When Paavo Nurmi, the Flying Finn, brought the Olympic torch into the 70,000-seat Olympic Stadium, people expected that the Finns would own the finishing tapes of distance3 events. As it turned out, not one Finn won in any of the races.

• 当芬兰“飞人”帕活·鲁米把奥运火炬带入可容纳7万观众的奥运体育馆时，人们都期诗着芬兰人能囊括中长跑的金牌。可是事与愿违，没有一个芬兰运动员在赛跑项目上拿到了金牌。