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Finland skier Jon Sallinen was involved in a scary incident on Thursday while competing in the halfpipe qualifying event at the Winter Olympics in China.
Sallinen appeared to misjudge on his tricks and hit a cameraman who was filming near the bank.
Finland’s Jon Sallinen collides with a cameraman during the men’s halfpipe qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.
(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Finland’s Jon Sallinen collides with a cameraman during the men’s halfpipe qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.
(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Sallinen also fell on his second run.
By the end of the first two runs in the qualifying event, Sallinen was at the bottom. He scored an 18 in the first run and an 18.50 in the second run. Both scores were out of a possible 100 points.
Finland’s Jon Sallinen collides with a cameraman during the men’s halfpipe qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.
(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Four Americans qualified for the medal round – Aaron Blunck, Birk Irving, David Wise and Alex Ferreira. Blunck was in first place after the two runs. Irving and Wise were third and fourth respectively. Ferreira was in seventh place.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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