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Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

{{Short description|Finnish cross-country skier (born 1979)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox skier

| name = Aino-Kaisa Saarinen

| image = SAARINEN Aino Kaisa Tour de Ski 2010.jpg

| nationality = {{FIN}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|2|1}}

| birth_place = Hollola, Finland

| height = 1.67 m{{cite web |title=Team Nordic Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |publisher=Rossignol |access-date=2013-03-06 |url=http://www.rossignol.com/SE/SE/aino-kaisa-saarinen_team_RIDERINTER:47ygen2seodh_nordic-team.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221214429/http://www.rossignol.com/SE/SE/aino-kaisa-saarinen_team_RIDERINTER:47ygen2seodh_nordic-team.html |archive-date=2014-02-21 |url-status=dead}}

| club = Lempäälän Kisa

| seasons = 21 – (1998–2018)

| wins = 4

| totalpodiums = 35

| teamwins = 3

| teampodiums = 26

| individual_starts = 354

| team_starts = 48

| wcoveralls = 0 – (3rd in 2009)

| wctitles = 0

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Women's cross-country skiing }}

{{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Sochi|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Sochi|Team sprint}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Turin|Team sprint}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Vancouver|30 km classical}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Vancouver|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2007 Sapporo| 4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Liberec|10 km classical}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Liberec|Team sprint}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Liberec|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Oslo|Team sprint}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Liberec|15 km pursuit}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Oslo|10 km classical}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Oslo|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Falun|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Lahti|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|U23 World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Val di Fiemme|15 km freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Saalfelden|4 × 5 km relay}}

}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Ahlnäs |first1=Mats |title=Känslosam Saarinen efter avskedet: "Det här är underbart och fruktansvärt på samma gång" |url=https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2018/03/18/kanslosam-saarinen-efter-avskedet-det-har-ar-underbart-och-fruktansvart-pa-samma |publisher=Yle |access-date=7 January 2019 |language=sv |date=18 March 2018}}

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 17 March 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).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=52808&type=st-WC |title=SAARINEN Aino-Kaisa |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=20 December 2019}}

=Olympic Games=

  • 5 medals – (2 silver, 3 bronze)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km 
 individual 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 
 skiathlon 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 
 mass start 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

2006

| 27

| 7

| —

| 17

| 26

| 7

| style="background-color: #C96;" | Bronze

2010

| 31

| 15

| 5

| style="background-color: #C96;" | Bronze

| 13

| style="background-color: #C96;" | Bronze

| —

2014

| 35

| 4

| 5

| 21

| —

| style="background: silver;" | Silver

| style="background: silver;" | Silver

2018

| 39

| —

| —

| 20

| 25

| 4

| —

=World Championships=

  • 10 medals – (4 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 10 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Pursuit 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

2001

| 22

| —

| —

| —

| {{Abbr|CNX|Cancelled}}{{ref label|cancelled|a|1

}

| 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

| style="background: gold;" | Gold

| —

|-

| 2009

| 30

| style="background: gold;" | Gold

| {{n/a}}

| style="background-color: #C96;" | Bronze

| 7

| —

| style="background: gold;" | Gold

| style="background: gold;" | Gold

|-

| 2011

| 32

| style="background-color: #C96;" | Bronze

| {{n/a}}

| 8

| 23

| —

| style="background-color: #C96;" | Bronze

| style="background: silver;" | Silver

|-

| 2013

| 34

| —

| {{n/a}}

| —

| 17

| —

| —

| —

|-

| 2015

| 36

| —

| {{n/a}}

| 15

| 7

| 18

| style="background-color: #C96;" | Bronze

| —

|-

| 2017

| 38

| —

| {{n/a}}

| —

| 14

| —

| style="background-color: #C96;" | Bronze

| 5

|}

{{Refbegin}}

:'a.' {{note label|cancelled|a|1}} Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

{{Refend}}

=World Cup=

==Season standings==

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="5" |Discipline standings

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="4" |Ski Tour standings

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Long Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Middle Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic
Opening

