Jaana Maarit Savolainen (born 23 January 1964) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1993. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and finished 18th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.
Savolainen also won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1986.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 20 km 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1988 24 — — 28 Bronze 1992 28 26 — 18 28 4 World Championships 1 medal – (1 gold) Year Age 5 km 10 km classical 10 km freestyle 15 km 20 km 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1985 21 — 30 244 1987 23 29 — 336 1989 25 — 16 —— Gold 1991 27 — 20 — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Overall 1983 19 1984 20 28 1985 21 1986 22 8 1987 23 56 1988 24 28 1989 25 28 1990 26 9 1991 27 1992 28 13 1993 29 58
Individual podiums 2 victories 4 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1985–86 7 December 1985 Labrador City, Canada 5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd2 15 March 1986 Oslo, Norway 10 km Individual FWorld Cup 1st3 1987–88 13 December 1987 La Clusaz, France 5 km Individual F World Cup 2nd4 1989–909 December 1989 Soldier Hollow, United States 5 km Individual C World Cup 1st
Team podiums
1 victory 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1983–84 26 February 1984 Falun, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 2nd Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen2 1985–86 1 March 1986 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Määttä / Hyytiäinen / Matikainen3 1986–87 1 March 1987 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Pyykkönen / Määttä / Matikainen4 1987–88 21 February 1988 Calgary, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay F Olympic Games 3rd Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Matikainen5 1988–89 23 February 1989 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 1st Määttä / Kirvesniemi / Matikainen6 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Pyykkönen / Määttä / Kuivalainen7 1990–91 10 March 1991 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Lukkarinen / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi8 1991–92 8 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Riikola / Lukkarinen / Kirvesniemi
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
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