Kati Sundqvist

Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist (born Kati Sundqvist on February 15, 1975 in Noormarkku, Satakunta) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 1995. She won a silver medal in the individual sprint at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist
Country	Finland
Born	(1975-02-15) 15 February 1975 Noormarkku, Finland
Ski club	Noormarkun Nopsa
World Cup career
Seasons	1995–2007
Individual wins	0
Team wins	0
Indiv. podiums	1
Team podiums	2
Indiv. starts	139
Team starts	33
Overall titles	0 – (20th in 2001)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland World Championships 2001 Lahti Individual sprint Junior World Championships 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay

Sundqvist's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit at Salt Lake City in 2002. She has five individual career victories up to 10 km from 2002 to 2005.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
1998	23	—	N/A	41	—	DNS	N/A	—	N/A
2002	27	N/A	28	—	16	—	18	7	N/A
2006	31	N/A	43	N/A	—	DNF	29	7	—

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay
1997	22	—	N/A	35	—	—	N/A	—
1999	24	—	N/A	32	30	—	N/A	—
2001	26	N/A	—	32	—	CNX^[a]	Silver	—
2003	28	N/A	—	—	27	—	15	—

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
1995	20	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1996	21	64	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1997	22	39	N/A	25	N/A	39	N/A
1998	23	51	N/A	NC	N/A	44	N/A
1999	24	47	N/A	64	N/A	47	N/A
2000	25	24	N/A	26	26	14	N/A
2001	26	20	N/A	N/A	N/A	20	N/A
2002	27	26	N/A	N/A	N/A	13	N/A
2003	28	31	N/A	N/A	N/A	12	N/A
2004	29	45	73	N/A	N/A	24	N/A
2005	30	43	NC	N/A	N/A	20	N/A
2006	31	40	46	N/A	N/A	22	N/A
2007	32	75	62	N/A	N/A	59	—

Individual podiums

• 1 podium

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1999–00	28 February 2000	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 2 podiums – (2 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2003–04	22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Saarinen / Salonen / Sarasoja
2	2006–07	4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Manninen / Saarinen / Roponen

References

1. "VENALAINEN Kati". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

• Kati Venaelaenin-Sundqvist at the International Ski Federation