Markus Malin
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Markus Malin is a Finnish
snowboarder. He competed for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in the halfpipe
, finishing 11th. Malin won the bronze medal at a 2008-09 World Cup event at Stoneham Mountain Resort in the halfpipe. He also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Open, a tune-up for the Olympics.
Malin is also a constant competitor at events of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. After finishing the 08/09 season already in the Top 10 of the Tour, he ended the 09/10 season in World No. 3 of the world ranking list thanks to some good results like a third place at the 5Star Burton Canadian Open and a fourth place finish at the 6Star O'Neill Evolution and the 6Star Burton US Open.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
snowboarder. He competed for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Finland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Medalists :- Alpine skiing :* Tanja Poutiainen* Sanni Leinonen* Andreas Romar* Marcus Sandell- Biathlon :* Timo Antila* Mari Laukkanen* Kaisa Mäkäräinen...
in the halfpipe
Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe
The men's halfpipe competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 17, 2010.In each round of competition, each competitor performed two rides through the halfpipe. The highest-scoring run determined whether or not the competitor continued to the next round...
, finishing 11th. Malin won the bronze medal at a 2008-09 World Cup event at Stoneham Mountain Resort in the halfpipe. He also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Open, a tune-up for the Olympics.
Malin is also a constant competitor at events of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. After finishing the 08/09 season already in the Top 10 of the Tour, he ended the 09/10 season in World No. 3 of the world ranking list thanks to some good results like a third place at the 5Star Burton Canadian Open and a fourth place finish at the 6Star O'Neill Evolution and the 6Star Burton US Open.