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Mona-Liisa Nousiainen

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Mona-Liisa Nousiainen
Mona-Liisa Nousiainen during the Stockholm Royal Palace Sprint in Sweden in March 2013
Born
Mona-Liisa Malvalehto

(1983-07-20)20 July 1983
Rovaniemi, Finland
Died29 July 2019(2019-07-29) (aged 36)
Kouvola, Finland
Spouse(s)
(m. 2015)
Ski clubKouvolan Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (20022018)
Starts110
Podiums1
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (27th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's cross-country skiing
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Karpacz 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Schonach Individual sprint
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sollefteå 5 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sollefteå 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Schonach 15 km classical

Mona-Liisa Nousiainen (née Malvalehto; 20 July 1983 – 29 July 2019) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 2002 and 2018. Her best World Cup finish was first place in a sprint event in Liberec, in the Czech Republic, on 12 January 2013.

Malvalehto's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was seventh in the sprint event at Oberstdorf in 2005.

In 1999, she won the Finnish Championship in accordion playing. She studied at the Sibelius Academy.[1]

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing after not being selected for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]

Mona-Liisa Nousiainen was married to fellow cross-country skier Ville Nousiainen since 2015, with whom she had one daughter.[3] She was a friend of Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla.[4]

Nousiainen died of stomach cancer on 29 July 2019 at the age of 36.[5][6] She is buried in Valkeala cemetery in Kouvola.[7]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 30 28

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005 21 7
2007 23 12
2013 29 7
2015 31 22

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2002 18 71 47
2003 19 61 43
2004 20 64 58 45
2005 21 39 18
2006 22 58 NC 32
2007 23 27 NC 11
2008 24 38 NC 24
2009 25 82 NC 57
2010 26 NC NC
2011 27 NC NC
2012 28 40 NC 18 55 DNF
2013 29 30 NC 8 DNF 39
2014 30 54 NC 25 DNF
2015 31 61 NC 28 67
2016 32 63 NC 42 50
2017 33 104 77
2018 34 NC NC

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2012–13 12 January 2013 Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic 0.85 km Sprint C World Cup 1st

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1 2012–13 3 March 2013 Russia Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Kyllönen
2  2013–14  12 January 2014 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Saarinen

References

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  1. ^ "VIDEO: Suomalaishiihtäjällä suunnitelmissa yllättävä alanvaihto". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ Andersson, Ludvig (17 February 2018). "Togs inte ut till OS – Mona-Liisa Nousiainen lägger skidorna på hyllan". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ Kanerva, Juha (31 July 2019). "Kommentti: Mona-Liisa Nousiainen kykeni yhdistämään urheilun, musiikin ja perhe-elämän, kunnes kohtalo päätti toisin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Charlotte Kalla om sorgen efter vännens död". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television AB. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. ^ "FIS Cross-Country family mourns death of Mona-Liisa Nousiainen". International Ski Federation. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ Arffman, Laura (30 July 2019). "Maastohiihtäjä Mona-Liisa Nousiainen on kuollut". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ Holopainen, Pekka (31 August 2019). "Kohtalokas vatsatähystys". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish) (202). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy: 30–31. ISSN 0355-2055. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. ^ "NOUSIAINEN Mona-Liisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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