Mona-Liisa Nousiainen (née Malvalehto; 20 July 1983 – 29 July 2019) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 2002 and 2018. Her best World Cup finish was first place in a sprint event in Liberec, in the Czech Republic, on 12 January 2013.
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 Mona-Liisa Nousiainen during the Stockholm Royal Palace Sprint in Sweden in March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Mona-Liisa Malvalehto 20 July 1983 Rovaniemi, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 2019 (aged 36) Kouvola, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ski club | Kouvolan Hiihtoseura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 – (2002–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (27th in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Malvalehto's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was seventh in the sprint event at Oberstdorf in 2005.
In 1999, she won the Finnish Championship in accordion playing. She studied at the Sibelius Academy.[1]
She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing after not being selected for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
Mona-Liisa Nousiainen was married to fellow cross-country skier Ville Nousiainen since 2015, with whom she had one daughter.[3] She was a friend of Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla.[4]
Nousiainen died of stomach cancer on 29 July 2019 at the age of 36.[5][6] She is buried in Valkeala cemetery in Kouvola.[7]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| 2007 | 23 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| 2013 | 29 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| 2015 | 31 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2002 | 18 | 71 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 19 | 61 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 20 | 64 | 58 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 21 | 39 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 22 | 58 | NC | 32 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23 | 27 | NC | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24 | 38 | NC | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25 | 82 | NC | 57 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28 | 40 | NC | 18 | 55 | — | DNF | — |
| 2013 | 29 | 30 | NC | 8 | DNF | — | 39 | — |
| 2014 | 30 | 54 | NC | 25 | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 31 | 61 | NC | 28 | 67 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 32 | 63 | NC | 42 | 50 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 33 | 104 | — | 77 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 34 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 1 victory
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012–13 | 12 January 2013 |  Liberec, Czech Republic |
0.85 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 TS)
- 2 podiums – (2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012–13 | 3 March 2013 |  Sochi, Russia |
6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | Kyllönen |
| 2 | 2013–14 | 12 January 2014 | Nové Město, Czech Republic |
6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Saarinen |
References
edit- ^ "VIDEO: Suomalaishiihtäjällä suunnitelmissa yllättävä alanvaihto". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Andersson, Ludvig (17 February 2018). "Togs inte ut till OS – Mona-Liisa Nousiainen lägger skidorna på hyllan". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Kanerva, Juha (31 July 2019). "Kommentti: Mona-Liisa Nousiainen kykeni yhdistämään urheilun, musiikin ja perhe-elämän, kunnes kohtalo päätti toisin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Charlotte Kalla om sorgen efter vännens död". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television AB. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "FIS Cross-Country family mourns death of Mona-Liisa Nousiainen". International Ski Federation. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Arffman, Laura (30 July 2019). "Maastohiihtäjä Mona-Liisa Nousiainen on kuollut". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ Holopainen, Pekka (31 August 2019). "Kohtalokas vatsatähystys". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish) (202). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy: 30–31. ISSN 0355-2055. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "NOUSIAINEN Mona-Liisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2019.