Kerttu Niskanen

Kerttu Elina Niskanen (born 13 June 1988) is a Finnish cross-country skier.

Kerttu Niskanen
Country Finland
Full nameKerttu Elina Niskanen
Born (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988
Oulu, Finland
Ski clubVieremän Koitto
World Cup career
Seasons2008–
Individual wins2
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums9
Team podiums5
Indiv. starts218
Team starts12
Overall titles0 – (5th in 2014)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 28 March, 2020.

Career

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Niskanen finished eighth in the 10 km classical event.[1]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi she won two silver medals as a member of team Finland: in 4 × 5 km relay and in team sprint. She also finished fourth in 30 km freestyle.

Her brother Iivo is also cross-country skier, gold medalist in the 50 km classical at the 2018 Olympics.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (2 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201425874—SilverSilver
201829—166234—

World Championships
  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2011228—————
201324—12795—
2015268447Bronze—
2017286—DNF—Bronze5
20193022—————

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
200819NCNC—N/A—N/A—N/A
200920674555N/A—N/ADNFN/A
201021725758——N/ADNFN/A
201122363040—DNFN/A19N/A
2012233227392516N/A—N/A
2013241112211217N/A5N/A
201425528235N/A4N/A
2015261412419DNFN/AN/AN/A
201627963155N/AN/A7
2017288837146N/A11N/A
20182910942196N/A11N/A
201930422179——N/A34N/A
2020311511431211—N/AN/A

Individual podiums
  • 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 9 podiums – (4 WC, 5 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12012–1320 March 2013 Stockholm, Sweden1.1 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
22013–141 January 2014 Lenzerheide, Switzerland10 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
39 March 2014 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
415 March 2014 Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
52014–1513 December 2014 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
62015–1629 November 2015 Ruka, Finland10 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
72016–178 January 2017 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
812 March 2017 Oslo, Norway30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
92018–1917 February 2019 Cogne, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 5 podiums – (5 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12012–1320 January 2013 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndKyllönen / Saarinen / Roponen
22013–148 December 2013 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSaarinen / Kyllönen / Lähteenmäki
32015–166 December 2015 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndPärmäkoski / Mononen / Kyllönen
424 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdKyllönen / Pärmäkoski / Roponen
52019–201 March 2020 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMatintalo / Mononen / Pärmäkoski
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References
  1. Kerttu Niskanen at the International Ski Federation
  2. "NISKANEN Kerttu". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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