Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (born 1 February 1979) is a retired Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 1998 and 2018. With 354 individual World Cup starts, Saarinen is the current record holder for both men and women, with Stefanie Böhler in second place with 343.[2]

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Country Finland
Born (1979-02-01) 1 February 1979
Hollola, Finland
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Ski clubLempäälän Kisa[1]
World Cup career
Seasons1998–2018
Individual wins4
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums35
Team podiums26
Indiv. starts354
Team starts48
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2009)
Discipline titles0

Career

Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won three bronze medals with one in 2006 (Team sprint) and two in 2010 (30 km, 4 × 5 km relay).

Saarinen also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with four golds (Team sprint: 2009, 10 km: 2009, 4 × 5 km relay: 2007, 2009) and two bronze (7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit: 2009, 10 km: 2011). 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.

Saarinen finished second in the 2008/09 Tour de Ski behind Virpi Kuitunen.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games
  • 5 medals – (2 silver, 3 bronze)
Year Age 10 km
individual		 15 km
skiathlon		 30 km
mass start		 Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay		 Team
sprint
2006 27 7 — 17 26 7 3rd
2010 31 15 5 3rd 13 3rd —
2014 35 4 5 21 — 2nd 2nd
2018 39 — — 20 25 4 —

World Championships
  • 10 medals – (4 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
Year Age 10 km
individual		 15 km
classical		 Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay		 Team
sprint
2001 22 — — — CNX[a] 11 — N/A
2003 24 — 25 — 22 29 — N/A
2005 26 — N/A 30 4 8 5 —
2007 28 — N/A 6 4 18 1st —
2009 30 1st N/A 3rd 7 — 1st 1st
2011 32 3rd N/A 8 23 — 3rd 2nd
2013 34 — N/A — 17 — — —
2015 36 — N/A 15 7 18 3rd —
2017 38 — N/A — 14 — 3rd 5
'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 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
1998 19 NC N/A NC N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
1999 20 NC N/A NC N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2000 21 49 N/A NC NC 31 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2001 22 28 N/A N/A N/A 15 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2002 23 62 N/A N/A N/A 53 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2003 24 27 N/A N/A N/A 33 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2004 25 14 16 N/A N/A 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 26 8 17 N/A N/A 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2006 27 12 13 N/A N/A 18 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2007 28 5 N/A N/A 7 N/A 4 N/A N/A
2008 29 9 8 N/A N/A 6 N/A 17 11 N/A
2009 30 N/A N/A 5 N/A 16 N/A
2010 31 4 6 N/A N/A 4 N/A 4 9 N/A
2011 32 9 7 N/A N/A 19 — 13 13 N/A
2012 33 8 8 N/A N/A 20 7 9 27 N/A
2013 34 26 21 N/A N/A 35 31 DNF 18 N/A
2014 35 13 8 N/A N/A 21 28 9 24 N/A
2015 36 29 28 N/A N/A 46 — 13 N/A N/A
2016 37 NC NC N/A N/A NC 43 — N/A —
2017 38 24 21 N/A N/A 41 — 17 19 N/A
2018 39 22 19 N/A N/A 38 32 15 23 N/A

Individual podiums
  • 4 victories – (3 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 35 podiums – (24 WC, 11 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2002–03 8 March 2003 Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
2 2004–05 16 March 2005 Gothenburg, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
3 2005–06 22 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 2006–07 13 December 2006 Cogne, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
5 6 January 2007 Cavalese, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
6 20 January 2007 Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
7 14 March 2007 Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
8 17 March 2007 Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 1st
9 2007–08 8 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
10 28 December 2007 Nové Město, Czech Republic 3.3 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
11 2 January 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic 10 km Individual C Stage World Cup 1st
12 9 February 2008 Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
13 23 February 2008 Falun, Sweden 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
14 2008–09 22 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
15 30 November 2008 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
16 6 December 2008 La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
17 13 December 2008 Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
18 29 December 2008 Prague, Czech Republic 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
19 31 December 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic 9 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
20 1 January 2009 Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
21 3 January 2009 Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
22 27 December 2008 –
4 January 2009		 Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
23 24 January 2009 Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
24 25 January 2009 Otepää, Estonia 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
25 18 March 2009 Stockholm, Sweden 1.0 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 2nd
26 2009–10 29 November 2009 Rukatunturi, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st
27 13 December 2009 Davos, Switzerland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
28 2 January 2010 Oberhof, Germany 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd
29 3 January 2010 Oberhof, Germany 1.6 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
30 7 January 2010 Cortina–Toblach, Italy 5 km Individual C Stage World Cup 2nd
31 16 January 2010 Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
32 17 January 2010 Otepää, Estonia 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
33 11 March 2010 Drammen, Norway 1.0 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
34 2010–11 4 February 2011 Rybinsk, Russia 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
35 19 February 2011 Drammen, Norway 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories – (2 RL, 1 TS)
  • 26 podiums – (20 RL, 6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2000–01 13 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rauhala / Välimaa / Sirviö
2 2002–03 19 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Pienimäki-Hietamäki / Varis
3 2003–04 11 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Sarasoja / Kuitunen
4 22 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Salonen / Sarasoja / Venäläinen
5 2004–05 21 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen
6 15 December 2004 Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Kuitunen
7 23 January 2005 Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Manninen
8 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen
9 2005–06 20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen
10 2006–07 29 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Kuitunen
11 19 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen
12 4 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Manninen / Venäläinen / Roponen
13 25 March 2007 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Roponen / Muranen
14 2007–08 25 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Sarasoja / Roponen / Muranen
15 17 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Muranen
16 24 February 2008 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Roponen / Sarasoja
17 2008–09 23 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
18 7 December 2008 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
19 2009–10 22 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen
20 2011–12 20 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Lähteenmäki / Roponen / Sarasoja-Lilja
21 12 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sarasoja-Lilja / Roponen / Lähteenmäki
22 2012–13 20 January 2013 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Roponen / Niskanen
23 2013–14 8 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Niskanen / Lähteenmäki
24 22 December 2013 Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Kyllönen
25 12 January 2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Malvalehto
26 2016–17 18 December 2016 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Roponen / Mononen

References
  1. "Team Nordic Aino-Kaisa Saarinen". Rossignol. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  2. Ahlnäs, Mats (18 March 2018). "Känslosam Saarinen efter avskedet: "Det här är underbart och fruktansvärt på samma gång"" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. "SAARINEN Aino-Kaisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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