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).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 10 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1992 24 — — 26 23 Bronze
World Championships 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1991 23 19 — 24 —Bronze
World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1987 19 1990 22 1991 23 1992 24 1993 25 1994 26 1995 27 1996 28 1997 29 — 1998 30 — 1999 31 —
Team podiums
1 victory – (1 ) 6 podiums – (6 )
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1990–91 15 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Kirvesniemi / Isometsä / Räsänen2 1991–92 18 February 1992 Albertville, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games 3rd Kirvesniemi / Räsänen / Isometsä 3 1992–93 5 March 1993 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Hauta-Aho / Repo / Alakärppä4 1993–94 4 March 1994 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Taipale / Hietamäki / Heiskanen51994–95 12 February 1995 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup 1st Hietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Repo6 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.
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