Background
He was born in Helsinki and died there as well.
He was born in Helsinki and died there as well.
International competition resumed in 1922 and Skutnabb, already 32 years old, finished fifth at the World Allround Championships that year.
After finishing sixth in those championships the following year, his best year came in 1924. Since these were the first Winter Olympics to be held, his 10,000 m time automatically was the Olympic record. These performances, combined with his 500 m and 1,500 m times during those Olympics, were good enough for a third place in the allround competition (which was also an Olympic speed skating event – for the only time – that year), and Skutnabb returned home with three medals – one of each colour.