The Finnish Snowboarding Coach Was Knitting At The Top Of The Slope

1. While Finnish snowboarder Roope Tonteri was probably nervous preparing to drop into the slopestyle course on Saturday night…

While Finnish snowboarder Roope Tonteri was probably nervous preparing to drop into the slopestyle course on Saturday night...

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2. His coach, Antti Koskinen, was cool as a cucumber. He used the time at the top of the slope to catch up on some knitting.

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Finland’s snowboarding coach #knitting on the slopes. #olympics2014

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3. Apparently the scarf he was working on is something other members of the Finnish team will add to before they pass it off to Finland’s Summer Olympic team, which is heading to Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

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What do I like to do the night before a game? There you go:

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