Tag: Pekka
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…
Pekka Lindmark’s beautiful words when he was pitted against Wayne Gretzky himself – whom he has to eat after only 50 seconds
PHOTO: Bildbyrån He is one of Swedish hockey’s best goalkeepers ever.We will never forget what Pekka Lindmark did for Tre Kronor.As well as how incredibly funny the legend has also…
Henrik Lundqvist reveals what made him start playing hockey – and it is the most beautiful tribute to Pekka Lindmark
PHOTO: Bildbyrån Henrik Lundqvist is one of Swedish hockey’s greatest ever.But even someone like “King Henrik” has his own idol and role model.The goalie icon reveals who it was that…
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…
Ukraine humiliated Russia again in Crimea – according to Pekka Tover, the Russian navy may leave Sevastopol
Today, Friday, Ukraine hit the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. Ukraine is harassing Crimea and the Black Sea fleet almost every day now. What is really…
Pekka Lindmark roars and says exactly what he thinks of Henrik Lundqvist: “For me, it’s a given”
Sweden has always been adept at producing hockey goaltenders.Pekka Lindmark and Henrik Lundqvist are two of our greatest.And there is so much respect between both goalkeeper heroes. Few Swedish hockey…