The story of Kimi trying out ski jumper Matti Nykänen’s jumping suit at a party in 2003. Story from The Unknown Kimi Raikkonen book.

The backstory of Kimi Raikkonen trying out 4-time olympic gold medal ski jumper Matti Nykänen’s jumping suit at a party during the 2003 offseason:

In the winter of 2003, Kimi Räikkönen partied at his friend’s place in Levi, Lapland, where he had invited British McLaren teammates and some Finnish friends. The evening included sauna, drinking and sledging.

At some point Kimi Räikkönen noticed something in the showcase. It was a 4-time olympic gold medal ski jumper Matti Nykänen’s jumping suit from Calgary’s golden olympics (1988). Kimi decided to wear it and showed his jumping skills by jumping from the loft to the pillows and continued the damp night wearing a suit.

In the morning, Kimi Räikkönen’s friend found him standing in a big drying cabinet still in full sleep. When Kimi woke up, he explained that he managed to wet the jumping suit at some point and he wanted to get it dry. He pressed the drying cabinet to 45 degrees for ten hours and slept as he stood. Eventually the suit and the man had dried well, and therefore the suit could be returned to the showcase.