Rene Rinnekangas

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Rene Rinnekangas
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 23)
Iisalmi, Finland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryFinland
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s)Slopestyle

BigAir

Knuckle Huck
Medal record
Men's Snowboarding
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Aspen Slopestyle
Winter X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Aspen Big air
Winter Youth Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Lillehammer Slopestyle

Rene Rinnekangas (born 25 September 1999) is a Finnish snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics [1] in both slopestyle and BigAir, placing 28th and 22nd respectively. He competed in the 2019 Winter X Games in slopestyle earning a Silver Medal, and in BigAir, placing 5th. He competed in the 2020 Winter X Games placing 8th Archived 30 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine in the slopestyle competition, 4th in BigAir, and competed in the Wendy's Knuckle Huck ranking 5th Archived 23 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine . The 2021 Winter X Games were held with no audience due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rinnekangas placed 3rd Archived 30 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine in slopestyle earning a bronze medal and placed 8th Archived 30 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine in BigAir. During the 2022 Winter X Games, Rinnekangas finished 5th Archived 30 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine in slopestyle and secured a bronze medal for 3rd place Archived 24 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine in Mens BigAir.

Rinnekangas started snowboarding at age four alongside his older brother, Riko, in the small town of Iisalmi, Finland. "I just had to try it out because everything he did was the coolest thing ever." [2] . He also plays bass guitar in his brother's punk bank, Kätfish. [3]

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References

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  3. Tarmo, Eero. "Nuoret ja raikkaat: Kätfish". Soundi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 April 2021.