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...
rest
I think this will live with me for the rest of my life.
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.
huge thrill
It was a huge thrill to come in first.
lose matter rifle rules
There's just rules to what you're doing. No matter what's happening, you need to be aware, and if you lose that awareness, you shouldn't have a rifle in your hand.
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.
endanger sure
It was kind of me and Cheney, I guess. But at the same time, I made sure I didn't endanger anyone.
careful guys mass mentality strategy
I want to be careful and not put myself in the same mentality as I had in the 20k. I mean, the mass start's a different race, different strategy and the guys are going to be out for blood.
course hit instead
Take a five-minute course or read it on the Internet, whatever. You hit a grouse instead of the lawyer.
attracts gold medal program
Once your program can say, 'gold medal program,' it attracts kids.
gold
If it does become big, that would just be a gold mine.
forget
I just wanted to go for it and forget everything.