Everyone wants a piece of Matti Nykänen

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PeterF
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Everyone wants a piece of Matti Nykänen

Post by PeterF » Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:47 am

Excellent article in yesterdays Int Hesa.
http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/ ... 6153462199

It gives the best summary of "what went wrong" with Matti Nykänen that I have ever read ..Good stuff WLM kiitos.

I found these lines the most sad...

"It was often necessary to explain to Nykänen over and over again why something needed to be done exactly..... It was obvious that the temperamental ski-jumper who had barely finished the mandatory years of school needed outside assistance.
Nykänen's coach Eino Kirjonen asked his old friend Antero Verto, shortly before he died to "take care of the boy".

By the way Maippi tells me that he his "peforming" at her hotel week end after next and all tickets are alreay sold out.
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Post by pierrot » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:24 am

Yeah, quite depressing to see a former sportstar going down the hill so badly.
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Post by dusty_bin » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:40 am

pierrot wrote:Yeah, quite depressing to see a former sportstar going down the hill so badly.
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