Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (born February 1, 1979) is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event (with Virpi Kuitunen) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of 7th in the 10 km classical event in those same games.

Saarinen also won a gold in the 4 x 5 km at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. Her best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 30 km event in 2005. 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.

Career highlights

;Olympic Winter Games:2006 - Torino, brca 3rd, team sprint (with Virpi Kuitunen):2006 - Torino, 7th, 10 km classic:2006 - Torino, 7th, 4x5 km relay (with Kuitunen / Roponen / Venäläinen):2006 - Torino, 26th, 1.2 km freestyle sprint:2006 - Torino, 17th, 30 km freestyle mass start;FIS Nordic World Ski Championships:2001 - Lahti, 11th, 1 km freestyle sprint:2003 - Val di Fiemme, 25th, 15 km classic mass start:2003 - Val di Fiemme, 29th, 1.5 km freestyle sprint:2003 - Val di Fiemme, 22nd, 30 km freestyle:2005 - Oberstdorf, 30th, 2x7.5 km pursuit:2005 - Oberstdorf, 5th, 4x5 km relay (with Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen):2005 - Oberstdorf, 8th, 0.9 km classic sprint:2005 - Oberstdorf, 4th, 30 km classic mass start:2007 - Sapporo, 18th, 1.2 km classic sprint:2007 - Sapporo, 6th, 2x7.5 km pursuit:2007 - Sapporo, 4th, 30 km classic mass start;World Cup:2003 - Nove Mesto, brca 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Välimaa / Hietamäki-Pienemäki / Varis):2003 - Oslo, brca 3rd, 30 km classic:2005 - Otepää, brca 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Välimaa / Sarasoja / Kuitunen):2004 - Umea, brca 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Salonen / Sarasoja / Venäläinen):2004 - Gällivare, sica 2nd, 4x5 km relay (with Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen):2005 - Pragelato, brca 3rd, 6x1.2 km classic team sprint (with Pirjo Manninen):2005 - Göteborg, sica 2nd, 1 km freestyle sprint:2005 - Falun, goca 1st, 4x5 km relay (with Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen):2005 - Düsseldorf, sica 2nd, 0.8 km freestyle sprint:2005 - Beitostølen, brca 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen):2006 - Lago di Tesaro, goca 1st, 4x5 km relay (with Kuitunen / Roponen / Varis):2006 - Düsseldorf, brca 3rd, 6x0.8 km freestyle (with Virpi Kuitunen):2006 - Gällivare, brca 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen):2006 - Cogne/Val d'Aosta, brca 3rd, 10 km classic:2007 - Cavalese, sica 2nd, 15 km classic mass start:2007 - Rybinsk, brca 3rd, 15 km freestyle mass start:2007 - Davos, brca 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Manninen / Venäläinen / Roponen):2007 - Drammen, brca 3rd, 1 km classic sprint:2007 - Oslo, goca 1st, 30 km classic:2007 - Falun, sica 2nd, 4x5 km relay (with Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen):2007 - Beitostølen, brca 3rd, 4x5 km relay (with Sarasoja / Roponen / Muranen):2007 - Davos, brca 3rd, 10 km classic:2007 - Nove Mesto, sica 2nd, 3.3 km classic prologue:2008 - Nove Mesto, goca 1st, 10 km classic;Continental Cup:2002 - Val di Fiemme, sica 2nd, 15 km freestyle mass start:2003 - Ainiovaara, brca 3rd, 5 km classic;Organisation of Alps Nations:2005 - Dobbiaco, sica 2nd, 5 km classic:2005 - Campra, brca 3rd, 5 km freestyle:2005 - Campra, sica 2nd, 10 km classic mass start

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* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.ainokaisa.com Official website] fi icon


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