Career
Together with Thomas Morgenstern, Hautamäki currently holds the hill record in Harrachov with a distance of 214.5 metres (704 ft), set on 9 March 2002. Ski jumping
Hautamäki started ski jumping at the age of seven near his hometown of Oulu. The help of his new coach Pekka Niemelä, whom he met at the sports school in Kuopio, also helped him advance quickly.
At the Four Hills Tournament in 2001/02, Hautamäki finished second, his highest ever place in that tournament.
Ski flying
An early sign of things to come was showcased on 23 March 2002 when he jumped 224.5 metres, nearly equalling the then-world record of 225 m set two years prior by Andreas Goldberger. At the 20–23 March 2003 event, Hautamäki set three consecutive world records of 227.5 m, 228.5 m and 231 m.
The latter making him the first to ever officially land a jump over 230 m. His record stood until 20 March 2005, a day on which it was equalled once by Tommy Ingebrigtsen and later broken a further three times in spectacular fashion: Bjørn Einar Romøren first jumped 234.5 m during the morning training round, followed by Hautamäki momentarily reclaiming the record with 235.5 m in the afternoon event.
This was then shattered again by Romøren only minutes later, who jumped 239 m.
Some minutes after that, Janne Ahonen jumped 240 m, but this was rendered invalid due to him falling hard upon landing. Standings
Wins.