Lauri Pyykönen

Lauri Pyykönen
Country	Finland
Born	(1978-04-20) 20 April 1978 (age 43) Pirkkala, Finland
Ski club	Vantaan Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons	1999, 2001–2008
Individual wins	0
Indiv. podiums	2
Team podiums	0
Indiv. starts	67
Team starts	15
Overall titles	0 – (26th in 2003)
Discipline titles	0

Lauri Pyykönen (born 20 April 1978 in Pirkkala) is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1998 to 2008. His best World Cup finish was second twice, both in sprint events with one each in 2002 and in 2003.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Pyykönen finished fifth in the team sprint, 27th in the individual sprint, and 54th in the 15 km events. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 12th in the sprint event at Val di Fiemme in 2003.

Cross-country skiing results[]

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

Olympic Games[]

World Championships[]

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

Season	Age	Discipline standings				Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1999	20	NC	N/A	NC	—	N/A	N/A
2001	22	55	N/A	N/A	10	N/A	N/A
2002	23	67	N/A	N/A	28	N/A	N/A
2003	24	26	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
2004	25	61	NC	N/A	27	N/A	N/A
2005	26	50	NC	N/A	25	N/A	N/A
2006	27	135	NC	N/A	59	N/A	N/A
2007	28	91	NC	N/A	44	—	N/A
2008	29	NC	—	N/A	NC	—	—

Individual podiums[]

• 2 podiums – (2 WC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2002–03	15 December 2002	Cogne, Italy	1.5 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
2		6 March 2003	Oslo, Norway	1.5 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd

References[]

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