Kaisa Mäkäräinen

{{Infobox biathlete

| name = Kaisa Mäkäräinen

| image = Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) with Crystal Globe IBU 2018 (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

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| fullname = Kaisa-Leena Mäkäräinen

| nickname = Kappa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|1|11}}

| birth_place = Ristijärvi, Finland

| death_date =

| death_place =

| occupation =

| height = {{height|m=1.71|precision=0}}

| weight =

| website = [http://kaisamakarainen.fi/ kaisamakarainen.fi]

| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = Kontiolahden Urheilijat

| skis = Fischer

| rifle = Anschütz

| wcdebut = 5 March 2005

| retired = 14 March 2020

| olympicteams = 3 (2010, 2014, 2018)

| olympicmedals = 0

| olympicgolds =

| worldsteams = 13 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)

| worldsmedals = 6

| worldsgolds = 1

| wcseasons = 16 (2004/05–2019/2020)

| wcraces =

| wcraceswithrelays =

| wcwins = 27

| wcrelayswins =

| wcpodiums = 85

| wcrelayspodiums =

| wcoveralls = 3 (2010–11, 2013–14, 2017-18)

| wctitles = 6:
1 Individual (2014–15);
1 Sprint (2013–14);
3 Pursuit (2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15);
1 Mass Start (2017-18)

| show-medals = yes

| updated = 16 February 2018

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{FIN}}}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Ruhpolding|Biathlon World Championships 2012 – Women's mass start}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Kontiolahti |Biathlon World Championships 2015 – Women's individual}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Oslo|Biathlon World Championships 2016 – Women's mass start}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Hochfilzen|Biathlon World Championships 2017 – Women's mass start}}

}}

Kaisa Leena Mäkäräinen (born 11 January 1983) is a Finnish former world-champion and 3-time world-cup-winning biathlete, who currently competes for Kontiolahden Urheilijat. Outside sports, Mäkäräinen is currently studying to be a Physics teacher at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. Her team coach is Jonne Kähkönen, while Jarmo Punkkinen is her ski coach.{{Cite web | url=http://www.kaisaleena.com/about-kaisa/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217211232/http://www.kaisaleena.com/about-kaisa/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=February 17, 2008 | title = About Kaisa | access-date =2009-01-26 }}

Career

File:Magdalena Neuner Kaisa Mäkäräinen Kontiolahti 2012.jpg, Finland, 12 February 2012]]

Mäkäräinen was originally a cross-country skier and focused on this until the age of twenty.{{cite web |url=http://www.kaisaleena.com/main/ |title=Home: Kaisa-Leena Mäkäräinen |author= |website=kaisaleena.com |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110043708/http://www.kaisaleena.com/main |archive-date=10 January 2011 |url-status=usurped }} She started training for the biathlon in 2003. In 2004, she made the Finnish National Team. 2005 saw Mäkäräinen compete at the Biathlon World Championships for the first time. Her best placings in the Biathlon World Championships have occurred at the 2007 World Championships in Antholz-Anterselva, where she placed eighth in the individual 15 and seventh in the mass start events. At the 2008 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, she was 15th in the mass start. During the 2007-08 Biathlon World Cup, she made it to the podium twice, the first time when she placed second in the sprint at Pokljuka, Slovenia and third in the pursuit at Ruhpolding, Germany. During the 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup, she has steadily risen in the rankings and on she placed second during the pursuit event{{Cite web|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0809SWRLCP06SWPU |title=E.ON RUHRGAS IBU WORLD CUP – Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) Women 10 km Pursuit |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=2009-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130201717/http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0809SWRLCP06SWPU |archive-date=2009-01-30 }} and third in the mass start after Iourieva and Jonsson{{Cite web | url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/ski/news?slug=capress-ski_biathlon_wcup-26109023&prov=capress&type=lgns | title =Stephan and Iourieva win biathlon mass starts; Canada's Le Guellec 22nd | publisher = The Associated Press | access-date =2009-01-26 }} at Antholz.

