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Voitto "Vode" Liukkonen (19 July 1940 – Mikkeli; 26 December 2007 Tampere) was a Finnish sports commentator who worked for Finland's National Broadcasting Company, YLE. He was especially known for his minimalistic style of commentating. From 1973 to 2002 Liukkonen worked for the sports section of YLE TV2. He was one of the commentators for both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. His main sports were rowing, kayaking and tennis. Beginning with the 1998 Winter Olympics he also commentated curling. In the 1960s, Liukkonen himself was a kayaker at the national level.