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Kirsi Välimaa

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Kirsi Välimaa
Country Finland
Full nameKirsi Välimaa-Antila
Born (1978-10-15) 15 October 1978 (age 46)
Jämijärvi, Finland
Ski clubJämin Jänne
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (19992008)
Starts76
Podiums2
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (19th in 2003)
Discipline titles0

Kirsi Välimaa-Antila (born 15 October 1978 in Jämijärvi, Satakunta) is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1999 to 2008. Her lone World Cup victory was in a 4 × 5 km relay event in Sweden in 2005.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Välimaa-Antila finished 34th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event. Her best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Oberstdorf in 2005.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 24 34

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2003 24 10 24
2005 26 27 21 22 5

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1999 20 NC NC
2000 21 NC NC
2001 22 56 33
2002 23 38 18
2003 24 19 18
2004 25 25 27 25
2005 26 24 29 13
2006 27 47 33 57
2007 28 86 76 65
2008 29 NC NC

Individual podiums

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  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2002–03 6 March 2003 Norway Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
2 2004–05 5 March 2005 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  2000–01  13 January 2001 United States Soldier Hollow, United States 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rauhala / Sirviö / Saarinen
2 2002–03 1 December 2012 Finland Kuusamo, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Taipale / Lassila / Jauhojärvi
3 19 January 2003 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Pienimäki-Hietamäki / Varis
4 2003–04 11 January 2004 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Sarasoja / Kuitunen
5 2004–05 21 November 2004 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Saarinen / Roponen
6 20 March 2005 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Saarinen / Roponen / Kuitunen
7 2005–06 20 November 2005 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Roponen / Kuitunen
8 2006–07 19 November 2006 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen

References

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  1. ^ "ANTILA Kirsi". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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