Her best season so far has been the 2010-11 Biathlon World Cup. She made a strong start at the opening event in Östersund, where Mäkäräinen won her first ever World Cup victory in the sprint.{{Cite web|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT1011SWRLCP01SWSP |title=E.ON IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON 1 – Oestersund (SWE) Women 7.5 km Sprint |publisher=International Biathlon Union |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206080213/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx?RaceId=BT1011SWRLCP01SWSP |archive-date=2010-12-06 }} Two days later she repeated her success by winning the pursuit, too.{{Cite web|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT1011SWRLCP01SWPU |title=E.ON IBU WORLD CUP BIATHLON 1 – Oestersund (SWE) Women 10 km Pursuit |publisher=International Biathlon Union |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208033343/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx?RaceId=BT1011SWRLCP01SWPU |archive-date=2010-12-08 }} She showed her strong early-season form again in Hochfilzen and Pokljuka by reaching the podium in every single event.

Mäkäräinen's form fell somewhat after that as she managed to reach the podium only once in the next 12 starts. Despite this Mäkäräinen scored valuable points in every single race beside the mass start in Antholz. She entered the Biathlon World Championships 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk in second place for the Overall World Cup (9 points behind Andrea Henkel), but regained the overall World Cup leader's yellow bib after taking the silver medal in the sprint.{{Cite web|url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx?RaceId=BT1011SWRLCH__SWSP |title=IBU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) Women 7.5 km Sprint |publisher=International Biathlon Union |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706144656/http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT1011SWRLCH__SWSP |archive-date=2015-07-06 }} Mäkäräinen's flawless shooting and fourth-fastest course time secured her career-first gold medal in the pursuit the following day.{{Cite web | url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx?RaceId=BT1011SWRLCH__SWPU| title =IBU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) Women 10 km Pursuit| publisher = International Biathlon Union }} Mäkäräinen became the second Finnish female to medal in biathlon and the first one since 1987 when Tuija Vuoksiala placed third in the individual .{{Cite web | url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx?RaceId=BT8687SWRLCHWOSWIN| title =WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN – Lahti (FIN) Women 10 km Individual| publisher = International Biathlon Union }} She is also the first Finnish biathlete to medal at the Biathlon World Championships since 2003, since Paavo Puurunen's bronze in the pursuit.{{Cite web | url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx?RaceId=BT0203SWRLCH__SMPU| title =WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS) Men 12.5 km Pursuit| publisher = International Biathlon Union }}

Despite her not-so-good performance in the individual competition and being tied for the overall lead by Helena Ekholm, Mäkäräinen managed to stay on top of the Overall World Cup classification until the very end of the season. In Holmenkollen she grabbed both the Overall and the Pursuit Titles.{{Cite web|url=http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011%5CBT%5CSWRL%5CSWTS.pdf |title=Overall classification |publisher=International Biathlon Union |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124110522/http://docs.biathlonresults.com/1011/BT/SWRL/SWTS.pdf |archive-date=2011-01-24 }} She was subsequently named the 2011 Finnish Sports Personality of the Year.

She has gone on to win two more overall World Cups, in 2013-14 and 2017-18.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/biathlon/makarainen-dramatically-clinches-biathlon-world-cup-title_sto6690739/story.shtml |title=Makarainen dramatically clinches biathlon World Cup title |author= |date=26 March 2018 |website=Eurosport |access-date=28 March 2018}}

Mäkäräinen has also competed in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and she finished 14th in the 10km freestyle event at the 2013 Nordic Skiing World Championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-kaisa-makarainen |title=Athletes – Kaisa Makarainen |author= |website=Sochi2014.com |publisher=Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-date=16 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216113301/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-kaisa-makarainen |url-status=dead }} She was also the 2013 Finnish national champion in the same event.{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=83323&type=result |title=Makarainen Kaisa – Biographie |author=|website=Fédération Internationale de Ski |access-date=18 February 2014}} She has continued competing in the national cross-country skiing championships even during her retirement. In January 2021, she notably won a silver medal in a 10 km freestyle competition, with only a few of Finland's current World Cup skiers absent from the event.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.International Biathlon Union. [http://biathlonresults.com/?IBUId=BTFIN21101198301 Kaisa Mäkäräinen]. IBU Datacenter. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

=Olympic Games=

0 medals

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!style="width:190px;"|Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}}{{ref label|mixedrelay|a|1}}

align=left |{{flagicon|CAN}} 2010 Vancouver

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 46th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 59th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 45th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| —

| style="width:70px;"| —

| {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2014 Sochi

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 9th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 30th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 16th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 6th

| style="width:70px;"| —

align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} 2018 Pyeongchang

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 13th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 25th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 22nd

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 10th

| style="width:70px;"| 15th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 6th

:a. {{note label|mixedrelay|a|1}} The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

=World Championships=

6 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!style="width:190px;"|Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mass start}}

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Mixed relay}}

!style="width:70px;"|{{nowrap|Single mixed relay}}

align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2005 Hochfilzen

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 49th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 73rd

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| —

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 18th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| —

| rowspan="12" {{n/a}}

align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2006 Pokljuka{{ref label|olympicseason|a|1}}

| {{n/a}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 19th

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2007 Antholz

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 8th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 29th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 25th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 7th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 12th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 16th

align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2008 Östersund

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 31st

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 55th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| DNS

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 15th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 10th

align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} 2009 Pyeongchang

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 30th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 23rd

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 4th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 17th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| —

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 6th

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk{{ref label|olympicseason|a|2}}

| {{n/a}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 18th

align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 28th

| style="background:silver; width:70px;"| Silver

| style="background:gold; width:70px;"|Gold

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 4th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 10th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 9th

align=left |{{flagicon|GER}} 2012 Ruhpolding

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 28th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 27th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 20th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 18th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 16th

align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} 2013 Nové Město

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 8th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 9th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 10th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 17th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 21st

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 19th

align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 2015 Kontiolahti

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 35th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 12th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 15th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 17th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 9th

align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2016 Oslo

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 19th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 9th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 7th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 17th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 18th

align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2017 Hochfilzen

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 15th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 12th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 7th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"| Bronze

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 15th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 10th

align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Östersund

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 45th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 12th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 17th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 23rd

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| —

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 10th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 12th

align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 21st

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 40th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 22nd

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 14th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 11th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 9th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| —

:a. {{note label|olympicseason|a|1}}{{note label|olympicseason|a|2}} During Olympic seasons "Mixed-Relay Championships" were held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

:b. The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

=Junior/Youth World Championships=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!style="width:190px;"|Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

!style="width:70px;"|Relay

align=left |{{flagicon|FRA}} 2004 Haute-Maurienne

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 23rd

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 51st

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 39th

| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| —

=World Cup standings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="75%"

class="hintergrundfarbe5"

! rowspan="2" style="width:4%;"| Season

! rowspan="2" style="width:4%;"| Age

! colspan="3" | Overall

! colspan="3" | Sprint

! colspan="3" | Pursuit

! colspan="3" | Individual

! colspan="3" | Mass start

class="hintergrundfarbe5"

