Tuulikki Pyykkönen

Finnish cross-country skier
Tuulikki Pyykkönen
Country Finland
Born (1963-11-25) 25 November 1963 (age 60)
Puolanka, Finland
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1984–1998)
Starts80
Podiums1
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (10th in 1990)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Murau 3 × 5 km relay

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.

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

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

Olympic Games

 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

  • 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

Season standings

 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

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1989–90  9 December 1989 United States Soldier Hollow, United States 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1986–87  1 March 1987 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen
2 19 March 1987 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Määttä
3  1989–90  4 March 1990 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Määttä / Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen
4 11 March 1990 Sweden Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Määttä / Kuivalainen / Savolainen
5  1993–94  4 March 1994 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Rolig / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi
6  1995–96  17 March 1996 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Kittilä
7  1996–97  28 February 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen
8 9 March 1997 Sweden 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

  1. ^ "PYYKOENEN Tuulikki". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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