Kirsi Välimaa

Kirsi Välimaa

Personal information
Full name	Kirsi Välimaa-Antila
Nationality	Finland
Born	(1978-10-15) 15 October 1978 Jämijärvi, Finland
Sport
Sport	Skiing
Club	Jämin Jänne
World Cup career
Seasons	10 – (1999–2008)
Indiv. starts	76
Indiv. podiums	2
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	14
Team podiums	8
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (19th in 2003)
Discipline titles	0

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

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

Olympic Games

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

World Championships

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

World Cup

Season standings

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

Individual podiums

• 2 podiums

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

Team podiums

• 1 victory
• 8 podiums

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

External links

• Kirsi Antila at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation