Mika Kuusisto
| Mika Kuusisto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1967 Jurva, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Ilmajoen Kisailijat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (1987, 1990–1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mika Kuusisto (born 13 December 1967 in
Winter Olympics
finish with a 23rd in the 50 km event in those same games.
Kuusisto also won a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1991
Nordic skiing World Championships. He also won his only individual race at a 1997 event in Finland
.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24 | — | — | 26 | 23 | Bronze |
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23 | — | — | — | — | Bronze |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1987 | 19 | NC | — | — |
| 1990 | 22 | NC | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | NC | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | NC | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | NC | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | NC | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | NC | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | NC | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | NC | NC | — |
| 1998 | 30 | NC | NC | — |
| 1999 | 31 | NC | NC | — |
Team podiums
- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 6 podiums – (6 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme , Italy |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Kirvesniemi / Isometsä / Räsänen |
| 2 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 | Albertville , France |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games[1] | 3rd | Kirvesniemi / Räsänen / Isometsä |
| 3 | 1992–93 | 5 March 1993 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Hauta-Aho / Repo / Alakärppä |
| 4 | 1993–94 | 4 March 1994 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Taipale / Hietamäki / Heiskanen |
| 5 | 1994–95 | 12 February 1995 |  Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Hietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Repo |
| 6 | 26 March 1995 |  Sapporo, Japan |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kirvesniemi / Repo / Isometsä |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- ^ "Athlete : KUUSISTO Mika". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links
- Mika Kuusisto at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Mika Kuusisto at Olympics.com
- Mika Kuusisto at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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