PULLI Kristian

General
TECHNIQUE CHANGE
He made an adjustment to his technique in 2020, adding an extra scissor kick to his flight during the jump. "It helps the jump reach further and you can run up to the plank a little more relaxed. I've had the change in mind for a few years now [speaking in 2020]. I finally decided to do it and it's clicked into place. It was a painful journey, it took hours and hours of training, but it clicked in the spring." (yle.fi, 21 Jul 2020)

MULTI-SPORT DEVELOPMENT
He says practising triple jump and other sports as a child has helped his athletics career. "None of my training has been wasted. Now I am a little older, I can appreciate the coordination, resilience and muscle condition that I built at a young age. You have those skills forever, and you won't get them if you don't learn them then. Orienteering and hockey delayed the development of my speed, which has come at a later age. That is kind of a positive problem while I am still developing it. The triple jump has brought shock resistance. Because of that, I am able to do exercises that many long jumpers cannot." (news.calcus.com, 06 Jan 2021; yle.fi, 21 Jul 2020)