Kein Einaste (born February 22, 1985, in
Pärnu
Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of ...
) is an
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
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cross-country skier who has competed since 2004. His best World Cup finish was 7th in a sprint event in
Otepää
Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer ca ...
in January 2010. At the
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...
in
Vancouver
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, he finished 59th (after a crash in a prologue) in the men's sprint.
2018–2022 he worked as a Swiss men's cross-country skiing team's head coach and from 2022 works as the head coach of Swiss biathlon team.
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1985 births
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Estonian male cross-country skiers
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers for Estonia
Sportspeople from Pärnu
21st-century Estonian sportsmen
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