Finn Bilous

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Finn Bilous
Personal information
Born (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 23)
Wānaka, New Zealand [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s) Slopestyle

Finn Bilous (born 22 September 1999) is a New Zealand freestyle skier who competes internationally. He represented New Zealand in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He finished 13th, just one spot short of making the finals (only 0.8 of a point behind). [2] He participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2018, winning a medal at the Big Air competition (3rd place). [3]

Bilous is representing New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. [4]

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References

  1. "Finn BILOUS". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Athlete profile - Finn Bilous". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. FIS Freestyle Skiing (8 September 2018), Finn Bilous | Men's Big Air | Cardrona | 3rd place | FIS Freeski , retrieved 2 April 2019
  4. "Finn Bilous". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2022.