Pirkko Määttä
Pirkko Sisko Määttä (born 7 March 1959) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who was born in Kuusamo and competed from 1982 to 1995. She won two 4 × 5 km relay bronze medals (1984, 1988) at the Winter Olympics. Määttä won a complete set of medals at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay, a silver in the 10 km classical, and a bronze in the 15 km. She earned her only individual victory at a 1992 event in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 2 medals – (2 bronze) World Championships * 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) World Cup Season standings Individual podiu ...
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Kuusamo
Kuusamo (; ; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. One of the largest ski resorts in Finland, Rukatunturi, Ruka, is situated in Kuusamo. Ruka is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined. The 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, World Championships of Freestyle Skiing was held in Kuusamo. Kuusamo Airport is located northeast of Kuusamo's town centre. History Sami settlement Until the 17th century, the area of Kuusamo was inhabited by ...
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International Ski Federation
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation, also known as FIS (), is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. It was previously known as the International Ski Federation () until 26 May 2022 when the name was changed to include snowboard. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France during the 1924 Winter Olympics, inaugural Winter Olympic Games, FIS is responsible for the Winter Olympic Games, Olympic skiing disciplines, namely Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding. The FIS is also responsible for setting the international competition rules. The organization has a membership of 132 national ski associations, and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland. Most World Cup wins At least 50 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation for men and women: Updated as of 3 February 2024 Ski disciplines The ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 Kilometre Freestyle
The women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was held on Friday 21 February at Les Saisies Les Saisies is a ski resort located in the Savoie '' department'' of France. It is from Albertville, host of the 1992 Winter Olympics. For those games, the resort hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing events. The resort also has alpine s .... Results The results: References External linksResults International Ski Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics - Women's 30 kilometre freestyle Women's cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Women's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 Kilometre Freestyle Pursuit
The women's 10 kilometre freestyle pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was held on Saturday 15 February at Les Saisies. This was the first time a pursuit race was held in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ... at the Winter Olympics. Each skier started based on the results from the 5 km classical event on 13 February, skiing the entire 10 kilometre course after the first-to-finish principle. Marjut Lukkarinen won the 5 km classical race with 0.9 seconds to Lyubov Yegorova of the Unified team. The two skiers started the pursuit simultaneously and Yegorova took over the lead and won over Italian Stefania Belmondo with 24.1 seconds. Results The time consists the added times for both t ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 Kilometre Classical
The women's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was held on Sunday 9 February at Les Saisies Les Saisies is a ski resort located in the Savoie '' department'' of France. It is from Albertville, host of the 1992 Winter Olympics. For those games, the resort hosted the biathlon and cross-country skiing events. The resort also has alpine s .... Results The results: References External linksResults International Ski Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics - Women's 15 kilometre classical Women's cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Women's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's 5 Kilometre Classical
The Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1992 Winter Olympics, in Albertville, France. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 13 February 1992, at Les Saisies. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics - Women's 5 kilometres Women's cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Olymp Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

Cross-country Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympic games cross-country skiing results. The cross-country skiing competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from the host city Albertville. Evolution of the Olympic program The combined pursuit (first classical, then freestyle, medals were both awarded from the classical part and the overall pursuit) was added in substitute of the men's 15 km and women's 10 km. Women's 30 km replaced the 20 km event. Also, women's 15 km was held for the first time. Medal summary Medal table Participant NOCs Forty nations sent ski runners to compete in the events. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Men's events Women's events See also * Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Paralympics References External links Official Olympic Report {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1992 Winter Olympics Events at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympics The modern Olympic ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 20 Kilometre Freestyle
The 20 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme for women at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada. It was the second and final time the event took place at the Olympics, with it being replaced by the 30km event. The competition was held on 25 February 1988 at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics - Women's 20 kilometre Women's cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics Women's 20 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Oly Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

Cross-country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 Kilometre Classical
The Women's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 14 February 1988, at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics - Women's 10 kilometres Women's cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics Women's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Oly Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

Cross-country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 5 Kilometre Classical
The Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 17 February 1988, at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics - Women's 5 kilometres Women's cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Oly Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

Cross-country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results was contested at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Medal summary Medal table Participating NOCs Thirty-four nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events in Calgary. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Men's events Women's events See also * Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics References External links Official Olympic Report {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1988 Winter Olympics Events at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympics The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competit ... Cross-country skiing competitions in Canada ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's 20 Kilometre
The 20 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme for women at the 1984 Winter Olympics, in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the first time the event took place at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1984 at Veliko Polje, Igman. Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen of Finland won gold to leave Sarajevo with gold medals in all three individual events. Results References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1984 Winter Olympics - Women's 20 kilometre Women's cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics Women's 20 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Oly Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...