Markus Antero Laitinen

Name: Markus Antero Laitinen
Nickname: Make, Mallis, Mame; MC
Homepage: under construction (4ever I think)
Birthday: 06.08.1983
Birthplace: Hollola, FINLAND
Height: 185,5 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Brother/Sister: one sister 4 years older
Club: Lahti's ski club ->Lahden Hiihtoseura
Coach Ski jumping: Pentti Kokkonen
Cross country: Jukka Ylipulli
Team status: Young talents(/B-team)
Ski jumper since: 15 - year old
Personal best jump: 135 m (Ruka)
Job at the moment: I got off from military, now I'm working for my ski club as an assistant to my ski jumping coach Pentti Kokkonen 

 

Why did you start ski jumping? I wanted to try it and it felt just right for me
Worst subject at school: History, I hate it
Hobbys: roller/in-line skating
Favourite food: pasta
Favourite drink: coke
Favourite music: Red Hot Chili Peppers!
Favourite movie: The Matrix
What do you like: friends
What do you hate: boring documents
Do you collect something: memories :=)
You can't live without: friends
It drives you crazy if: hmmm
1 positive quality of you: perfectionist
1 negative quality of you: perfectionist
Your biggest success so far: 7. at B-WC
What did you buy from the 1st money you won: can't remember
Your greatesst defeat: hmmm
Do you have any vices? hmmm
Your biggest dream: to be pro-Noridic-Combined skier

 

The person which you admire most: Matti Nykänen, Samppa Lajunen
Which person would you like to meet? hmmm
Your motto: "It's better to regret something you did than something you didn't do!
What would you do if you career as athlet would be over now? I don't wanna think about it
If you could change sthl. in your life today, what would this be? ????
What kind of food are you able to cook: Simple...
Which 3 things would you take with you to an lonely island? girlfriend, water and helicopter

What do yo think first when you read these words?

family: safety
friends: having good time
Germany: beautiful cars :=)
future: nothing is predictable
fear: what fear :=)
holidays: relaxing
parties: ***censored***
fans: imporant!

Some photos of him:

(c)pic 1-2 Sina Glass ; (c) pic 3 Heidi Lehikoinen/www.nctalents.net

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