Mikko Ronkainen (born November 25, 1978 in

Muurame Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located south-west of Jyväskylä. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each other via River Muurame. All together there are 37 ...

) is a

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

from

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. He is a two-time World Champion (2001 and 2003) and won the moguls World Cup during the 2000–2001 season. At the

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Ronkainen won a silver medal.

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1978 births Living people People from Muurame Finnish male freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers of Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Central Finland {{Finland-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub