Mika Kuusisto

Mika Kuusisto
Country	Finland
Born	(1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 57) Jurva, Finland
Ski club	Ilmajoen Kisailijat
World Cup career
Seasons	11 – (1987, 1990–1999)
Indiv. starts	43
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	11
Team podiums	6
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1992 Albertville 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 1987 Asiago 10 km 1986 Lake Placid 3 × 10 km relay

Mika Kuusisto (born 13 December 1967 in Jurva) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and also had his best individual Winter Olympics finish with a 23rd in the 50 km event in those same games.

Kuusisto also won a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1991 Nordic skiing World Championships. He also won his only individual race at a 1997 event in Finland.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1992	24	—	—	26	23	Bronze

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1991	23	—	—	—	—	Bronze

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Long Distance	Sprint
1987	19	NC	—	—
1990	22	NC	—	—
1991	23	NC	—	—
1992	24	NC	—	—
1993	25	NC	—	—
1994	26	NC	—	—
1995	27	NC	—	—
1996	28	NC	—	—
1997	29	NC	NC	—
1998	30	NC	NC	—
1999	31	NC	NC	—

Team podiums

• 1 victory – (1 RL)
• 6 podiums – (6 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[1]	3rd	Kirvesniemi / Isometsä / Räsänen
2	1991–92	18 February 1992	Albertville, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games^[1]	3rd	Kirvesniemi / Räsänen / Isometsä
3	1992–93	5 March 1993	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Hauta-Aho / Repo / Alakärppä
4	1993–94	4 March 1994	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Taipale / Hietamäki / Heiskanen
5	1994–95	12 February 1995	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Hietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Repo
6		26 March 1995	Sapporo, Japan	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Kirvesniemi / Repo / Isometsä

Note: ^1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

1. "Athlete : KUUSISTO Mika". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

External links

• Mika Kuusisto at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Mika Kuusisto at Olympics.com
• Mika Kuusisto at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)