Mari Eder
{{short description|Finnish biathlete and cross-country skier}}
{{Infobox skier
| name = Mari Eder
| fullname =
| image = 20101208 Mari Laukkanen (FIN).jpg
| caption = Mari Eder at the Biathon World Cup 2010 in Hochfilzen, Austria
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Eno, Finland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
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| seasons =
| wins = 2
| totalpodiums = 3
| updated = 28 February 2013
| show-medals = no
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Country | {{FIN}} }}
{{Medal|Sport | Women's cross-country skiing}}
{{Medal|Competition | U23 World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Hinterzarten|Individual sprint}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand|Individual sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2008 Mals|Individual sprint}}
{{Medal|Competition | Junior World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Tarvisio|4 × 3.33 km relay}}
}}
Mari Eder (née Laukkanen; born 9 November 1987) is a Finnish former biathlete and cross-country skier.[http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTFIN20911198701 IBU Profile]{{cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&listid=&competitorid=134009&type=result&rec_start=0&limit=100 |title=Laukkanen Mari - Biographie |website=International Ski Federation |access-date=28 January 2017}}
Career
Eder competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Finland. Her best performance was 43rd in the individual. She also finished 68th in the sprint.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/mari-laukkanen-1.html Sports-Reference Profile]
In February 2013, Eder's best performance in the Biathlon World Cup was 7th, as part of the mixed relay team at Kontiolahti in 2011/12. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 36th, in 2011/12. She scored her first World Cup podium finish with a third place in the first of two sprints at the Kontiolahti round of the 2013/14 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.kontiolahtibiathlon.com/super-day-for-finns/ |title=Super day for Finns |author= |date=13 March 2014 |website=kontiolahtibiathlon.com |accessdate=15 March 2014}}
Up to February 2017, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships was fourth at Hochfilzen, in Austria, in 2017, in the women's individual competition over the normal distance. Her previous best was sixth, as part of the 2009 Finnish mixed relay team. Her previous best individual performance was 15th in the 2012 sprint. However, in March 2017, she won both the 7.5 km sprint and 10 km pursuit in Holmenkollen.
In addition to biathlon, Eder has competed in cross-country skiing, mostly in sprints and other short races. She enjoyed particular success at the Under-23 level, finishing on the podium in the individual sprint at the Under-23 World Championships three times, taking third in the 2008 Championships in Malles Venosta, second in the 2009 event at Praz de Lys-Sommand, and taking the gold medal in 2010 in Hinterzarten. In the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, her best results have been fifth place in the individual sprint in Sochi in February 2013, and in the team sprint in Toblach in January 2017. She competed in the cross-country sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she placed 15th.
She retired at the end of the 2022/23 season.
Biathlon results
=Olympic Games=
0 medals
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!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;"| 43rd | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 68th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="width:70px;"| — | {{n/a}} |
| align=left |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2014 Sochi
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| DNS | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 36th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| DNS | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="width:70px;"| — | style="width:70px;"| — |
| align=left |{{flagicon|KOR}} 2018 Pyeongchang
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 42nd | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 64th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| DNS | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="width:70px;"| — | style="width:70px;"| — |
| align=left |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2022 Beijing
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 32nd | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 28th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 30th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="width:70px;"| 16th | style="width:70px;"| 11th |
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:a. {{note label|mixedrelay|a|1}} The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
{{refend}}
=World Championships=
0 medals
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!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|ITA}} 2007 Antholz
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 43rd | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | LAP | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 12th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 16th | rowspan="10" {{n/a}} |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2008 Östersund
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 47th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 34th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 33rd | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | — | 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;" | — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 55th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 47th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | — | 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}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | style="text-align:center;" | 17th |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 40th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 28th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | LAP | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | — | 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;"| 60th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 15th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 25th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 27th | 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;"| 63rd | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 60th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 46th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 21st | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 18th |
| align=left |{{flagicon|FIN}} 2015 Kontiolahti
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 65th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 16th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 29th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 16th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 9th |
| align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} 2016 Oslo
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 52nd | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 45th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 18th |
| align=left |{{flagicon|AUT}} 2017 Hochfilzen
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 4th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 57th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| DNS | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 15th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;"| 10th |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz
| style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 67th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 68th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | — | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 11th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 9th | style="text-align:center; width:70px;" | 23rd |
| align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka
|44th |56th |31st |— |14th |13th |25th |
| align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} 2023 Oberhof
|62nd |69th |— |— |13th |11th |— |
{{refbegin}}
: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.
{{refend}}
=Individual podiums=
- 2 victories – (1 Sp, 1 Pu)
- 3 podiums – (2 Sp, 1 Pu)
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| 1 | rowspan="1"|2013–14 | align=left|13 March 2014 | align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kontiolahti | World Cup | Sprint | bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd |
| 2 | rowspan="2"|2016–17 | align=left|17 March 2017 | align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo | World Cup | Sprint | bgcolor="gold"| 1st |
| 3 | align=left|18 March 2017 | align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo | World Cup | Pursuit | bgcolor="gold"| 1st |
Cross-country skiing results
=Olympic Games=
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! 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;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2014 | 26 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
| 2018 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
=World Championships=
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! 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;"| 30 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 5 km ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| Team | |||||||
| 2017 | 29 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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! 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="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;"|Sprint ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20 | 86 | — | 66 | {{n/a}} | — | — |
| 2009 | 21 | 109 | — | 72 | {{n/a}} | — | — |
| 2011 | 23 | 104 | — | 73 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | 70 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 26 | 81 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | 52 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 30 | 86 | — | 52 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 30 | 76 | — | 47 | — | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — |
| 2019 | 31 | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} | — | {{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} | — |
Personal life
Eder married the Austrian Benjamin Eder on 26 July 2018. She has been living in Austria since 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/mari-eder-austria-finland-biathlon-cross-country-marriage-and-motivation |title=Mari Eder…Austria/Finland, Biathlon/Cross-country, Marriage and Motivation |date=30 October 2018 |website=www.biathlonworld.com |accessdate=12 January 2020}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IBU profile}}
- {{FIS cross-country skier}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- {{Olympiakomitea.fi|mari-eder}}
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