Lauri Pyykönen Explained

Lauri Pyykönen
Birth Date:1978 4, df=y
Birth Place:Pirkkala, Finland
Club:Vantaan Hiihtoseura
Seasons:9 – (1999, 20012008)
Wins:0
Totalpodiums:2
Teampodiums:0
Individual Starts:67
Team Starts:15
Wcoveralls:0 – (26th in 2003)
Wctitles:0

Lauri Pyykönen (born 20 April 1978 in Pirkkala) is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1998 to 2008. His best World Cup finish was second twice, both in sprint events with one each in 2002 and in 2003.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Pyykönen finished fifth in the team sprint, 27th in the individual sprint, and 54th in the 15 km events. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 12th in the sprint event at Val di Fiemme in 2003.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
24 22 12
26 15
28

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceSprintTour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
20
22 55 10
23 67 28
24 26
25 61 27
26 50 25
27 135 59
28 91 44
29

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  2002–03 15 December 2002 Cogne, Italy 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
26 March 2003 Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete : Lauri PYYKOENEN . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 12 April 2019.