Ville Nousiainen (born 5 December 1983, in Kouvola) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2002. He finished fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Nousiainen won his first world championship medal, a bronze, in the team sprint event with Sami Jauhojärvi at Liberec in 2009. He then followed it with another bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the same championships.
First place victories include two 10 km FIS races and most recently two National Championships in Finland in 2010 (50 km, 19.8 km).
Ville Nousiainen was married to compatriot cross-country skier Mona-Liisa Nousiainen since 2015 until her death in 2019. They have one daughter together.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2006 22 — — — — — 2010 26 13 37 — 5 10 2014 30 28 — — 24 — —
World Championships 2 medals – (2 bronze) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2007 23 18 24 10 — 6 9 2009 25 18 25 — Bronze Bronze 2011 27 8 — 26 — 4 5 2013 29 26 — — — 5 — 2015 31 22 — — — 8 5 2017 33 — 38 — — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2003 19 — 2004 20 — 2005 21 — 2006 22 153 111 — 2007 23 44 31 23 2008 24 17 10 55 19 10 2009 25 139 86 — — 2010 26 37 36 58 23 14 2011 27 58 42 52 34 — 2012 28 83 60 94 44 28 — 2013 29 — — 2014 30 47 39 69 31 13 27 2015 31 77 53 84 23 2016 32 151 96 36 — 2017 33 139 96 — — — — 2018 34 150 98 — —
Individual podiums
2 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2007–0815 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd2 9 February 2008 Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
Team podiums
1 podium No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate1 2007–08 17 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Jauhojärvi
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