Jasmin Kähärä Explained

Jasmin Kähärä
Birth Date:4 May 2000
Birth Place:Mikkeli, Finland
Club:Vuokatti Ski Team Kainuu
Seasons:4 – (2018, 2021–present)
Totalpodiums:0
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:20
Team Starts:3
Wcoveralls:0 – (49th in 2023)
Wctitles:0
Updated:27 March 2023

Jasmin Kähärä (born 4 May 2000[1]) is a Finnish cross-country skier. She participated in the women's sprint in the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she placed 26th. In 2023, she won the under-23 world championship in the classical sprint in Whistler, Canada.[2]

Kähärä has been a member of the Finnish national team since the 2022-23 season,[3] and was also regularly included in the World Cup roster in the previous season while still a member of the national B-team. Her best World Cup result is an 8th place from the Tallinn city sprint in the 2022-23 season.

Kähärä's sister Jessica is a track and field athlete and her brother Jesse is a junior cross-country skier.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
17
20
21 63 80 368
22 49 6826 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KAHARA Jasmin - Athlete Information . 2023-01-11 . www.fis-ski.com.
  2. Web site: Jasmin Kähärä voitti kultaa näytöstyyliin – helpotus tallentui kisan jälkeen televisiokuviin: ”Vihdoin!” . 2023-01-30 . www.yle.fi.
  3. Web site: Maastohiihdon A-maajoukkue valittu kaudelle 2022-23 . 2023-01-30 . www.hiihtoliitto.fi.
  4. Web site: Jasmin Kähärä sai lukioikäisenä ikävän diagnoosin, josta toipuminen vei kauan – nyt hän on Suomen kuumin hiihtolupaus . 2023-01-30 . www.is.fi.
  5. Web site: KÄHÄRÄ Jasmin . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 30 January 2023.