Julia Kykknen: "my desire to transform a nation-female"

One day after his race on the HS 100 ski jump in Lahti in domestic world the best Finnish jumper is told the Finnish news by expressing his desire to be realized in un''evento that would be historic in a country dominated in the past by male prowess.

Wednesday 22 February 2017 12 minutes reading time

In a nation in which since last October has become the national sport to check every morning when you wake up while enjoying a "good cup of coffee", if the new national Patrik Laine idol scored one, two or three goals in the previous night NHL, a forgotten girl by much of the local mass media tries to achieve her dream chasing since only 4 years old and '' rose for the first time on top of the ski jump HS 130 in Lahti. A Lahti for a long time the bar talk were often dominated by the prowess of the past "Flying Finn" men .Now come all''eta '' of 22 years, Julia KykkÃ¤nen see in Lahti 2017 World Championships a chance '' unrepeatable to bring an entire nation to female jumping in Finland where only three girls over 15 who practice this discipline. Possibility '' that absolutely does not want to pass up on. The question that is often asked:, You will go to Lahti with the 'ambition to get a world medal? She, however, '' responds humbly contrast to his strong and determined character, "I will give for sure all my best as possible and then at the end of my second race jump we'll see if it will be '' was enough to get a medal. This is not me I can determine. " Born in April 1994 in Lahti with the 'horizon of the window of his house focused on' 'HS 130, Julia has now breathed and lived a life dedicated to the jump as a child. On the 'other hand, it could only be so' 'considered to be the father Kimmo, the two older brothers, Jere and Jesse were jumpers involved in the Finnish national team for several years before her. Then tested in succession all the small trampolines for the kids in the national competitions where she competed as the only girl in private races males, for Julia already at 11 years it was time to try the '' HS 100 in Lahti and then without any fear two years later to get back on top of the '' Hs 130. But this time with a suit and racing skis to embark on what she sees as a true metaphor for life. "The long jump from the trampoline and '' to me very charming and can be compared to reach a destination, an '' objective that was placed along the path of life. " Fear? "It '' always present. But I tend to keep it under control. Fear can not be allowed to dominate. If fear dominates, you can make a horizontal leap and can work for you too fatal fall. "What does that which is not '' ever happened to KykkÃ¤nen and from here she takes your self-confidence. "In a few people can understand the true feeling of flying like a lightweight. And '' a very difficult feeling to describe, really. Nell''attimo before a jump, the dynamic and '' always full in the jumper's ability because the jump is successful. At that time millisecond you must be able to express an explosive force that allows you to jump to reach the 'optimal trajectory. " But how many people would dare to jump into the void by putting his own face in the midst of the ski and lean forward, leaving your body to get carried nell''infinito? "The best thing is not to consider anything, what does generally get the best jump. It helps a lot in the first phase of flight. Then when you are '' left the tooth you must only reach the position in the shortest time and open ski. The end and '' just let go of course, and prepare for the landing with a telemark as harmonious as possible. The ski jumping requires flexibility '', perseverance and tenacity. Never get discouraged or give up if you fail a jump .The adversity can only strengthen your character, and jump in there and '' always room for improvement if the generated power, at least nell''arte to get the best position in flight. " And to improve step by step you can define the 2016-17 season KykkÃ¤nen, precisely with the 'goal to get in the best physical and mental condition of the' most important event of the season. After a breakthrough season training between the 'beloved Lahti and the training camps held in Oberstdorf, the' beginning of the 'has trudge view of the World Cup between the 30th and 20th position in December. Then in January, Julia saw her raise the range between the 10th and 20th streets to then reach the best seasonal placings (8th and 7th place) in the last pre-Olympic races in Pyeongchang to two weeks from beginning of the World Cup. Preparation and training on the trampolines that Julia virtually held in solitary with his father Kimmo that in addition to being the personal coach and '' also 'national team coach. "In ski jumping the 'principal aspect of the preparation is carried out in the summer. Without competition you have plenty of time to set the physical work and the real jumps and their springboard. While in winter and '' more of a maintenance of physical condition and technical race by race occurs. " Julia can not say how many jumps he made this summer, but says that definitely were in greater numbers than ever before, with the 'declared aim to eliminate a technical flaw that had in previous seasons immediately after the' exit from the tooth. In recent days dell''ultimo training camp in Germany, she remembers that she could often make good jumps, often eliminating the technical fault that he brought the seasons passed. But even though the last two days my legs ached for hard physical exercises that you submitted in the morning, his strong character and tremendous motivation required to keep jumping and definitely improve his technique. Cosi '' instead of returning in Lahti she and '' sets up two days of additional training without '' highlight technical errors in its mechanical jump. This particular anecdote and '' useful to highlight the 'extreme willingness'' the 22-year-Lahti, which despite being one of the most '' navigate, in a circuit where the teenagers are the masters, it poses a major milestone, "I I have an '' objective in my career. Be the best in the world and I want to achieve it. " The relationship with his father -allenatore Julia does not compare to the many cases had in sports history, some positive other traumatic for the 'athlete. "My father and Kimmo '' a very calm, quiet and competent nell''imminenza of a competition does not make you feel the stress of competition. He always calls me 100%, but when we are on trampolines or workout in the gym he and '' only my coach, but when we are at home he and '' my father and generally do not speak hardly ever jump but many other topics. " A '' last I thought the number one Finnish special jump dedicates it to the FIS to the situation of female jumping: "Many positive things have happened to jump from when I played my first year in Liberec 2009. Now c''Ã¨ '' more '' media attention to us girls. But if I were the FIS I much would improve the marketing of our still infant discipline. I would show the world that the jump is not just something for men. Well but '' that the FIS wants to focus firmly on the promotion of women's Nordic Combined in the coming years. I hope that they can be recognized by the media in less time than there have put us women in the early years of the century. " Think about your future in the Nordic Combined? "In past years I was also a good skier with narrow skis and even now in winter I do some output after workouts. But my future and '' only in special jump that will be my only discipline still for many years. "

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