Markku Koski is a professional snowboarder from Sievi

Sievi

Sievi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe

Half-pipe

A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, and inline skating. The structure is wood, concrete, metal, earth, or snow. It resembles a cross section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ramps , topped by copings and...

 competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films. Koski won the bronze medal at 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

 in the Halfpipe competition, and he won a gold medal in the Big Air competition at the 2009 Snowboard World Championships

FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009

The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 took place between January 17th and January 24th in Gangwon, South Korea.-Snowboard Cross:Qualification runs began on January 17th with the finals taking place on January 18th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...

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External links

• FIS-Ski.com Biography/Results