Kirsi Välimaa-Antila (born 15 October 1978 in

Jämijärvi Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The mu ...

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) is a

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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 The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second ...

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, Välimaa-Antila finished 34th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event. Her best finish at the

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was fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at

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in 2005.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 podiums

Team podiums

*1 victory *8 podiums

References

External links

* 1978 births Living people People from Jämijärvi Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Finnish female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland Sportspeople from Satakunta 21st-century Finnish women {{Finland-XC-skiing-bio-stub