Kirsi Helen (née Perälä, born May 6, 1982, in
Forssa
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) is a
Finnish
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cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver
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, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event.
Helen also finished 23rd in the sprint event at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 ( cs, Mistrovství světa v klasickém lyžování Liberec 2009) took place 18 February – 1 March 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. This was the fourth time these championships were hosted either i ...
in
Liberec.
Her best World Cup finish was fifth twice (2008, 2010), both in sprint events.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
People from Forssa
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Finnish female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
Sportspeople from Kanta-Häme
21st-century Finnish women
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