Antti-Jussi Kemppainen

Antti-Jussi Kemppainen
Born (1989-07-21)21 July 1989
Kuusamo, Finland
World Cup career
Individual wins 1
Indiv. podiums 4

Antti-Jussi Kemppainen (born 21 July 1989 in Kuusamo) 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 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]

Date Location Rank Event
23 February 2007Apex2nd, silver medalist(s)Halfpipe
25 February 2012Jyväskylä2nd, silver medalist(s)Slopestyle
25 March 2013Sierra Nevada2nd, silver medalist(s)Halfpipe
17 August 2013Cardrona1st, gold medalist(s)Halfpipe


References

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