Mikko Salo has been one of my Crossfit idols since I first saw him in 2009. He dominated the 2009 Crossfit Games and has since then made a huge impact on the Crossfit community as a whole. Mikko was born in Pori, Finland in 1979. The Finnish has a long history of training and battle, they were part of Sweden until 1249. In 1809 they became part of Russia under Alexander the first and stayed a part of Russia until 1917. When you grow up in Scandinavia you hear tails and story’s of your Scandinavian brothers and sisters from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Faroe Islands and our Norse Gods. We used to fight as vikings and travel the seas and were brave warriors. When you look at Mikko, and see how he does his workouts, he looks very concentrated yet peaceful and calm. He is an amazing athlete and is a true inspiration for all Scandinavians and Crossfitters worldwide.
If you go to Cross Gyms home page and look at the sponsored athletes they are manly from the norther country’s such as Finland and Iceland, viking power…
Mikko Salo’s documentary trailer:
