Matti Nykänen (born July 17, 1963 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish ski jumper, and arguably one of the greatest in that sport, winning five Olympic medals (four golden), 15 World championships medals (six golden) and 22 Finnish championships medals (13 golden). Nykänen is one of the two Finnish athletes to achieve a gold record and a olympic gold medal. Since the 1990s, however, his status as a celebrity has mainly been fueled not by his sport achievements...

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