Antti-Jussi Kemppainen

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Antti-Jussi Kemppainen
Born (1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 35)
Kuusamo, Finland
World Cup career
Podiums4
Wins1

Antti-Jussi Kemppainen (born 21 July 1989) is a Finnish freestyle skier, specializing in halfpipe and slopestyle. [1]

Kemppainen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Finland. He placed 9th in the qualifying round in the halfpipe, advancing to the final. He finished 8th in the final, with a best run of 78.20 points. [2] [3]

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 5th, in the 2013 halfpipe. [1]

Kemppainen, who was born in Kuusamo, made his World Cup debut in January 2006. As of April 2014, he has one World Cup win, at Cardrona in 2013–14, and three other podium finishes. His best World Cup overall finish in halfpipe is 2nd, in 2006–07. [1]

World Cup Podiums

[1]

DateLocationRankEvent
23 February 2007 Apex Silver medal icon.svgHalfpipe
25 February 2012 Jyväskylä Silver medal icon.svgSlopestyle
25 March 2013 Sierra Nevada Silver medal icon.svgHalfpipe
17 August 2013 Cardrona Gold medal icon.svgHalfpipe

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIS Profile
  2. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.