° fly above the sky °

Matti Nykänen

I hope that he will be happy in the place where every ski jumper wants to be forever - somewhere in the sky.

Rest in peace Matti. We will always remember the legend…

If I feel scared, I imagine myself up in the tower, where I fear nothing. - Matti Nykänen

You think I’m being patronizing? No, no, no. You and I are like 1 o’ clock and 11 o’ clock. We are closer than the others. Winning… losing… All that stuff is for the little people. Men like us… We jump to free our souls.… We are the only ones with a chance to make history. If we do less than our best with the whole world watching it will kill us inside.

Matti Nykänen ~ Eddie the eagle

4 Olympic gold medals

1 Olympic silver medal

5 WCH gold medals

1 WCH silver medal

3 WCH bronze medals

1 ski flying WCH gold medal

1 ski flying WCH silver medal

3 ski flying WCH bronze medals

2 Four Hills Tournament overall wins

4 overall World Cup wins

46 World Cup wins

Rest in peace, Matti!

Welcome back, Gregor! ♥