! style="width:5%;"| Races

! style="width:5%;"| Points{{ref label|totalpoints|a|1}}

! style="width:5%;"| Position

! style="width:5%;"| Races

! style="width:5%;"| Points{{ref label|disciplinepoints|b|1}}

! style="width:5%;"| Position

! style="width:5%;"| Races

! style="width:5%;"| Points{{ref label|disciplinepoints|b|2}}

! style="width:5%;"| Position

! style="width:5%;"| Races

! style="width:5%;"| Points{{ref label|disciplinepoints|b|3}}

! style="width:5%;"| Position

! style="width:5%;"| Races

! style="width:5%;"| Points{{ref label|disciplinepoints|b|4}}

! style="width:5%;"| Position

|2004/05

2/27

1/10

0/9

1/4

0/4

|2005/06

15/26

62nd

9/10

63rd

5/8

63rd

1/3

54th

0/5

|2006/07

22/27

230

27th

8/10

29th

6/8

47th

3/4

8th

5/5

16th

|2007/08

23/26

386

13th

9/10

178

10th

6/8

108

15th

3/3

43rd

5/5

14th

|2008/09

24/26

577

14th

9/10

192

17th

7/7

178

10th

3/4

27th

5/5

140

9th

|2009/10

22/25

418

22nd

10/10

202

17th

5/6

28th

3/4

43rd

4/5

106

16th

|2010/11

26/26

1005

style="background:gold;"| 1st

10/10

391

style="background:silver;"| 2nd

7/7

343

style="background:gold;"| 1st

4/4

131

6th

5/5

140

8th

|2011/12

26/26

1007

4th

10/10

401

style="background:#cfaa88;"|3rd

8/8

330

4th

3/3

116

style="background:silver;"| 2nd

5/5

187

5th

|2012/13

26/26

834

5th

10/10

324

5th

8/8

255

5th

3/3

104

6th

5/5

171

5th

|2013/14

22/22

861

style="background:gold;"| 1st

9/9

368

style="background:gold;"| 1st

8/8

350

style="background:gold;"| 1st

2/2

20th

3/3

130

style="background:#cfaa88;"|3rd

|2014/15

25/25

1044

style="background:silver;"| 2nd

10/10

364

style="background:silver;"| 2nd

7/7

348

style="background:gold;"| 1st

3/3

162

style="background:gold;"| 1st

5/5

193

5th

|2015/16

24/25

892

4th

9/9

309

4th

8/8

324

4th

3/3

8th

4/5

179

4th

|2016/17

26/26

971

style="background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd

9/9

337

style="background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd

9/9

368

style="background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd

3/3

11th

5/5

207

style="background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd

|2017/18

22/22

822

style="background:gold;"| 1st

8/8

258

style="background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd

7/7

280

style="background:silver;"| 2nd

2/2

style="background:#cfaa88;"| 3rd

5/5

216

style="background:gold;"| 1st

|2018/19

25/25

673

7th

9/9

280

5th

8/8

286

5th

3/3

57th

5/5

21st

|2019/20

21/21

506

11th

8/8

117

23rd

5/5

146

7th

3/3

21st

5/5

195

4th

:a. {{note label|totalpoints|a|1}} Until 2009–10 season, IBU did not count an athlete's three worst races in overall World Cup scores. In 2010–11 season, all races were included in World Cup scores. Starting from 2011–12 season, the two worst results have been eliminated again. So the points in the "Points" column is represented after deduction, except 2010–11 season.

:b. {{note label|disciplinepoints|b|1}}{{note label|disciplinepoints|b|2}}{{note label|disciplinepoints|b|3}}{{note label|disciplinepoints|b|4}} Until 2009–10 season it was required to leave out the result of the worst discipline race for the final result of discipline world cup (if there were four discipline races or more during the season), so the points in the "Points" columns for those seasons is represented after deduction of the result of the worst discipline race.

