Nope, it's not a joke; the Finns love to knit.
The Olympics has delivered plenty of amazing moments in its first week — think veteran snowboarder Sean White’s almost perfect run in the mens’ final half-pike competition landing him his 3rd Olympic gold, or 17 year-old Red Gerard beating out many experienced Olympians at his first Olympics in the slopestyle event. And now there’s this surprising moment: a coach from Finland, as he fist-bumped his athletes at the top of the hill before their ski run down the hill, was casually knitting.
Yes, that’s right… knitting. Something with black yarn. In this NBC video, Finnish snowboarding coach, Antti Koskinen, can be seen knitting while Finnish snowboarder, Roope Tonteri, gets set to make his run down the hill. And people wanted to know just what exactly he was knitting: