Roope Tonteri honed his freestyle skills riding the bullet proof parks of Finland. From humble beginnings in his local village of Kouvola, Roope is now at home on the international snowboard circuit where he recently won gold in both slopestyle and big air at the 2013 FIS Snowboarding World Championship. He’s currently recovering from a broken humerus but we’re hoping Roope makes a speedy recovery for the Olympics. Not only does his riding stand out in an era of clone-stamped contest robots, but his off-the-hill behaviour is reminiscent of the old school style of hell-raising comp riders. Even in a video that is essentially a Nokia advert he’s pretty rad:
