Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

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Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

Personal information

Full name

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

Born

1 February 1979
Hollola, Finland

Height

1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)^[1]

Professional information

Club

Lempaalan Kisa^[1]

Skis

Rossignol^[1]

World Cup

Seasons

1998- present

Wins

Additional podiums

Total podiums

Medal record

Women's cross country skiing
Competitor for Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze	2006 Turin	Team sprint
Bronze	2010 Vancouver	30 km classical
Bronze	2010 Vancouver	4 x 5 km
World Championships
Gold	2007 Sapporo	4 x 5 km
Gold	2009 Liberec	10 km
Gold	2009 Liberec	Team sprint
Gold	2009 Liberec	4 x 5 km
Silver	2011 Holmenkollen	Team sprint
Bronze	2009 Liberec	15 km pursuit
Bronze	2011 Holmenkollen	10 km
Bronze	2011 Holmenkollen	4 x 5 km

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (born February 1, 1979 in Hollola, Päijänne Tavastia) is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won three bronze medals with one in 2006 (Team sprint) and two in 2010 (30 km, 4 x 5 km).

Saarinen also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with four golds (Team sprint: 2009, 10 km: 2009, 4 x 5 km: 2007, 2009) and two bronzes (7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit: 2009, 10 km: 2011). She has six individual victories in FIS races since 2002, but did not win her first World Cup event until she won the 30 km classical event at the Holmenkollen ski festival on March 17, 2007.

Saarinen finished second in the 2008/2009 Tour De Ski behind Virpi Kuitunen.

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Team Nordic Aino-Kaisa Saarinen". Rossignol. Retrieved 2013-03-06.

References

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen at the International Ski Federation
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

External links

Media related to Aino-Kaisa Saarinen at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (Finnish)

v t e World champions in women's cross-country skiing team sprint

2005: Norway (Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Marit Bjørgen) 2007: Finland (Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Virpi Kuitunen) 2009: Finland (Virpi Kuitunen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen) 2011: Sweden (Ida Ingemarsdotter, Charlotte Kalla) 2013: USA (Jessica Diggins, Kikkan Randall)

World champions in women's 10 km cross-country skiing

1954: Lyubov Kozyreva (URS)
1958: Alevtina Kolchina (URS)
1962: Alevtina Kolchina (URS)
1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS)
1970: Alevtina Olyunina (URS)
1974: Galina Kulakova (URS)
1978: Zinaida Amosova (URS)
1982: Berit Aunli (NOR)
1985: Anette Bøe (NOR)
1987: Anne Jahren (NOR)
1989 classical: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1989 freestyle: Yelena Välbe (URS)
1991: Yelena Välbe (URS)
2001: Bente Skari (NOR)
2003: Bente Skari (NOR)
2005: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE)
2007: Kateřina Neumannová (CZE)
2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)
2011: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
2013: Therese Johaug (NOR)

v t e World champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 x 5 km relay

3 x 5 km	1954: Soviet Union Lyubov Kozyreva Margarita Maslennikova Valentina Tsaryova 1958: Soviet Union Radya Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva 1962: Soviet Union Lyubov Baranova Maria Gusakova Alevtina Kolchina 1966: Soviet Union Klavdiya Boyarskikh Rita Achkina Alevtina Kolchina 1970: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Galina Kulakova Alevtina Olyunina

4 x 5 km	1974: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Nina Selyunina Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova 1978: Finland Taina Impiö Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo 1982: Norway Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Berit Aunli Britt Pettersen 1985: Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Anfisa Romanova 1987: Soviet Union Antonina Ordina Nina Gavrilyuk Larisa Ptistyna Anfisa Reztsova 1989: Finland Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen 1991: Soviet Union Lyubov Yegorova Raisa Smetanina Tamara Tikhonova Yelena Välbe 1993: Russia Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Lyubov Yegorova 1995: Russia Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk 1997: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Yelena Välbe 1999: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Anfisa Reztsova Nina Gavrilyuk 2001: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Yuliya Chepalova Nina Gavrilyuk 2003: Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher 2005: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2007: Finland Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Pirjo Manninen 2009: Finland Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2011: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2013: Norway Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen

