Kati Sundqvist

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Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist
Country Finland
Born (1975-02-15) 15 February 1975 (age 46)
Noormarkku, Finland
Ski clubNoormarkun Nopsa
World Cup career
Seasons1995–2007
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts139
Team starts33
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2001)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay

Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist (born Kati Sundqvist on February 15, 1975 in Noormarkku, Satakunta) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 1995. She won a silver medal in the individual sprint at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Sundqvist's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit at Salt Lake City in 2002. She has five individual career victories up to 10 km from 2002 to 2005.

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games[]

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1998 23 — N/A 41 — DNS N/A — N/A
2002 27 N/A 28 — 16 — 18 7 N/A
2006 31 N/A 43 N/A — DNF 29 7 —

World Championships[]

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1997 22 — N/A 35 — — N/A —
1999 24 — N/A 32 30 — N/A —
2001 26 N/A — 32 — CNX[a] Silver —
2003 28 N/A — — 27 — 15 —
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
1995 20 NC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1996 21 64 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1997 22 39 N/A 25 N/A 39 N/A
1998 23 51 N/A NC N/A 44 N/A
1999 24 47 N/A 64 N/A 47 N/A
2000 25 24 N/A 26 26 14 N/A
2001 26 20 N/A N/A N/A 20 N/A
2002 27 26 N/A N/A N/A 13 N/A
2003 28 31 N/A N/A N/A 12 N/A
2004 29 45 73 N/A N/A 24 N/A
2005 30 43 NC N/A N/A 20 N/A
2006 31 40 46 N/A N/A 22 N/A
2007 32 75 62 N/A N/A 59 —

Individual podiums[]

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1999–00 28 February 2000 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums[]

  • 2 podiums – (2 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2003–04 22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Salonen / Sarasoja
2 2006–07 4 February 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Manninen / Saarinen / Roponen

References[]

  1. ^ "VENALAINEN Kati". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links[]


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