=Individual victories=

27 victories – (8 Sp, 13 Pu, 2 In, 4 MS)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" ! No. ! Season ! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Level
1	rowspan=3\| 2010/11	align=right\|3 December 2010	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Östersund, Sweden	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
2	align=right\|5 December 2010	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Östersund, Sweden	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
3	align=right\|6 March 2011	align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	10 km Pursuit	World Championships
4	rowspan=2\| 2011/12	align=right\|11 January 2012	align=left\| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Individual	World Cup
5	align=right\|12 February 2012	align=left\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Kontiolahti, Finland	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
6	rowspan=4\| 2013/14	align=right\|8 March 2014	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Pokljuka, Slovenia	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
7	align=right\|13 March 2014	align=left\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Kontiolahti, Finland	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
8	align=right\|15 March 2014	align=left\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Kontiolahti, Finland	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
9	align=right\|16 March 2014	align=left\| {{flagicon\|FIN}} Kontiolahti, Finland	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
10	rowspan=6\| 2014/15	align=right\|7 December 2014	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Östersund, Sweden	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
11	align=right\|12 December 2014	align=left\| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Hochfilzen, Austria	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
12	align=right\|14 December 2014	align=left\| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Hochfilzen, Austria	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
13	align=right\|21 December 2014	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Pokljuka, Slovenia	12.5 km Mass Start	World Cup
14	align=right\|12 February 2015	align=left\| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Holmenkollen, Norway	15 km Individual	World Cup
15	align=right\|20 March 2015	align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
16	rowspan=4\| 2015/16	align=right\|6 December 2015	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SWE}} Östersund, Sweden	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
17	align=right\|20 December 2015	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Pokljuka, Slovenia	12.5 km Mass Start	World Cup
18	align=right\|17 March 2016	align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
19	align=right\|19 March 2016	align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
20	rowspan=2\| 2016/17	align=right\|14 January 2017	align=left\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Ruhpolding, Germany	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
21	align=right\|15 January 2017	align=left\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Ruhpolding, Germany	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
22	rowspan=2\| 2017/18	align=right\|14 January 2018	align=left\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Ruhpolding, Germany	12.5 km Mass Start	World Cup
23	align=right\|24 March 2018	align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Tyumen, Russia	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
24	rowspan=3\| 2018/19	align=right\|8 December 2018	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Pokljuka, Slovenia	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
25	align=right\|9 December 2018	align=left\| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Pokljuka, Slovenia	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
26	align=right\|15 December 2018	align=left\| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Hochfilzen, Austria	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
27	2019/20	align=right\|12 January 2020	align=left\| {{flagicon\|GER}} Oberhof, Germany	12.5 km Mass Start	World Cup

:* Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

=Overall record=

style="width:65px;" rowspan="2" \|Result ! style="width:65px;" rowspan="2" \|Individual ! style="width:65px;" rowspan="2" \|Sprint ! style="width:65px;" rowspan="2" \|Pursuit ! style="width:65px;" rowspan="2" \|Mass Start ! style="width:65px;" rowspan="2" \|Relay ! style="width:65px;" rowspan="2" \|Mixed Relay{{ref label\|mixedrelay\|a\|1}} ! style="width:65px;" colspan="3" \|Total
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
style="width:65px;" \|Individual Events ! style="width:65px;" \|Team Events ! style="width:65px;" \|All Events
bgcolor=gold \| align=left\|1st place	2	8	13	4	–	–	26	–	26
bgcolor=silver \| align=left\|2nd place	4	15	11	2	–	–	32	–	32
bgcolor="#CFAA88" \| align=left\|3rd place	1	7	8	7	–	–	23	–	23
style="background:#00FA9A;" \| align=left\|Podiums	7	29	31	12	–	–	81	–	81
align=left \| Top 10	16	65	54	34	7	12	169	19	188
align=left \| Points{{ref label\|points\|b\|1}}	33	109	85	57	38	26	284	64	348
align=left \| Others	7	17	9	–	–	–	33	–	33
align=left \| {{Abbr\|DNF\|Did not finish}}	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	1
align=left \| {{Abbr\|DSQ\|Disqualified}}	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	1
align=left \| Starts	40	126	94	58	39	26	316	65	383

:a. {{note label|mixedrelay|a|1}} Includes mixed relay and single mixed relay, the event involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot.

:b. {{note label|points|b|1}} Until 2007–08 season, top-30 were awarded with World Cup points and biathlete got 50 points for the win. Starting from 2008–09 season another points system is applied in World Cup, top-40 are awarded with World Cup points and winner got 60 points. Results in "Points" row is represented according to the applied scoring system in corresponding season.

Statistics as of 15 December 2018

=Shooting=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! align=left | Shooting

