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Olympic Snowboarding Coach Keeps Calm During Competition In Most Low Key Way

"Someone please find out what this man is making!!!"
Lee Moran
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Finnish snowboard coach Antti Koskinen is up to his old tricks at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Or should that be knits?

On Saturday, Koskinen was caught on camera knitting at the top of the slopestyle course in Pyeongchang, South Korea, as athlete Roope Tonteri was waiting to compete, reports Yahoo.

Tweeters couldn’t believe their eyes:

Snowboarder's coach is calmly KNITTING during the #Olympics. Of course he's Finnish. pic.twitter.com/9pszUJ04ml

— Hannah Stanley (@hannahmstanley) February 10, 2018

The Finnish coach is KNITTING at the top of the slopestyle course. Someone please find out what this man is making!!!#PyongChang2018 #snowboard pic.twitter.com/Nr87YBJ2lf

— Shelby-Jai Flick (@ShelbyJaiFlick) February 10, 2018

@OlympicTeamFI We ALL want to know what the coach is knitting on the slopes. Please tell us and show us your art. Is there more?

— C. Christensen (@eyemabee) February 10, 2018

The coach is just low key knitting while his athlete is getting ready to go 😂😂 #pyeongchang2018 #olympics #snowboard pic.twitter.com/51fd8e7OfY

— Grace Dafoe (@gracedafoe) February 10, 2018

the finnish coach is knitting ahhakgjahk noora i love finland pic.twitter.com/K7wLg5i3ap

— fate will find a way (@jinusbitches) February 10, 2018

If Koskinen knitting on the slopes seems a familiar sight, that’s because it is. He attempted to keep himself and his athletes calm in a similar fashion during the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, per BuzzFeed. He also became a meme.

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The Finnish Olympic team confirmed via Twitter that Koskinen was keeping up with his knitting skills, but didn’t reveal exactly what he was creating.

Oh yes, he is knitting again. 😃 #olympicteamfi #knittingteamfi https://t.co/k7cIpacHOW

— Olympic Team Finland (@OlympicTeamFI) February 10, 2018

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