Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, Finnish
Club
Espoon Telinetaiturit [ESTT] [Espoo, FIN]
Coach
Mati Kirmes [father], EST
Sporting relatives
His father Mati Kirmes represented the Soviet Union in gymnastics and has also worked as an international coach, while his mother Lina competed for Sweden in the sport. His older brother Oskar represented Finland in gymnastics at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, placing 35th in the all-around competition, while his cousin David Rumbutis competed in the sport at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival [EYOF] in Gyor, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Oct 2018; Instagram profile, 06 Oct 2018; intlgymnast.com, 28 Dec 2013)
Injuries
A back injury meant he was unable to compete at the 2018 European Junior Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, as well as the 2018 Nordic Championships in Farum, Denmark. (Instagram profile, 06 Oct 2018; voimistelu.fi, 11 Aug 2018, 30 Jun 2018)
Philosophy / Motto
"Quitters never win and winners never quit." (Instagram profile, 19 Aug 2019)
Additional information
General
TIME IN GERMANY
He represented the TG Allgau club in German Bundesliga competition during the 2018/19 season. (deutsche-turnliga.de, 14 Sep 2019)
Last update : 2021-09-24
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