Kerttu Niskanen

Kerttu Niskanen
Country	Finland
Full name	Kerttu Elina Niskanen
Born	(1988-06-13) 13 June 1988 Oulu, Finland
Ski club	Vieremän Koitto
World Cup career
Seasons	2008–
Starts	218
Podiums	9
Wins	2
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 2014)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing Finland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 2 0 World Championships 0 0 2 Total 0 2 2 Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 4 × 5 km relay 2014 Sochi Team sprint World Championships 2015 Falun 4 × 5 km relay 2017 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay U23 World Championships 2010 Hinterzarten 10 km classical 2011 Otepää Individual sprint 2009 Praz de Lys Individual sprint 2011 Otepää 15 km skiathlon Junior World Championships 2007 Tarvisio 4 × 3.33 km relay 2008 Malles 4 × 3.33 km relay
Updated on 28 March, 2020.

Kerttu Elina Niskanen (born 13 June 1988) is a Finnish cross-country skier.

Career

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Niskanen finished eighth in the 10 km classical event.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi she won two silver medals as a member of team Finland: in 4 × 5 km relay and in team sprint. She also finished fourth in 30 km freestyle.

Her brother Iivo is also cross-country skier, gold medalist in the 50 km classical at the 2018 Olympics.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (2 silver)

Year	Age	10 km  individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km  mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2014	25	8	7	4	—	Silver	Silver
2018	29	—	16	6	23	4	—

World Championships

• 2 medals – (2 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km  individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km  mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2011	22	8	—	—	—	—	—
2013	24	—	12	7	9	5	—
2015	26	8	4	4	7	Bronze	—
2017	28	6	—	DNF	—	Bronze	5
2019	30	22	—	—	—	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2008	19	NC	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	20	67	45	55	—	—	—	DNF	—
2010	21	72	57	58	—	—	—	DNF	—
2011	22	36	30	40	—	DNF	—	19	—
2012	23	32	27	39	25	16	—	—	—
2013	24	11	12	21	12	17	—	5	—
2014	25	5		28	23	5	—	4	—
2015	26	14	12	41	9	DNF	—	—	—
2016	27	9	6	31	5	5	—	—	7
2017	28	8	8	37	14	6	—	11	—
2018	29	10	9	42	19	6	—	11	—
2019	30	42	21	79	—	—	—	34	—
2020	31	15	11	43	12	11	—	—	—
2021	32				9	DNF	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
• 9 podiums – (4 WC, 5 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2012–13	20 March 2013	Stockholm, Sweden	1.1 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
2	2013–14	1 January 2014	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	10 km Mass Start C	Stage World Cup	1st
3		9 March 2014	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
4		15 March 2014	Falun, Sweden	7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F	Stage World Cup	3rd
5	2014–15	13 December 2014	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
6	2015–16	29 November 2015	Ruka, Finland	10 km Pursuit C	Stage World Cup	3rd
7	2016–17	8 January 2017	Val di Fiemme, Italy	9 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
8		12 March 2017	Oslo, Norway	30 km Mass Start C	World Cup	3rd
9	2018–19	17 February 2019	Cogne, Italy	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st

Team podiums

• 6 podiums – (6 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2012–13	20 January 2013	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Kyllönen / Saarinen / Roponen
2	2013–14	8 December 2013	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Saarinen / Kyllönen / Lähteenmäki
3	2015–16	6 December 2015	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Pärmäkoski / Mononen / Kyllönen
4		24 January 2016	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Kyllönen / Pärmäkoski / Roponen
5	2019–20	1 March 2020	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Matintalo / Mononen / Pärmäkoski
6	2020–21	24 January 2021	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Matintalo / Mononen / Pärmäkoski