Hobbies
Gaming, cooking, watching movies. (espoontelinetaiturit.fi, 07 Mar 2022)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, Finnish, Swedish
Club
Espoon Telinetaiturit [Espoo, FIN]
Coach
Timo Holopainen [national]; Mati Kirmes [national, father], EST
Sporting relatives
His father Mati Kirmes represented the Soviet Union in gymnastics and has also worked as an international coach. 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)
Start sporting career
"I started when I was about one year old with my mother. Both of my parents were coaches, so I followed along." (espoontelinetaiturit.fi, 07 Mar 2022)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (espoontelinetaiturit.fi, 07 Mar 2022)
Most influential person in career
His parents, and his brother Oskar. (espoontelinetaiturit.fi, 07 Mar 2022)
Philosophy / Motto
"Quitters never win and winners never quit." (Instagram profile, 25 Sep 2022)
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