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Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (born 1 February 1979) is a retired Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 1998 and 2018. With 354 individual World Cup starts, Saarinen is the current record holder for both men and women, with Stefanie Böhler in second place with 343.[2]

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Country Finland
Born (1979-02-01) 1 February 1979 (age 45)
Hollola, Finland
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Ski clubLempäälän Kisa[1]
World Cup career
Seasons21 – (1998–2018)
Starts354
Podiums35
Wins4
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2009)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 30 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 10 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec 15 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Saalfelden 4 × 5 km relay

Career

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Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won three bronze medals with one in 2006 (Team sprint) and two in 2010 (30 km, 4 × 5 km relay).

Saarinen also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with four golds (Team sprint: 2009, 10 km: 2009, 4 × 5 km relay: 2007, 2009) and two bronze (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 17 March 2007.

Saarinen finished second in the 2008/09 Tour de Ski behind Virpi Kuitunen.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

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  • 5 medals – (2 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2006 27 7 — 17 26 7 Bronze
2010 31 15 5 Bronze 13 Bronze —
2014 35 4 5 21 — Silver Silver
2018 39 — — 20 25 4 —

World Championships

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  • 10 medals – (4 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2001 22 — — — CNX[a] 11 — —
2003 24 — 25 — 22 29 — —
2005 26 — — 30 4 8 5 —
2007 28 — — 6 4 18 Gold —
2009 30 Gold — Bronze 7 — Gold Gold
2011 32 Bronze — 8 23 — Bronze Silver
2013 34 — — — 17 — — —
2015 36 — — 15 7 18 Bronze —
2017 38 — — — 14 — Bronze 5
'a.' 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
1998 19 NC — NC — — — — — —
1999 20 NC — NC — — — — — —
2000 21 49 — NC NC 31 — — — —
2001 22 28 — — — 15 — — — —
2002 23 62 — — — 53 — — — —
2003 24 27 — — — 33 — — — —
2004 25 14 16 — — 7 — — — —
2005 26 8 17 — — 4 — — — —
2006 27 12 13 — — 18 — — — —
2007 28 5   — — 7 — 4 — —
2008 29 9 8 — — 6 — 17 11 —
2009 30     — — 5 —   16 —
2010 31 4 6 — — 4 — 4 9 —
2011 32 9 7 — — 19 — 13 13 —
2012 33 8 8 — — 20 7 9 27 —
2013 34 26 21 — — 35 31 DNF 18 —
2014 35 13 8 — — 21 28 9 24 —
2015 36 29 28 — — 46 — 13 — —
2016 37 NC NC — — NC 43 — — —
2017 38 24 21 — — 41 — 17 19 —
2018 39 22 19 — — 38 32 15 23 —

Individual podiums

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  • 4 victories – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 35 podiums – (24 WC, 11 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2002–03 8 March 2003   Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
2 2004–05 16 March 2005   Gothenburg, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3 2005–06 22 October 2005   Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 2006–07 13 December 2006   Cogne, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
5 6 January 2007   Cavalese, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
6 20 January 2007   Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
7 14 March 2007   Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
8 17 March 2007   Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 1st
9 2007–08 8 December 2007   Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
10 28 December 2007   Nové Město, Czech Republic 3.3 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
11 2 January 2008 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 1st
12 9 February 2008   Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
13 23 February 2008   Falun, Sweden 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
14 2008–09 22 November 2008   Gällivare, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
15 30 November 2008   Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
16 6 December 2008   La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
17 13 December 2008   Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
18 29 December 2008   Prague, Czech Republic 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
19 31 December 2008   Nové Město, Czech Republic 9 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
20 1 January 2009 1.2 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
21 3 January 2009   Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
22 27 December 2008 –
4 January 2009 		    Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
23 24 January 2009   Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
24 25 January 2009 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
25 18 March 2009   Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
26 2009–10 29 November 2009   Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
27 13 December 2009   Davos, Switzerland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
28 2 January 2010   Oberhof, Germany 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
29 3 January 2010 1.6 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
30 7 January 2010   Cortina–Toblach, Italy 5 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
31 16 January 2010   Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
32 17 January 2010 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
33 11 March 2010   Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
34 2010–11 4 February 2011   Rybinsk, Russia 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
35 19 February 2011   Drammen, Norway 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 3 victories – (2 RL, 1 TS)
  • 26 podiums – (20 RL, 6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2000–01 13 January 2001   Soldier Hollow, United States 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rauhala / Välimaa / Sirviö
2 2002–03 19 January 2003   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Pienimäki-Hietamäki / Varis
3 2003–04 11 January 2004   Otepää, Estonia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Sarasoja / Kuitunen
4 22 February 2004   Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Salonen / Sarasoja / Venäläinen
5 2004–05 21 November 2004   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen
6 15 December 2004   Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Kuitunen
7 23 January 2005   Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Manninen
8 20 March 2005   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen
9 2005–06 20 November 2005   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen
10 2006–07 29 October 2006   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Kuitunen
11 19 November 2006   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen
12 4 February 2007   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Manninen / Venäläinen / Roponen
13 25 March 2007   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Roponen / Muranen
14 2007–08 25 November 2007   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Sarasoja / Roponen / Muranen
15 17 February 2008   Liberec, Czech Republic 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Muranen
16 24 February 2008   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Roponen / Sarasoja
17 2008–09 23 November 2008   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
18 7 December 2008   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
19 2009–10 22 November 2009   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
20 2011–12 20 November 2011   Sjusjøen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Lähteenmäki / Roponen / Sarasoja-Lilja
21 12 February 2012   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sarasoja-Lilja / Roponen / Lähteenmäki
22 2012–13 20 January 2013   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Roponen / Niskanen
23 2013–14 8 December 2013   Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Niskanen / Lähteenmäki
24 22 December 2013   Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Kyllönen
25 12 January 2014   Nové Město, Czech Republic 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Malvalehto
26 2016–17 18 December 2016   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Roponen / Mononen

References

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  1. ^ a b "Team Nordic Aino-Kaisa Saarinen". Rossignol. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ^ Ahlnäs, Mats (18 March 2018). "Känslosam Saarinen efter avskedet: "Det här är underbart och fruktansvärt på samma gång"" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "SAARINEN Aino-Kaisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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