Awards

Finnish Sports Personality of the Year

1947: Mikko Hietanen and Lassi Parkkinen
1948: Heikki Hasu
1949: Viljo Heino
1950: Heikki Hasu
1951: Veikko Karvonen
1952 – 1954: Veikko Hakulinen
1955: Voitto Hellstén
1956: Antti Hyvärinen
1957: Olavi Vuorisalo
1958: Vilho Ylönen
1959: Juhani Järvinen
1960: Veikko Hakulinen
1961: Kalevi Huuskonen
1962: Pentti Nikula
1963: Pentti Eskola
1964: Eero Mäntyranta
1965: Jouko Launonen
1966: Eero Mäntyranta
1967: Eero Tapio
1968 – 1969: Kaarlo Kangasniemi
1970: Kalevi Oikarainen
1971: Juha Väätäinen
1972: Lasse Virén
1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
1974: Riitta Salin
1975: Heikki Ikola
1976: Lasse Virén
1977: Pertti Ukkola
1978: Helena Takalo
1979 – 1980: Pertti Karppinen
1981: Heikki Ikola
1982: Keke Rosberg
1983: Tiina Lillak
1984: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
1985: Matti Nykänen
1986 – 1987: Marjo Matikainen
1988: Matti Nykänen
1989: Marjo Matikainen
1990: Päivi Alafrantti
1991: Kimmo Kinnunen
1992: Toni Nieminen
1993: Juha Kankkunen
1994: Jani Sievinen
1995: Jari Litmanen
1996: Heli Rantanen
1997: Mika Myllylä
1998: Mika Häkkinen
1999: Mika Myllylä
2000: Arsi Harju
2001: Sami Hyypiä
2002: Samppa Lajunen
2003: Hanna-Maria Seppälä
2004: Marko Yli-Hannuksela
2005: Janne Ahonen
2006: Jukka Keskisalo
2007: Tero Pitkämäki
2008: Satu Mäkelä-Nummela
2009: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2010: Minna Kauppi
2011: Kaisa Mäkäräinen
2012: Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén

Finnish Sportswoman of the Year

Kerttu Pehkonen (1947)
Sylvi Saimo (1948)
Eevi Huttunen (1949)
Sylvi Saimo (1950)
Eevi Huttunen (1951)
Sylvi Saimo (1952)
Eevi Huttunen (1953)
Siiri Rantanen (1954)
Mirja Hietamies (1955)
Siiri Rantanen (1956)
Iris Sihvonen (1957)
Siiri Rantanen (1958)
Siiri Rantanen (1959)
Eevi Huttunen (1960)
Mirja Lehtonen (1961)
Maire Rautakoski (1962)
Mirja Lehtonen (1963)
Kaija Mustonen (1964)
Maire Lindholm (1965)
Eila Pyrhönen (1966)
Eija Krogerus (1967)
Kaija Mustonen (1968)
Marjatta Kajosmaa (1969)
Marjatta Kajosmaa (1970)
Marjatta Kajosmaa (1971)
Marjatta Kajosmaa (1972)
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (1973)
Riitta Salin (1974)
Helena Takalo (1975)
Helena Takalo (1976)
Lea Hilokoski (1977)
Helena Takalo (1978)
Outi Borgenström (1979)
Hilkka Riihivuori (1980)
Hilkka Riihivuori (1981)
Hilkka Riihivuori (1982)
Tiina Lillak (1983)
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1984)
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1985)
Marjo Matikainen (1986)
Marjo Matikainen (1987)
Marjo Matikainen (1988)
Marjo Matikainen (1989)
Päivi Alafrantti (1990)
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (1991)
Marjut Lukkarinen (1992)
Sari Essayah (1993)
Sari Essayah (1994)
Sari Laine (1995)
Heli Rantanen (1996)
Raija Koskinen (1997)
Satu Pusila (1998)
Tuuli Matinsalo (1999)
Pia Sundstedt (2000)
Pirjo Manninen (2001)
Heli Koivula (2002)
Hanna-Maria Seppälä (2003)
Tanja Poutiainen (2004)
Tanja Poutiainen (2005)
Tanja Poutiainen (2006)
Virpi Kuitunen (2007)
Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (2008)
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (2009)
Minna Kauppi (2010)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen (2011)

Persondata
Name	Saarinen, Aino Kaisa
Alternative names
Short description	Cross-country skier
Date of birth	February 1, 1979
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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