Perttu Hyvärinen (born 5 June 1991) is a Finnish cross-country skier. Born and raised in Kuopio,[1] he has represented Finland in four World Championships and twice in the Olympic Games. He is a silver medalist from the 4 × 10 kilometre relay at the 2023 World Championships.
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![]() Hyvärinen in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuopio, Finland | 5 June 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Puijon Hiihtoseura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 – (2011, 2013–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 7 January 2024. |
Among Hyvärinen's career-best individual performances are a 6th place in the 15 kilometre classical and a 7th place in the 30 km skiathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. His best individual result in the World Cup is a win at the 10 km Individual start in Toblach during the 2023-24 season. He has two team podium placements, both from relays.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
editYear | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
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2018 | 26 | 35 | 41 | 29 | — | 4 | — |
2022 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 19[a] | — | 6 | — |
a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
edit- 1 medal (1 silver)
Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
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2015 | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 25 | — | 30 | 44 | — | — | — |
2019 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 42 | — | 4 | — |
2021 | 29 | 17 | — | 32 | — | 6 | — |
2023 | 31 | 13 | 10 | DNF | — | Silver | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
editSeason | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
Ski Tour 2020 |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
2011 | 19 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2013 | 21 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2014 | 22 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2015 | 23 | NC | NC | NC | 68 | DNF | — | — | — |
2016 | 24 | 133 | 84 | NC | 51 | — | — | — | — |
2017 | 25 | 67 | 51 | 90 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — |
2018 | 26 | 119 | 80 | NC | — | — | — | 71 | — |
2019 | 27 | 103 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 87 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — |
2021 | 29 | 55 | 40 | NC | 22 | NC | — | — | — |
2022 | 30 | 38 | 27 | NC | — | 21 | — | — | — |
2023 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 110 | — | 18 | — | — | — |
2024 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 91 | — | 17 | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 SWC)
- 1 podium – (1 SWC)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 2023–24 | 31 December 2023 | Toblach, Italy | 10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
edit- 2 podiums – (2 RL)
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 2020–21 | 24 January 2021 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Hakola / Niskanen / Mäki |
2 | 2021–22 | 13 March 2022 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Mixed Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | K. Niskanen / I. Niskanen / Pärmäkoski |
References
edit- ^ "Perttu Hyvärinen". FIS. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Athlete : Perttu HYVARINEN". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
External links
edit- Perttu Hyvärinen at FIS (cross-country)
- Perttu Hyvärinen at Olympics.com
- Perttu Hyvärinen at Olympedia
- Perttu Hyvärinen at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)