Janne Happonen, Mika Kojonkoski and the other finns on the hill section will guide you through the chinese youth ski jumping to the top. The aim is the Beijing olympics.Janne Happonen jumped to a 10-year-old Ruka suurmäen of 145 meters. Now he is coaching the chinese, part of which the ski skis are completely foreign to you. Happonen representative of Finland at the Vancouver olympics in 2010 and turin in 2008. EPA/AOP
is since last autumn belonged to the group, which prepares chinese 14 to 18-year-old ski jumper in Kuopio.
leading the team is involved in a total of a dozen coach.
– the Chinese aim is the year 2022 the Beijing olympics. Currently, the group is involved in twenty-five athletes, of which ten joined last week, Happonen told.
the starting point for the training have not been easily possible. If Happonen himself sprang already at the age of 10 ski for suurmäen of 145 meters, one of China’s new olympic hope, had not been previously jumped the hill.
for Many of even the usual country skis were the guests of the games.
– we Have assumed at the very beginning, i.e., acquainted in peace as ski as ski ski. Communication occurs mainly through an interpreter, as all chinese do not speak English.
Gifts
Happonen according to the part of the chinese is physically very talented. They are also willing to learn as much as possible.
– Part of the has properties for potential. Time to show where that process leads. Personally, I nevertheless feel a very positive coach motivated jumpers.
the Chinese come this winter also to participate in district-level race to the K28 and C16 -gradients.
Such is the plan. A few of them are also already jumped K60-hill.
Happonen, according to the chinese coach have also been exploring the web for their coach’s antics.
Obvious I concluded I have received positive feedback, although I’m not chinese language it can’t understand, her acid smiles.
Mika Kojonkoski coach chinese athletes to olympic visitors. image sport