Ville Nousiainen

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Ville Nousiainen
NOUSIAINEN Ville Tour de Ski 2010.jpg
Ville Nousiainen, Tour de Ski 2010
Country Finland
Full nameVille Antero Nousiainen
Born (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983 (age 38)
Kouvola, Finland
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015; died 2019)​
Ski clubKouvolan Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons2003–2018
Individual wins0
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums2
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts169
Team starts19
Overall titles0 – (17th in 2008)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec 4 × 10 km relay

Ville Nousiainen (born 5 December 1983, in Kouvola) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2002. He finished fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

Nousiainen won his first world championship medal with a bronze in the team sprint event with Sami Jauhojärvi at Liberec in 2009. He then followed it with another bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the same championships.

First place victories include two 10 km FIS races and most recently two National Championships in Finland in 2010 (50 km, 19.8 km).

Ville Nousiainen was married to Mona-Liisa Nousiainen from 2015 until her death in 2019. They have one daughter.[1]

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games[]

 Year   Age   15 km 
individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2006 22 — — DNF — — —
2010 26 13 DNF 37 — 5 10
2014 30 28 — — 24 — —

World Championships[]

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
mass start 		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2007 23 18 24 10 — 6 9
2009 25 DNF 18 25 — Bronze Bronze
2011 27 8 — 26 — 4 5
2013 29 26 — — — 5 —
2015 31 22 — — — 8 5
2017 33 — 38 — — — —

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2003 19 NC N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2004 20 NC NC — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 21 NC NC — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2006 22 153 111 — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2007 23 44 31 NC N/A 23 N/A N/A
2008 24 17 10 55 N/A 19 10 N/A
2009 25 139 86 NC N/A — — N/A
2010 26 37 36 58 N/A 23 14 N/A
2011 27 58 42 52 34 DNF — N/A
2012 28 83 60 94 44 28 — N/A
2013 29 NC NC NC DNF — — N/A
2014 30 47 39 69 31 13 27 N/A
2015 31 77 53 84 23 DNF N/A N/A
2016 32 151 96 NC 36 DNF N/A —
2017 33 139 96 — — — — N/A
2018 34 150 98 NC DNF — — N/A

Individual podiums[]

  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2007–08 15 December 2007 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
2 9 February 2008 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums[]

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2007–08 17 February 2008 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Jauhojärvi

References[]

  1. ^ Kanerva, Juha (31 July 2019). "Kommentti: Mona-Liisa Nousiainen kykeni yhdistämään urheilun, musiikin ja perhe-elämän, kunnes kohtalo päätti toisin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Athlete : NOUSIAINEN Ville". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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