Men
Max Kokko
FIN
- Date of birth17 Sep 2001
- ProfessionStudent
- HometownVantaa
- Start skating / Club He took up the sport at age 13 in Helsinki, Finland. / Helsingin Luistinkiitajat: Helsinki, FIN
- LanguagesEnglish, Finnish, Swedish
- Other nameProffa ["short for professor, because I'm a really analytical person and like overanalysing pretty much anything"]. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
- CoachJanne Hanninen [national, personal], FIN
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Life is long enough to do everything you want to do, but not long enough to waste on things you don't want to do." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
His parents. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
His parents. "They are the backbone when I get very nervous before important races, they help me to calm down and focus on what is important." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
He sustained neck and head injuries in 2019 and needed 10 months to recover. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
"I have a certain race music playlist I listen to before every single race and the last song on that playlist is always 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2023)
"I played ice hockey and liked skating there. I saw speed skating on TV and wanted to try it."
Janne Hanninen [national, personal], FIN