Jussi Hautamäki

Jussi Hautamäki
Jussi Hautamäki in Zakopane 2008
Full name	Jussi Heikki Hautamäki
nation	Finland
birthday	April 20, 1979
place of birth	Oulu ,  Finland
size	181 cm
Weight	64 kg
job	Carpenter
Career
society	Puijon Hiihtoseura
Pers. Best	204 meters ( Planica 2001)
status	resigned
End of career	2010
Medal table
JWM medals 0 × 2 × 0 × National medals 0 × 1 × 0 ×
Ski jumping junior world championship silver 1997 Canmore singles silver 1997 Canmore team Finnish championships silver 2010 Lahti team
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
Debut in the World Cup	December 30, 1995
World Cup victories (team)	02 ( details )
Overall World Cup	15th ( 2000/01 )
Ski flying world cup	25th ( 2000/01 )
Jump World Cup	24. (1999/00)
Four Hills Tournament	25. ( 1999/00 )
Nordic Tournament	22. (2008)
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Single jump 0 0 1  Team jumping 2 4th 1
Ski jumping Grand Prix
Debut in the Grand Prix	August 21, 1996
Overall Grand Prix	34th ( 2000 )

Jussi Heikki Hautamäki (born April 20, 1979 in Oulu ) is a former Finnish ski jumper and active musician . His younger brother is Matti Hautamäki , also a former ski jumper.

Career

Athletic career

Jussi Hautamäki starts for the club Puijon Hiihtoseura (Kuopio). He started ski jumping in 1984 and made his debut in the ski jumping World Cup in jumping in Oberhof in 1995 , and achieved his first World Cup points in Engelberg in 1996 . In 1997 he won at the Junior World Championship in Canada Canmore silver in singles and with the team.

In his career, the Finn managed to win two Continental Cups . He celebrated his first victory in January 2003 in Bischofshofen , then it took until December 2006 until he was back on top of the podium in Rovaniemi . He was on the podium five times in the World Cup, each time with the team. He had his greatest success in a team competition when he was part of the victorious Finnish team in Willingen in 2001. In the individual, his best placement in the World Cup, a third place, dates from January 2001 in Sapporo . In general, the 2000/2001 season was his best, he finished 15th in the overall World Cup, although heart muscle inflammation had forced him to take a longer break from training in the summer of 2000.

Hautamäki's best result in the overall ranking of the Continental Cup is a 20th place, which dates from the 1995/1996 season.

In the winter of 2009/2010, Hautamäki only took part in national competitions and was already working as a carpenter in addition to sports. Today he only regards ski jumping as a hobby.

Musical career

Hautamäki played with his colleagues Ville Kantee ( vocals , guitar ) and Samppa Lajunen (guitar), Antti Kuisma (vocals, guitar), Kimmo Korhola ( keyboard ) and Olli Happonen ( drums ) in a band called " Vieraileva Tähti " and resembled the style of U2 . They released two CDs: VT Suomen kevein mies / Raunioissa and VT Sinivalkoiset taistelee / Tunnen tuulen ihollani . Jussi Hautamäki played the electric bass . After the breakup of this band, he now plays bass with the band The Kroisos .

successes

World Cup victories in the team

No.	date	place	Type
1.	February 3, 2001	Willingen	Large hill
2.	March 17, 2001	Planica	Ski jump

Continental Cup wins in singles

No.	date	place	Type
1.	March 30, 1997	Kuusamo	Large hill
2.	March 26, 1999	Rovaniemi	Normal hill
3.	March 27, 1999	Kuusamo	Large hill
4th	January 4, 2003	Bischofshofen	Large hill
5.	December 16, 2006	Rovaniemi	Normal hill

statistics

World Cup placements

season	space	Points
1995/96	75.	013
1996/97	42.	090
1997/98	42.	076
1998/99	97.	003
1999/00	26th	230
2000/01	15th	328
2001/02	26th	174
2002/03	51.	038
2003/04	40.	071
2004/05	47.	061
2006/07	55.	034
2007/08	68.	012
2008/09	71.	009

Private

Jussi is the oldest of three brothers. His younger brother Matti is also a ski jumper, but the youngest brother, Hannu, does not do any winter sports. In addition to sports and music, the Finn is studying computer science and electronics. Hautamäki has been married to his long-time girlfriend Kaisa since July 30, 2005. On March 24, 2007, Kia-Neela, the first daughter of the two, was born. On March 26th, 2009 their second child was born, a boy who was christened Luka. Meanwhile, a third child, a son named Kaapo, has joined them.

Web links

Commons : Jussi Hautamäki  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jussi Hautamäki in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Jussi Hautamäki's MySpace profile
• The Kroisos website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.the-kroisos.com/about/jussi/
2. ↑ http://www.the-kroisos.com/about/jussi/