Tanja Poutiainen

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Women's Alpine skiing
Olympic medalist
Tanja Poutiainen
Medal record
Silver	2006 Turin	Giant Slalom
World Championships
Silver	2005 Bormio	Giant slalom
Silver	2005 Bormio	Slalom

Tanja Poutiainen (born 6 April 1980 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish alpine skier who won the silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics women's giant slalom race.

In, 1997 Poutiainen became junior world champion in the slalom as well being listed 3rd in the Super-G, and the same year debuted in the Alpine skiing World Cup. At the 1999 Junior World Championships, she placed third in the giant slalom skiing competition. She placed second in the Super-G at the World Cup in Sestriere, becoming the first Finn to take the winner's podium. At the 2002 World Cup in Levi, Finland she won the slalom competition.

In the 2004/2005 season, she won both the slalom and giant slalom World Cup titles. At the Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 she placed second in the giant slalom behind Swede Anja Pärson and second in the slalom behind Croatian Janica Kostelić.

Poutiainen is currently being trained by Michael Bont and lives in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

[edit] World Cup victories

Date	Location	Race
February 24, 2004	Levi	Slalom
November 26, 2004	Aspen	Giant Slalom
November 28, 2004	Aspen	Slalom
December 12, 2004	Altenmarkt	Slalom
January 20, 2005	Zagreb	Slalom
March 10, 2007	Zwiesel	Giant Slalom