Markus Malin (born 28 May 1987) is a Finnish snowboarder. He is a two-time Olympian; representing
Finland in the
2018 Winter Olympics
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in
Pyongchang
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and the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver. At both Olympics, Markus competed in halfpipe, finishing 11th in 2010 and 19th in 2018. Malin won the bronze medal at a
2008–09 World Cup event at
Stoneham Mountain Resort
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in the halfpipe. He also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Open, a tune-up for the Olympics.
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Snowboarding. Canadians lookin' good
'' Montreal Gazette'', February 7, 2010.
Malin is also a constant competitor at events of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. After finishing the 08/09 season already in the Top 10 of the Tour, he ended the 09/10 season in World No. 3 of the world ranking list thanks to some good results like a third place at the 5Star Burton Canadian Open and a fourth-place finish at the 6Star O'Neill Evolution and the 6Star Burton US Open.
References
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic profileSnowboard result database including all Marlin's results at major events worldwide
1987 births
Living people
Finnish male snowboarders
Olympic snowboarders for Finland
Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
X Games athletes
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