For top athletes, Covid-19 messed up everything regarding the upcoming Olympics. Competition schedules where wiped clean and sports facilities shut down. However for some athletes, this was an opportunity to truly develop themselves with the spare time on their hands. When the whole world has halted, could this be the moment for Finnish top athletes to take a giant leap forward?
This reportage followed the training of top Finnish athletes during the Corona lockdown in May 2020. Some athletes were granted special exclusive access to closed downs sports facilities, as some had to improvise their way into being able to train at all.
Shot for Veikkaus X-magazine.