Yannic Lerjen (born July 26, 1990 in

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) is a Swiss

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, specializing in halfpipe and slopestyle.FIS Profile
/ref> Lerjen competed at the

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for Switzerland. He placed 14th in the qualifying round in the halfpipe, failing to advance. Lerjen made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 4th, at

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in 2013–14. His best World Cup overall finish in a discipline is 8th, in the 2013–14 halfpipe.

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