Tuulikki Pyykkönen (born 25 November 1963 in Puolanka, Kainuu) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 1998. 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 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
| Tuulikki Pyykkönen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1963 Puolanka, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 15 – (1984–1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pyykkönen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the 5 km at Calgary in 1988. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1995.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 24 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | 29 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | 18 | — | — | DNS | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 34 | 17 | — | 12 | DNS | — | — | 7 |
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km classical |
10 km freestyle |
15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | — | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1993 | 29 | 13 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1995 | 31 | 11 | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1997 | 33 | 19 | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | Bronze |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1984 | 24 | NC | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | NC | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | NC | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | NC | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | 37 | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | 51 | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | 25 | — | — |
| 1995 | 31 | 23 | — | — |
| 1996 | 32 | 36 | — | — |
| 1997 | 33 | NC | NC | — |
| 1998 | 34 | NC | NC | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989–90 | 9 December 1989 |  Soldier Hollow, United States |
5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
edit- 8 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 1 March 1987 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen |
| 2 | 19 March 1987 |  Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Määttä | |
| 3 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen |
| 4 | 11 March 1990 |  Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Määttä / Kuivalainen / Savolainen | |
| 5 | 1993–94 | 4 March 1994 | Lahti, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Rolig / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi |
| 6 | 1995–96 | 17 March 1996 | Oslo, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Kittilä |
| 7 | 1996–97 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim, Norway |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen |
| 8 | 9 March 1997 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
edit- ^ "PYYKOENEN Tuulikki". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
External links
edit- Tuulikki Pyykoenen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Tuulikki Pyykkönen at Olympics.com
- Tuulikki Pyykkönen at Olympedia (archive)
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