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de
Ski

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup
Final

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Ski Tour
Canada

1998

| 19

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| {{n/a}}

| —

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

1999

| 20

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| {{n/a}}

| —

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

2000

| 21

| 49

| {{n/a}}

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| 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

| style="background:#c96;"| {{bronze03}}

| {{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

| style="background:#c96;"| {{bronze03}}

| style="background: silver;" | {{silver02}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| 5

| {{n/a}}

| style="background: silver;" | {{silver02}}

| 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

| {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

| 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

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

| {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}

| 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 {{Abbr|WC|World Cup}}, 1 {{Abbr|SWC|Stage World Cup}})
  • 35 podiums – (24 {{Abbr|WC|World Cup}}, 11 {{Abbr|SWC|Stage World Cup}})

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
style="background:#efefef;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:140px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

1

| 2002–03

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2003|03|08|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway

| 30 km Individual C

| World Cup

| 3rd

2

| 2004–05

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2005|03|16|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gothenburg, Sweden

| 1.0 km Sprint F

| World Cup

| 2nd

3

| 2005–06

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2005|10|22|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany

| 0.8 km Sprint F

| World Cup

| 2nd

4

| rowspan="5" | 2006–07

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2006|12|13|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Cogne, Italy

| 10 km Individual C

| World Cup

| 3rd

5

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|01|06|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Cavalese, Italy

| 15 km Mass Start C

| Stage World Cup

| 2nd

6

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|01|20|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Rybinsk, Russia

| 15 km Mass Start F

| World Cup

| 3rd

7

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|03|14|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Drammen, Norway

| 1.0 km Sprint C

| World Cup

| 3rd

8

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|03|17|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|30 km Individual C

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st

9

| rowspan="5" | 2007–08

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|12|08|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland

| 10 km Individual C

| World Cup

| 3rd

10

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|12|28|format=dmy}}

| rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic

| 3.3 km Individual C

| Stage World Cup

| 2nd

11

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|01|02|format=dmy}}

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|10 km Individual C

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Stage World Cup

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st

12

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|02|09|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|EST}} Otepää, Estonia

| 10 km Individual C

| World Cup

| 2nd

13

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|02|23|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden

| 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

14

| rowspan="12" | 2008–09

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|11|22|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gällivare, Sweden

| 10 km Individual F

| World Cup

| 3rd

15

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|11|30|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Rukatunturi, Finland

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|10 km Individual C

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st

16

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|12|06|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|FRA}} La Clusaz, France

| 15 km Mass Start F

| World Cup

| 2nd

17

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|12|13|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland

| 10 km Individual C

| World Cup

| 2nd

18

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|12|29|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague, Czech Republic

| 1.3 km Sprint F

| Stage World Cup

| 2nd

19

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|12|31|format=dmy}}

| rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic

| 9 km Individual C

| Stage World Cup

| 2nd

20

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2009|01|01|format=dmy}}

| 1.2 km Sprint F

| Stage World Cup

| 3rd

21

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2009|01|03|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Val di Fiemme, Italy

| 10 km Mass Start C

| Stage World Cup

| 3rd

22

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|12|27|format=dmy}} –
4 January 2009

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|CZE}}{{flagicon|ITA}} Tour de Ski

| Overall Standings

| World Cup

| 2nd

23

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2009|01|24|format=dmy}}

| rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|EST}} Otepää, Estonia

| 10 km Individual C

| World Cup

| 2nd

24

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2009|01|25|format=dmy}}

| 1.2 km Sprint C

| World Cup

| 2nd

25

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2009|03|18|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm, Sweden

| 1.0 km Sprint C

| Stage World Cup

| 2nd

26

| rowspan="8" | 2009–10

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2009|11|29|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|FIN}} Rukatunturi, Finland

