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