a mixed…