Tanja Poutiainen
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Tanja Poutiainen (born 6 April 1980 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish alpine skier who won the silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics women's giant slalom race.
In, 1997 Poutiainen became junior world champion in the slalom as well being listed 3rd in the Super-G, and the same year debuted in the Alpine skiing World Cup. At the 1999 Junior World Championships, she placed third in the giant slalom skiing competition. She placed second in the Super-G at the World Cup in Sestriere, becoming the first Finn to take the winner's podium. At the 2002 World Cup in Levi, Finland she won the slalom competition.
In the 2004/2005 season, she won both the slalom and giant slalom World Cup titles. At the Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 she placed second in the giant slalom behind Swede Anja Pärson and second in the slalom behind Croatian Janica Kostelić.
Poutiainen is currently being trained by Michael Bont and lives in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| February 24 2004 |  Levi |
Slalom |
| November 26 2004 |  Aspen |
Giant Slalom |
| November 28 2004 | Aspen |
Slalom |
| december 12 2004 |  Altenmarkt |
Slalom |
| January 20 2005 |  Zagreb |
Slalom |
| March 10 2007 |  Zwiesel |
Giant Slalom |
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- 1980 births
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- Finnish alpine skiers
- Winter Olympics medalists
- Olympic alpine skiers of Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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