Sami Valimaki is representing his native Finland at the Olympics this week, but he served his country in a much greater capacity before the Paris games.
Before turning professional in 2019, Valimaki spent six months in the Finnish military, a mandatory requirement for all male citizens. While there, he still had time to play golf and work on his game amid his training exercises, as he was a part of the sports division—the part of the army that allows athletes to continue to work on their craft in addition to their training. But when a reporter asked Valimaki about his specific role, the Finlander gave a rather blunt, morbid
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