1. Brian Bowen wrote...

Mikko Salo = Beast

All I've gotta say is...WATCH OUT!

2. Leon R wrote...

+ 1 Brian. Scary, scary stats.

3. Jamie Crichton wrote...

My money is on this man. Look at his stats! Amazing.

4. Rich Vos wrote...

Wow. Very impressive. I'd love to see some footage of this maniac at work!!

5. Tamara G wrote...

I had the pleasure of witnessing this man in action and will have the pleasure of watching him again at the Games in July. I'll be the one in the crowd wearing the "I

6. Amro wrote...

This man is an animal. was totally inspiring to see him at the european qualifiers.

7. dan wrote...

wow, those are some pretty impressive lifts given his BW

8. Brandon Ecker wrote...

That Helen time is impressive. nuf said

9. Richard Vanmeerbeek wrote...

Be scared, be very scared !

10. Brian Bowen replied to comment from Tamara G ...

You didn't finish your sentence Tami...I think it was supposed to say something like: "I love Pat Barber..." ;)

11. Jami Tikkanen wrote...

I don't think I've ever been as impressed by any crossfitter as I was during Euro qualifiers when I saw Mikko leave for that second run during the Fat Helen (if you were there, you know what I mean) and then not even looking tired at the end of the WOD.

As Richard said: Be scared, be very scared!

12. Tamara G wrote...

I'll be the one in the crowd wearing the "I

13. Tamara G wrote...

No, I'll be the on wearing the "I heart Brian Bowen" shirt ;)

14. Amro Satti wrote...

exactly right Jami. I think thats the moment everyone thought holy s**t, who is that guy?

15. Ryan Brown wrote...

I think his name is as badass as his (utterly impressive) WOD times. How do you pronounce it?

16. tommik wrote...

Ryan - it`s pronounced Mikko Salo ;)

17. Will Walshe wrote...

Watching this man in action at the qualifiers was oddly reminiscent of being a kid a magic show.

Go Mikko!

18. Davie wrote...

My money is on Mikko to win!

19. madlam wrote...

Now that the Games are in full swing and this guy is crushing it, expect a sudden flurry of interest in the darkhorse Mister Salo. And we'll all look back at his stats and wonder why EVERYONE wasn't picking him to win it all...

20. LukasM wrote...

Impressive indeed. Coming in 2nd at the run and then putting up a 495 deadlift (nearly 3x BW)in the ladder workout. Holy smokes!

21. Alfie wrote...

Congratulations on winning the 2009 CrossFit Games!

22. Ed Flood wrote...

Well done dude. You are not of this planet!

23. Shane, Ireland wrote...

Amazing performance, amazing guy! Congats Mikko!

24. dave wrote...

Congrats on your incredible victory. Well done.

25. dave wrote...

Congrats on your incredible victory. Well done.

26. Chris wrote...

Respect!

27. Shane S wrote...

Incredible. Congratulations!

28. madlam wrote...

Onneksi olkoon Mikko! Suomalainen sisu... Terveydeksi! (Olut mulle, kiitos.) :D

29. MRAP wrote...

Excellent work! Much respect to you. Congratulations on the win.

30. Jake wrote...

Way to represent the firefighting community! Congrats brother!

31. timop replied to comment from Ryan Brown...

Mik (as in MICKey) ko (as in COrner) Sa (as in SAliva) lo (as in LOck

32. jarno replied to comment from Brian Bowen...

GO MIKKO! GO FINLAND!! SUOMALAINEN SISU!!!

33. jeff replied to comment from Jami Tikkanen...

That's the comment that made me pick Mr. Salo as the winner, and you guys were certainly correct. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the 7k time and 495 deadlift combo.

Mind-blowing stuff Mikko!

34. Robb Wolf wrote...

AMAZING. Congrats on your victory!

35. Sweden wrote...

Finsk SISU (Finnish fightingsprite)

Congrats from Sweden!

36. Max wrote...

Mikko is truly a frikkin' VIKING!

AI am proud that I think I was the first to get him to autograph something...my new CrossFit hat...oh yeah..maybe some of his badass-ness will filter through my head to somewhere useful.

Well done sir!!