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He finished 2nd in the Winter Olympics halfpipe event in 2010.
He finished 2nd in the Winter Olympics halfpipe event in 2010.
As if re-claiming the most prestigious award in snowboarding was not enough, he also secured it a week before the last 6Star event, the Burton United States Open. Along with the title, the 22-year-old Finn has earned himself another TTR prize money worth $50,000 United States dollar and automatic invites to all major TTR events for the 2010/2011 season. In the 2010 season, Peetu has managed to balance his TTR commitments as well as shine at events outside the TTR tour winning an Olympic silver medal and the title at the Toyota Big Air in Japan.
In the 2007/2008 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, Piiroinen finished ranked World Number.3.
Piiroinen has a sponsorship deal with Nike 6.0. His other sponsors include Burton, Red, Anon, Battery and 015 Boards and Lifestyle.
Winter Olympics 2010 (Vancouver) Silver – Snowboard Half Pipe Swatch TTR 2009/2010 Season 2nd – Slopestyle – 5Star O"Neill Evolution (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 2nd – Halfpipe – 6Star O"Neill Evolution (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 1st – Slopestyle – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 1st – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 2nd – Big Air – 6Star Billabong Air & Style (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 1st – Slopestyle – 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) Swatch TTR 2008/2009 Season 2nd – Big Air – 6Star Nissan X-Trail Jam (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 5th – Slopestyle – 6Star O"Neill Evolution (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 1st – Quarterpipe – 6Star O"Neill Evolution (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 2nd – Slopestyle – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 5th – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 2nd – Quarterpipe – 6Star Billabong Air & Style (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 2nd – Halfpipe – 6Star Burton United States Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) 5th – Slopestyle – 6Star Burton United States Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)).