Mika Kuusisto Explained

Mika Kuusisto (born 13 December 1967 in Jurva) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and also had his best individual Winter Olympics finish with a 23rd in the 50 km event in those same games.

Kuusisto also won a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1991 Nordic skiing World Championships. He also won his only individual race at a 1997 event in Finland.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Long Distance	Sprint
	19
	22
	23
	24
	25
	26
	27
	28
	29			—
	30			—
	31			—

Team podiums

• 1 victory – (1)
• 6 podiums – (6)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships	3rd	Kirvesniemi / Isometsä / Räsänen
2	1991–92	18 February 1992	Albertville, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games	3rd
3	1992–93	5 March 1993	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Hauta-Aho / Repo / Alakärppä
4	1993–94	4 March 1994	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Taipale / Hietamäki / Heiskanen
5	1994–95	12 February 1995	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Hietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Repo
6	26 March 1995	Sapporo, Japan	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Kirvesniemi / Repo / Isometsä

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athlete : KUUSISTO Mika . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 23 April 2018.