Tag: Pekka
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 Lindmark’s life-threatening TV message that caused friends Jonas Bergqvist and Håkan Loob to act immediately: “Shock”
PHOTO: Bildbyrån He is one of Swedish hockey’s great goalie heroes.But in the middle of the TV program “Biggest Loser”, Pekka Lindmarks received the most unexpected message that changed his…
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…
Lasse Granqvist’s beautiful tribute to Pekka Lindmark sends shivers through all of hockey Sweden: “We shall remember”
PHOTO: Bildbyrån Peter “Pekka” Lindmark was a great hockey player.Now he is praised by Lasse Granqvist.– Imagine coming from the mine in Kiruna and becoming such an incredibly large and…
The shock when Pekka Lindmark was stunned by the great acclaim – the goalkeeper icon’s criticism: “I’ll be honest”
PHOTO: Bildbyrån He is one of Swedish hockey’s big profiles.But even so, Pekka Lindmark was completely snubbed during the big anniversary year.– I must have done something bad, he admits…
Pekka Lindmark reveals the truth about the big claim that he hates training – now admits 40 years later
PHOTO: Bildbyrån There is one thing that everyone knows about Pekka Lindmark.He was a badass at saving pucks but hates to practice.Now he gives his very own image of the…