Aino- Kaisa SAARINEN

Aino- Kaisa SAARINEN

News

JUSTYNA KOWALCZYK WON 30 KM CLASSIC MASS START

02/27/2010 Kowalczyk took the first ever gold medal for a Polish Cross-Country female skier READ MORE

JUSTYNA KOWALCZYK IS THE NEW TOUR LEADER

01/2/2010 5.000 spectators followed the thrilling race in Oberhof in -7°C READ MORE

JUSTYNA KOWALCZYK IS THE TOUR FAVORITE

12/30/2009 Tour de Ski starts on Friday, January 1st READ MORE

Photos

Aina Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)

FIS CROSS-COUNTRY TV

 

CAREER IN SHORT

 OLYMPICS PODIUMS 1
 OLYMPICS STARTS 7
 WORLD CUP PODIUMS 21
 WORLD CUP WINS 3
 WORLD CUP STARTS 161
   

BASIC INFO

 EDUCATION High school graduate, university student
 OCCUPATION Cross-Country skier
 FAMILY fiance
 WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS? fiance:programing engineer mother: (retired) teather, father:fysiotherapist. two big sisters and twin ´sister who is foermer athlete
 WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK? English, Swedish, Finnish
 MY WEB PAGE www.ainokaisa.com
 THREE BOOKS YOU MUST READ Mika Waltari: Sinuhe egyptiläinen ( this is only one book but it is a long one)
 THREE MOVIES YOU MUST WATCH Forrest gump Titanic The Bear
   

ATHLETES PROFILE

 FUNCTION IN THE TEAM Athlete
 NAME Aino- Kaisa SAARINEN
 NICKNAME Aikku
 GENDER Female
 BIRTH DAY 01
 BIRTH MONTH February
 BIRTH YEAR 1979
 HOMETOWN Hollola
 COUNTRY FIN
 RELATIONSHIP STATUS Single
 ZODIAC SIGN Aquarius
   

CROSS COUNTRY CARREER

 HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY? It was naturally choise because I was born next to skiing tracks. I was two years old when my parents put me on the skies
 HAVE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME ANY SERIOUS INJURIES? no
 WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL TRAINING REGIMEN? just skiing
 COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT Kari Käyhkö, Marko Passila and present coach Jarmo Riski
 WHAT DO THE OLYMPICS MEAN TO YOU AND WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE AN OLYMPIAN? Olympics has been my biggest dream since childhood.
 WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST World championchips in Liberec
   

SHOOT OUT

 BEER VS. WINE Beer
 VEGGIES VS. MEAT Veggies
 FERRARI VS. PORSHE Ferrari
 COFFEE VS. TEA Coffee
 CLASSIC VS. SKATING Classic
 SEA VS. MOUNTAINS Sea
   

LATEST MAJOR RESULTS

 OLYMPIC GAMES  BRONZE 30K WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
 OLYMPIC GAMES  5th PUR WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
 OLYMPIC GAMES  13rd SP WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  7th 30K LIBEREC 2009
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  BRONZE PUR LIBEREC 2009
 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  GOLD 10K LIBEREC 2009
 WORLD CUP  3rd SP OTEPÄÄ 2010
 WORLD CUP  3rd 10K OTEPÄÄ 2010
 WORLD CUP  4th 50K TOUR DE SKI 2010
 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  23rd 15K SAALFELDEN 1999
 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP  15th 5K SAALFELDEN 1999
   

EQUIPMENT

 SKIS Rossignol
 BINDINGS Rottefella
 BOOTS Rossignol