Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
File:SAARINEN Aino Kaisa Tour de Ski 2010.jpg
Born	(1979-02-01) 1 February 1979 Hollola, Finland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Ski club	Lempäälän Kisa
World Cup career
Seasons	1998–
Individual wins	3
Indiv. podiums	24
Medal record Women's cross country skiing Representing Finland Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 4 x 5 km relay 2014 Sochi Team sprint 2006 Turin Team sprint 2010 Vancouver 30 km classical 2010 Vancouver 4 x 5 km relay World Championships 2007 Sapporo 4 x 5 km relay 2009 Liberec 10 km 2009 Liberec Team sprint 2009 Liberec 4 x 5 km relay 2011 Holmenkollen Team sprint 2009 Liberec 15 km pursuit 2011 Holmenkollen 10 km 2011 Holmenkollen 4 x 5 km relay 2015 Falun 4 x 5 km relay

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (born 1 February 1979) is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998.

Career

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.

External links

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