Peetu Piiroinen
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| Born | 15 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Slopestyle, Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2010 (2nd), 2014, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Peetu (born 15 February 1988) is a Finnish snowboarder. He is a three-time Olympian representing Finland in snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics. Peetu made the finals in all 3 Olympics and won the silver medal at the 2010 Games.
Living in Hyvinkää, Finland, with his home mountain being Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus, Peetu has been travelling the world competing since 1997.
He consistently competes in the TTR World Tour . He finished 2nd in the Winter Olympics halfpipe event in 2010. He has so far now won three TTR World Tours in a row. He is the first one to do this.
He is the older brother of fellow snowboarder Petja Piiroinen.[1]
