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...Finnish World Team has immersed herself in practice. She writes for a skating magazine in Finland and does some exhibitions during her short trips back to Helsinki, trying to promote the sport to her countrymen; but in pursuit of a spot on the 1980 Finnish Olympic team, Tintti can afford little time away from...
...along with her skating, Tintti has gained an international perspective on life--through her travels--and a close look at the United States. She has lived with a family in the mountains outside Denver during her training and seems to like the U.S., but she admits, "Sometimes it scares...
...American ways have rubbed off on her. She tried skiing last year in Colorado and says she loved it. "I want to ski again if I just get time," she says. Tintti has also picked up on the recent racquetball craze and plays tennis on the weekends--when her schedule permits...
Then, of course, there's disco, a natural extension of Tintti's love for jazz dancing and ballet. But dancing is one of the luxuries that has to take a backseat to off-ice jogging and exercising, activities she says American skaters don't do enough...
...Tintti says she hopes to help improve the Finnish skating picture. She says she eventually would like to coach after her competitve days are over...