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| 1. | Why have you decided that you won´t go to any further SGP´s this |
| | summer? How is your shape? What are your goals? |
| | Explaination to that why I won´t go to last SGPs is simply that I enjoy now |
| | training (and also studying) really a lot. I feel like autumn is absolutely the |
| | best time to secure that I´ll be in a good shape in Kuusamo`s season |
| | beginning. Now for two weeks I´ve been jumping really well again and I |
| | don´t want to lose that great feeling by competing in less important SGPs. |
| | My goals are in winter season (WC and World Championships) and everything |
| | seems to go now as I have planned. |
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| 2. | How was Finlandia Tour for you? Which was your favourite competition |
| | and your best jump? |
| | Finlandia Tour went really well this year. I couldn´t expect that i could win |
| | the overall tour and two of three competitions. My home competition in |
| | Kuopio was the best for me and especially my first jump there. That secured |
| | me an easy victory and the first place in overall standings. |
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| 3. | Would you like to say something about the SGP in Hinterzarten? Were you |
| | satisfied with your jumps in competiton? |
| | No way! I had jumped at least five times better jumps in previous trainings at |
| | home so I was more than disappointed. The positive thing was that I didn´t |
| | disturb our team competition totally. |
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| 4. | You didn´t go to SGP start last year although you were qualified. Why did |
| | you decide to take part this year? |
| | Maybe it was a mistake this year to go there but I can´t draw it back. We |
| | thought with our national team coach that it would be good to compete. |
| | Unfortunately I just lost my good condition immediately in Hinterzarten. |
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| 5. | Your ancles are not your best friends. Which injury did you have this year |
| | and what was the reason for that? |
| | The ancle was the same than in previous year and this time the operation |
| | was made because there was a small bone spike that had to be removed. |
| | After trainings it was always hurting and the reason was that spike. |
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| 6. | You have a new national coach. What is the difference compared to |
| | Tommi Nikunen? |
| | Not big differences but of course they are different in coaching and also |
| | as leaders. Both are okay! |
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| 7. | Do you think it is a good idea to have more often training camps on |
| | hills which are not in Finland? |
| | Maybe it depends on the situation. Sometimes it is just better to stay |
| | at home. |
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| 8. | Isn´t it sometimes difficult to combine ski jumping and your study? |
| | Have you ever thought to give up ski jumping because of that? |
| | No, I haven´t. Studying helps me to enjoy more training. It´s important |
| | to have also something else in one´s life than just sports. |
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| 9. | If you had one month without appointments at all what would you |
| | like to do? |
| | I´d probably have a holiday somewhere... |
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| 10. | Do you like to travel from one competition to another without coming |
| | home for one or two weeks? |
| | One week is not too much but two are if you´re having problems with |
| | your jumping. More than two weeks are too much. |
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| 11. | Do you already know how long you would like to jump? In which job |
| | do you think that you will work after your career end? |
| | At least till the end of the season 2009/2010. After that I have to check |
| | the situation. No dream jobs but of course something related to my |
| | education. |
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| 12. | Which of your team mates do you admire most and why? |
| | I wouldn´t say that I´m admiring anybody but Janne H. has been a good |
| | friend of mine since we were 12 years old. He had some admirable |
| | competitions last year and I like him as he is. |
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| 13. | Have you ever got sunburnt? |
| | No, I haven´t. Even though I´m a Finn I am still quite dark and I don´t |
| | get easily sunburnt. |
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| 14. | Why do many Finns like liquorice? |
| | It is good, sweet and fresh. Actually it´s good for your stomach. |
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| 15. | Have you ever been a Santa Claus? Woud you feel good in a Santa |
| | Claus outfit? |
| | I was Santa once. Not really. I have played once Santa´s role (normal |
| | Christmas) but I felt too thin and young to be a good Santa. Anyway |
| | it was fun! :) |
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| 16. | What do you think about air guitar competitions? |
| | Those aren´t really needed but if somebody likes to play air guitar it´s |
| | ok for me I´d just tell them to train to play really guitar. |
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| 17. | What kind of milk do you like? Fat free? |
| | Fat free definitely. |
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| 18. | Has it never got on your nerves that you as ski jumper have to look |
| | after you weight? |
| | Always but that´s life of a ski jumper. If it irritates me too much I can |
| | always give up ski jumping and eat as much as I like. No one forces me |
| | to keep my weight at low level. |
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| 19. | Does it disturb you if somebody thinks that you are Janne Happonen? |
| | No, it doesn´t bother me. We´re often laughing with Janne about that. |
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| 20. | What would be a dream day for you? |
| | Everything goes like planned. Happily there are a lot of days like that |
| | in a year. |
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| 21. | What are your favourite household chores? Have you ever baked |
| | chocolate candies or biscuits by yourself? |
| | Dish washing with diswasher (machine) :D Howering is the worst. |
| | No, I haven´t |
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| 22. | If you had the choice between cooking a menu or washing up |
| | the dishes how would you decide? |
| | At the moment I feel like Greek salad with feta and olives, chicken |
| | breast, rice, curry sauce and berries would be my choice. That would |
| | be good for this day. |
