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20 questions to Puijon Hiihtoseura   

 

Many thanks to Puijon Hiihtoseura for answering my questions in 2003!    

  

Photo: (c) www.arttulappi.de

  
1.When was the ski club founded?
  

 

1930, Oct 20      Puijon Hiihtäjät (ski club: cross country, alpine skiing, ski jumping)

 

1952                   Puijon Mäkiseura (jumping club separated)

 

1954                   Puijon Hiihtoseura (name changed and all winter sports put together)

 

                       

2.

Who was the founder of Puijon Hiihtoseura?

 

 

 

In 1930:

 

Mr. Eino Halonen, Mr. Veikko Puustinen, Mr. Eino Kervinen,  

 

Mr. Armas Mytty, Mr. Johannes Kuitunen and Mr. Edvard Kujava.

 

 

3.

How many members did the ski club have by the foundation?

 

 

 

50

 

 

4.

How many members does Puijon Hiihtoseura have at present?

 

 

 

700

 

 

5.

Which kinds of sports are offered?

 

 

 

Ski jumping, nordic combined, cross country skiing, biathlon

 

(alpine skiing is separated and using the name PHS Alppi)  

 

 

6.

Who is the president of Puijon Hiihtoseura?

 

 

 

Mr. Tapio Kankaanpää, president of the club administration

 

Mr. Hannu Kukkonen, leader of the cross country skiing division 

 

Mr. Arto Lappi. leader of the ski jumping and nordic combined division  

 

Mr. Heikki Oksman, leader of the biathlon division  

 

 

7.

How many ski jumps are in Kuopio and which sizes do they have?

 

 

 

In Puijo area: K 120, K 90, K 65, K 28 (all also in plastics)

 

In other areas: several K 8 - K 23

 

 

8.

When were the ski jumps built?

 

 

 

Hills in Puijo area: between 1981- 1998

 

 

9.

Could you tell us some details about the K 120 ski jump?

 

 

 

Funded and built by a private hill company (Puijon Mäet Oy)  

 

 

 

Today the owner is the City of Kuopio but the holder of hill service,

 

competitions and training is Puijon Hiihtoseura.

 

 

 

Hill record: 135.5 m (Masahiko Harada, JPN, 1998)

 

 

 

Plastic covered.

 

 

10. 

What are the jury widths of the K 90 and K 120 ski jump?

 

 

 

K 120 => 131 m,

 

K 90   => 101 m

 

 

11.

How many coaches are responsible for ski jumping?

 

 

 

10

 

 

12.

What are their names and tasks?

 

 

 

Head Coach:

 

Jänne Väätäinen

 

 

 

Top Team:

 

Janne Väätäinen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Petteri Mömmö, Jukka-Pekka Parkkisenniemi

 

 

 

Challenger Team (17- 18 years)

 

Sami Leskinen, Pasi Huttunen

 

 

 

Juniors 13- 16 years:

 

Pasi Moilanen, Risto Ikonen

 

 

 

Juniors 10- 12 years:  

 

Jorma Heiskanen, Jarmo Salmela

 

 

 

Juniors under 10 years:

 

Several coaches in many hills

 

 

13.

How many ski jumpers are members of Puijon Hiihtoseura?

 

 

 

Competitor license: 55

 

Jumping school/courses: about 30- 50 today

 

 

14.

Could you tell us some famous ski jumpers of the ski club of former times?

 

 

 

Matti Pietikäinen (World Champion 1954)

 

Mika Konjonkoski

 

Kari Ylianttila  

 

Risto Laakkonen  

 

Mika Laitinen  

 

Ari-Pekka Nikkola  

 

(still today) Toni Nieminen

 

 

15.

Which ski jumpers of the ski club are member of Finnish A- or B-team?

 

 

 

A-team:

 

Matti Hautamäki, Jussi Hautamäki, Janne Happonen, Arttu Lappi 

 

 

Matti Hautamäki            Jussi Hautamäki             Janne Happonen             Arttu Lappi

 

 

 

 

B-team:

 

Pekka Salminen, Lauri Hakola, Juha-Matti Ruuskanen, Toni Nieminen

 

 Pekka Salminen           Lauri Hakola             Juha-Matti Ruuskanen             Toni Nieminen

 

 

 

16.

Can you tell us some facts about the history of the ski club?

 

 

 

Please have a look on our website:

 

 

 

There will also be some English history of ski jumping in Kuopio.

 

 

17.

When did the first competition take place and who was the winner?

 

 

 

Feb 19, 1911; Winner: Onni Harlin

 

 

18.

When did the first competition take place and who was the winner?

 

 

 

Feb 11, 1995 (K 90)

 

 

19.

Who were the top 3 of this event?

 

 

 

1. Toni Nieminen, FIN

 

2. Reinhard Schwarzenberger, AUT

 

3. Jens Weissflog, GER

 

 

20.

Which ski jumper was allowed to open the K 120 in 1998?

 

 

 

Arri-Pekka Nikkola (77 m)

 

Arri-Pekka Nikkola

 

 

Questionnaire and photos: (c) H. Mittermaier