Jon Sallinen
Personal information
Born (2000-11-13) 13 November 2000
Helsinki, Finland
Sport
Country Finland
SportFreestyle skiing
EventHalfpipe
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BakurianiHalfpipe
Winter X Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 AspenSuperPipe

Jon Sallinen (born 13 November 2000) is a Finnish freestyle skier who competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's halfpipe event.[1]

Career

Sallinen was unable to advance in the 2022 Winter Olympics men's halfpipe qualifying round, finishing in last place.

During his attempt to qualify, Sallinen crashed into an unidentified cameraman. Both Sallinen and the cameraman avoided serious injury. Sallinen subsequently apologized, stating "I hope the camera guy is all good, sorry."[2][3]

References

  1. "Jon Sallinen 2022 Olympics | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. Gaydos, Ryan (17 February 2022). "Winter Olympics 2022: Finland's Jon Sallinen involved in collision with cameraman during run". Fox News. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  3. Rice, Nicholas (17 February 2022). "Finnish Skier Jon Sallinen Slams into Cameraman amid Halfpipe Mistake at 2022 Winter Olympics". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 18 February 2022.


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