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|10 km Individual C

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st

27

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2009|12|13|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland

| 1.0 km Sprint F

| World Cup

| 3rd

28

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2010|01|02|format=dmy}}

| rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Oberhof, Germany

| 10 km Pursuit C

| Stage World Cup

| 2nd

29

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2010|01|03|format=dmy}}

| 1.6 km Sprint C

| Stage World Cup

| 3rd

30

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2010|01|07|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Cortina–Toblach, Italy

| 5 km Individual C

| Stage World Cup

| 2nd

31

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2010|01|16|format=dmy}}

| rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Otepää, Estonia

| 10 km Individual C

| World Cup

| 3rd

32

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2010|01|17|format=dmy}}

| 1.2 km Sprint C

| World Cup

| 3rd

33

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2010|03|11|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Drammen, Norway

| 1.0 km Sprint C

| World Cup

| 2nd

34

| rowspan="2" | 2010–11

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2011|02|04|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Rybinsk, Russia

| 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

35

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2011|02|19|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Drammen, Norway

| 10 km Individual C

| World Cup

| 3rd

==Team podiums==

  • 3 victories – (2 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}, 1 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})
  • 26 podiums – (20 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}, 6 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
style="background:#efefef;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"|Teammate(s)

1

| 2000–01

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2001|01|13|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Soldier Hollow, United States

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Rauhala / Välimaa / Sirviö

2

| 2002–03

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2003|01|19|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Välimaa / Pienimäki-Hietamäki / Varis

3

| rowspan="2" | 2003–04

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2004|01|11|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|EST}} Otepää, Estonia

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Välimaa / Sarasoja / Kuitunen

4

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2004|02|22|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Umeå, Sweden

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Salonen / Sarasoja / Venäläinen

5

| rowspan="4" | 2004–05

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2004|11|21|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gällivare, Sweden

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen

6

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2004|12|15|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Asiago, Italy

| 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Kuitunen

7

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2005|01|23|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Pragelato, Italy

| 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Manninen

8

|bgcolor="#BOEOE6" style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2005|03|20|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Cup

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" |1st

| Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen

9

| 2005–06

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2005|11|20|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Beitostølen, Norway

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Välimaa / Roponen / Kuitunen

10

| rowspan="4" | 2006–07

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2006|10|29|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany

| 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Kuitunen

11

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2006|11|19|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gällivare, Sweden

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Välimaa / Kuitunen / Roponen

12

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|02|04|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Manninen / Venäläinen / Roponen

13

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|03|25|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Kuitunen / Roponen / Muranen

14

| rowspan="3" | 2007–08

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2007|11|25|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Beitostølen, Norway

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Sarasoja / Roponen / Muranen

15

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|02|17|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Liberec, Czech Republic

| 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Muranen

16

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|02|24|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Kuitunen / Roponen / Sarasoja

17

| rowspan="2" | 2008–09

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|11|23|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gällivare, Sweden

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen

18

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2008|12|07|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|FRA}} La Clusaz, France

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st

| Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen

19

| 2009–10

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2009|11|22|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Beitostølen, Norway

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Muranen / Kuitunen / Roponen

20

| rowspan="2" | 2011–12

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2011|11|20|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Sjusjøen, Norway

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 3rd

| Lähteenmäki / Roponen / Sarasoja-Lilja

21

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2012|02|12|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Sarasoja-Lilja / Roponen / Lähteenmäki

22

| 2012–13

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2013|01|20|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|FRA}} La Clusaz, France

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Kyllönen / Roponen / Niskanen

23

| rowspan="3" | 2013–14

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2013|12|08|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Lillehammer, Norway

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Kyllönen / Niskanen / Lähteenmäki

24

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2013|12|22|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Asiago, Italy

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup

| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st

| Kyllönen

25

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2014|01|12|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic

| 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Malvalehto

26

| 2016–17

| style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|2016|12|18|format=dmy}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|FRA}} La Clusaz, France

| 4 × 5 km Relay C/F

| World Cup

| 2nd

| Kyllönen / Roponen / Mononen

References

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External links

  • {{FIS cross-country skier|52808}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • {{Olympics.com}}
  • [http://www.ainokaisa.com Official website] {{in lang|fi}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}

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