Rene Rinnekangas (born 25 September 1999) is a Finnish
snowboarder
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...
. He competed in the
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...
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 in the slopestyle competition, 4th in BigAir, and competed in the Wendy's Knuckle Huck ranking 5th. The
2021 Winter X Games were held with no audience due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rinnekangas placed 3rd in slopestyle earning a bronze medal and placed 8th in BigAir. During th
2022 Winter X Games Rinnekangas finished 5th in slopestyle and secured a bronze medal for 3rd place 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.". He also plays bass guitar in his brother's punk bank, Kätfish.
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1999 births
Living people
Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Finnish male snowboarders
Olympic snowboarders for Finland
Snowboarders at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Sportspeople from Iisalmi
X Games competitors
21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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