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1979 birthsLiving peoplePeople from HollolaCross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter OlympicsCross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter OlympicsCross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter OlympicsCross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter OlympicsCross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFinnish female cross-country skiersHolmenkollen Ski Festival winnersOlympic cross-country skiers of FinlandOlympic silver medalists for FinlandOlympic bronze medalists for FinlandOlympic medalists in cross-country skiingFIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiingTour de Ski skiersMedalists at the 2006 Winter OlympicsMedalists at the 2010 Winter OlympicsMedalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics

cross country skierWorld Cupindividual World Cup startsStefanie BöhlerWinter Olympics20062010FIS Nordic World Ski Championships20092007World CupHolmenkollen ski festivalVirpi KuitunenInternational Ski Federation (FIS)

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Born	(1979-02-01) 1 February 1979 (age 40) Hollola, Finland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Ski club	Lempäälän Kisa[1]
World Cup career
Seasons	1998–2018
Individual wins	4
Team wins	3
Indiv. podiums	35
Team podiums	26
Indiv. starts	354
Team starts	48
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 2009)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record 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 classical 2009 Liberec Team sprint 2009 Liberec 4 x 5 km relay 2011 Holmenkollen Team sprint 2009 Liberec 15 km pursuit 2011 Holmenkollen 10 km classical 2011 Holmenkollen 4 x 5 km relay 2015 Falun 4 x 5 km relay 2017 Lahti 4 x 5 km relay U23 World Championships 2002 Val di Fiemme 15 km freestyle Junior World Championships 1999 Saalfelden 4 x 5 km relay

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]

Contents

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  1 Career
  


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  2 World Cup results
  
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    2.1 World Cup standings
    
  
  
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    2.2 Individual podiums
    
  
  
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    2.3 Team podiums
    
  
  


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  3 References
  


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  4 External links
  

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.

World Cup results

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

World Cup standings

Season	Age	Season 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	N/A	NC	N/A	DNP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1999	20	NC	N/A	NC	N/A	DNP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2000	21	49	N/A	NC	NC	31	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2001	22	28	N/A	N/A	N/A	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2002	23	62	N/A	N/A	N/A	53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003	24	27	N/A	N/A	N/A	33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	25	14	16	N/A	N/A	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	26	8	17	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	27	12	13	N/A	N/A	18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	28	5	3	N/A	N/A	7	N/A	4	N/A	N/A
2008	29	9	8	N/A	N/A	6	N/A	17	11	N/A
2009	30	3	2	N/A	N/A	5	N/A	2	16	N/A
2010	31	4	6	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	4	9	N/A
2011	32	9	7	N/A	N/A	19	DNP	13	13	N/A
2012	33	8	8	N/A	N/A	20	7	9	27	N/A
2013	34	26	21	N/A	N/A	35	31	DNF	18	N/A
2014	35	13	8	N/A	N/A	21	28	9	24	N/A
2015	36	29	28	N/A	N/A	46	DNP	13	N/A	N/A
2016	37	NC	NC	N/A	N/A	NC	43	DNP	N/A	DNP
2017	38	24	21	N/A	N/A	41	DNP	17	19	N/A
2018	39	22	19	N/A	N/A	38	32	15	23	N/A

Individual podiums

• 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	Nové Město, Czech Republic	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	Nové Město, Czech Republic	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	Otepää, Estonia	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	Oberhof, Germany	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	Otepää, Estonia	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

• 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 M	World Cup	3rd	Rauhala / Välimaa / Sirviö
2	2002–03	19 January 2003	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	3rd	Välimaa / Pienimäki-Hietamäki / Varis
3	2003–04	11 January 2004	Otepää, Estonia	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	3rd	Välimaa / Sarasoja / Kuitunen
4		22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	3rd	Salonen / Sarasoja / Venäläinen
5	2004–05	21 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay M	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 M	World Cup	1st	Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen
9	2005–06	20 November 2005	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay M	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 M	World Cup	3rd	Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen
12		4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	3rd	Manninen / Venäläinen / Roponen
13		25 March 2007	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	2nd	Kuitunen / Roponen / Muranen
14	2007–08	25 November 2007	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay M	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 M	World Cup	2nd	Kuitunen / Roponen / Sarasoja
17	2008–09	23 November 2008	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	2nd	Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
18		7 December 2008	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	1st	Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
19	2009–10	22 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	3rd	Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
20	2011–12	20 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	3rd	Lähteenmäki / Roponen / Sarasoja-Lilja
21		12 February 2012	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	2nd	Sarasoja-Lilja / Roponen / Lähteenmäki
22	2012–13	20 January 2013	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay M	World Cup	2nd	Kyllönen / Roponen / Niskanen
23	2013–14	8 December 2013	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay M	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 M	World Cup	2nd	Kyllönen / Roponen / Mononen

References

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   ^ "Athlete : SAARINEN Aino-Kaisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
   

External links

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  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen at the International Ski Federation
  


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  Official website (in Finnish)
  


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  Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)