Jay Hakkinen

Jay Hakkinen
Jay William Hakkinenis a former biathlete. He is a four-time American Olympian, and his 10th-place finish in the 20-kilometer individual race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was the best finish ever by an American biathlete...
couple dreams huge olympic thrill
It was a huge thrill to come in first. One of the Olympic dreams is down. A couple more to go.
attracts gold medal program
Once your program can say, 'gold medal program,' it attracts kids.
rest
I think this will live with me for the rest of my life.
huge thrill
It was a huge thrill to come in first.
forget
I just wanted to go for it and forget everything.
ahead extra gets since speed three
Since you have three extra rounds, you can be a little more freestyle. So, you go for it because speed is important in shooting. That's what gets you ahead and that's what I did.