Kerttu Niskanen

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Kerttu Niskanen
Kerttu Niskanen, 3a i RPS 2013.jpg
Country Finland
Full nameKerttu Elina Niskanen
Born (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988 (age 33)
Oulu, Finland
Ski clubVieremän Koitto
World Cup career
Seasons2008–
Individual wins2
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums9
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts228
Team starts14
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2014)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships 0 0 2
Total 0 2 2
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Team sprint
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hinterzarten 10 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2011 Otepää Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Praz de Lys Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Otepää 15 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Tarvisio 4 × 3.33 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Malles 4 × 3.33 km relay
Updated on 5 December 2021.

Kerttu Elina Niskanen (born 13 June 1988) is a Finnish cross-country skier.

Career[]

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Niskanen finished eighth in the 10 km classical event.[1]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi she won two silver medals as a member of team Finland: in 4 × 5 km relay and in team sprint. She also finished fourth in 30 km freestyle.

She was forced to sit out the 2021 World Championships, after a fractute was discovered in her left fibula, after a World Cup race in Falun, Sweden in January, 2021.[2]

Her brother Iivo is also cross-country skier, gold medalist in the 50 km classical at the 2018 Olympics.

Cross-country skiing results[]

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

Olympic Games[]

  • 2 medals – (2 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2014 25 8 7 4 — Silver Silver
2018 29 — 16 6 23 4 —

World Championships[]

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2011 22 8 — — — — —
2013 24 — 12 7 9 5 —
2015 26 8 4 4 7 Bronze —
2017 28 6 — DNF — Bronze 5
2019 30 22 — — — — —

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2008 19 NC NC — N/A — N/A — N/A
2009 20 67 45 55 N/A — N/A DNF N/A
2010 21 72 57 58 — — N/A DNF N/A
2011 22 36 30 40 — DNF N/A 19 N/A
2012 23 32 27 39 25 16 N/A — N/A
2013 24 11 12 21 12 17 N/A 5 N/A
2014 25 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 28 23 5 N/A 4 N/A
2015 26 14 12 41 9 DNF N/A N/A N/A
2016 27 9 6 31 5 5 N/A N/A 7
2017 28 8 8 37 14 6 N/A 11 N/A
2018 29 10 9 42 19 6 N/A 11 N/A
2019 30 42 21 79 — — N/A 34 N/A
2020 31 15 11 43 12 11 — N/A N/A
2021 32 28 24 65 9 DNF N/A N/A N/A

Individual podiums[]

  • 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 9 podiums – (4 WC, 5 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2012–13 20 March 2013 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1.1 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
2 2013–14 1 January 2014 Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 1st
3 9 March 2014 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
4 15 March 2014 Sweden Falun, Sweden 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 3rd
5 2014–15 13 December 2014 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
6 2015–16 29 November 2015 Finland Ruka, Finland 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
7 2016–17 8 January 2017 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
8 12 March 2017 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Mass Start C World Cup 3rd
9 2018–19 17 February 2019 Italy Cogne, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st

Team podiums[]

  • 6 podiums – (6 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2012–13 20 January 2013 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Saarinen / Roponen
2 2013–14 8 December 2013 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Saarinen / Kyllönen / Lähteenmäki
3 2015–16 6 December 2015 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Pärmäkoski / Mononen / Kyllönen
4 24 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kyllönen / Pärmäkoski / Roponen
5 2019–20 1 March 2020 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Matintalo / Mononen / Pärmäkoski
6 2020–21 24 January 2021 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Matintalo / Mononen / Pärmäkoski

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kerttu Niskanen at the International Ski Federation
  2. ^ Långkvist, Carl-Magnus (2021-02-01). "Tungt bakslag för Kerttu Niskanen – skada stoppar henne från VM". YLE (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  3. ^ "NISKANEN Kerttu". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

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