Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

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

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]

  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.