Ville Miettunen

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Ville Miettunen
Born (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 29)
Keminmaa, Finland

Ville Miettunen (born 31 October 1992 in Keminmaa) is a Finnish freestyle skier, specializing in moguls. [1]

Miettunen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Finland. He failed to finish in the first qualifying round in the moguls, not advancing. [2] [3]

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 8th, in the 2011 moguls and dual moguls. [1]

Miettunen made his World Cup debut in December 2009. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 4th, in a moguls event at Val St. Come in 2013–14. His best World Cup overall finish in moguls is 19th, in 2011–12. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FIS Profile
  2. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. "Sochi2014.com profile". March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014.