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2004–05 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/old/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet001.htm 2004-05 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231074815/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/old/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet001.htm |date=2016-12-31 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2005–06 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet008.htm 2005-06 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231074904/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet008.htm |date=2016-12-31 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2006–07 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet007.htm 2006-07 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326072709/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet007.htm |date=2016-03-26 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2007–08 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet006.htm 2007-08 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326043219/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet006.htm |date=2016-03-26 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2008–09 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet005.htm 2008-09 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325224817/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet005.htm |date=2016-03-25 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2009–10 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet004.htm 2009-10 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325073435/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet004.htm |date=2016-03-25 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2010–11 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet003.htm 2010-11 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325070858/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet003.htm |date=2016-03-25 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2011–12 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet002.htm 2011-12 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325093829/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet002.htm |date=2016-03-25 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

align=left | Prone position

17 / 23

73.9%

114 / 137

83.2%

163 / 193

84.5%

163 / 194

84.0%

185 / 219

84.5%

165 / 199

82.9%

212 / 243

87.2%

191 / 239

79.9%

align=left | Standing position

10 / 23

43.5%

100 / 140

71.4%

147 / 191

77.0%

149 / 191

78.0%

175 / 218

80.3%

161 / 204

78.9%

201 / 245

82.0%

197 / 240

82.1%

align=left | Total

27 / 46

58.7%

214 / 277

77.3%

310 / 384

80.7%

312 / 385

81.0%

360 / 437

82.4%

326 / 403

80.9%

413 / 488

84.6%

388 / 479

81.0%

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! align=left | Shooting

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2012–13 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet001.htm 2012-13 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325152050/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet001.htm |date=2016-03-25 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2013–14 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet000.htm 2013-14 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325174302/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet000.htm |date=2016-03-25 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2014–15 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet015.htm 2014-15 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325085739/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet015.htm |date=2016-03-25 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2015–16 season}}[http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet016.htm 2015-16 Season World Cup Shooting Percentages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325161250/http://realbiathlon.sportsontheweb.net/data2/WomenShootingPercent_files/sheet016.htm |date=2016-03-25 }}. realbiathlon.com. Accessed 30 December 2016.

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2016–17 season}}

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2017–18 season}}

!style="width:130px;" colspan=2|{{nowrap|2018–19 season}}

! colspan="2;" style="width:130px;"|Career

align=left | Prone position

205 / 246

83.3%

212 / 234

90.6%

189 / 223

84.8%

198 / 235

84.3%

225 / 262

85.9%

203 / 236

86.0%

2442 / 2883

84.7%

align=left | Standing position

176 / 252

69.8%

180 / 233

77.3%

182 / 222

82.0%

192 / 233

82.4%

211 / 263

80.2%

200 / 239

83.7%

2281 / 2894

78.8%

align=left | Total

381 / 498

76.5%

392 / 467

83.9%

371 / 445

83.4%

390 / 468

83.3%

436 / 525

83.0%

403 / 475

84.8%

4723 / 5777

81.8%

Results in all IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships including relay events and disqualified races. Statistics as of 25 March 2018.

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=83323&type=st-WC |title=MAKARAINEN Kaisa |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=19 December 2019}}

=World Championships=

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

2013

—

=World Cup=

==Season 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;"\|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
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="3" \|Discipline standings ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" \|Ski Tour standings
2009	26	130	94	—	{{n/a}}	—	—
2010	27	{{Abbr\|NC\|Not classified}}	{{Abbr\|NC\|Not classified}}	—	{{n/a}}	—	—
2014	31	88	57	—	—	—	—

Roller-ski biathlon

In the summer of 2007, Mäkäräinen won the world championship in roller-ski biathlon at Otepää in both the 7.5 km sprint and the 10 km pursuit.{{Cite web | url=http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/muutlajit/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/muutlajit/2007/09/559599 | title =Mäkäräiselle kaksi MM-kultaa rulla-ampumahiihdossa (Two World Champion Golds for Mäkäräinen in Roller Biathlon) | date = 2007-09-08 | publisher =MTV3 | access-date =2007-09-09 | language = fi }}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://kaisamakarainen.fi/}}
[http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTFIN21101198301 Statistics at Biathlonworld]

Category:1983 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Ristijärvi

Category:Finnish female cross-country skiers

Category:Finnish female biathletes

Category:Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Category:Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Category:Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic biathletes for Finland

Category:Biathlon World Championships medalists

Category:Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners

Category:Holmenkollen medalists

Category:Sportspeople from Kainuu

Category:21st-century Finnish sportswomen

Category:The Amazing Race winners