Riikka Sirviö (born 11 April 1974) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of sixth in the 15 km event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
| Riikka Sirviö | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1974 Kajaani, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Jyväskylän Hiihtoseura | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (1995–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 2001) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sirviö had seven individual victories at 5 km (all in Finland) from 1997 to 2002.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km individual |
10 km individual |
15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22 | 10 | — | — | 21 | 14 | — | Bronze |
| 1999 | 24 | 28 | — | — | 32 | — | — | 11 |
| 2001 | 26 | — | 15 | — | — | CNX[a] | — | — |
| 2003 | 28 | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | 30 | DSQ |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1995 | 20 | NC | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 21 | 33 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 22 | 28 | 31 | — | 47 |
| 1998 | 23 | 49 | NC | — | 39 |
| 1999 | 24 | 61 | NC | — | 69 |
| 2000 | 25 | 35 | 53 | 45 | 22 |
| 2001 | 26 | 25 | — | — | 38 |
| 2002 | 27 | 36 | — | — | 26 |
| 2003 | 28 | 39 | — | — | 27 |
Team podiums
edit- 5 podiums – (4 RL, 1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995–96 | 17 March 1996 |  Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Pyykkönen / Pulkkinen / Kittilä |
| 2 | 1996–97 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Pulkkinen / Salonen |
| 3 | 9 March 1997 |  Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pyykkönen / Pulkkinen / Salonen | |
| 4 | 2000–01 | 13 January 2001 |  Soldier Hollow, United States |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Rauhala / Välimaa / Saarinen |
| 5 | 2001–02 | 13 January 2002 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Roponen |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
edit- ^ "SIRVIOE Riikka". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
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