Matti Heikkinen (born 19 December 1983 in Kajaani) is a Finnish former cross-country skier and World Champion who competed from 2002 to 2019.
Career Heikkinen won his first World Championship at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Holmenkollen 2011. Winning 15 km, he is the first Finnish men's World Champion for over a decade. He also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, earning them in the 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay events.
In December 2009, Heikkinen took his first World Cup victory on the 15 km freestyle event in Davos.
Heikkinen finished fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March 2019.
Heikkinen lives in Jyväskylä and studies at the University of Jyväskylä School of Business.
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 2010 26 39 — — 5 — 2014 30 20 39 15 — 6 — 2018 34 10 21 25 — 4 —
World Championships 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 bronze) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2009 25 Bronze 11 37 — Bronze — 2011 27 Gold 18 — — 4 — 2013 29 12 17 25 — 5 — 2015 31 21 16 20 — 8 — 2017 33 11 18 Bronze — 5 — 2019 35 — 12 11 — 4 —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2003 19 — 2004 20 — 2005 21 156 98 2006 22 — 2007 23 169 113 — — 2008 24 65 44 71 — 14 2009 25 30 19 102 26 19 2010 26 13 9 72 12 24 2011 27 25 18 54 21 2012 28 44 28 — 24 2013 29 39 27 18 18 2014 30 28 18 17 9 2015 31 20 15 7 — 2016 32 17 17 — 18 6 2017 33 5 5 24 2018 34 35 24 14 — 2019 35 119 82 48
Individual podiums 4 victories – (1 , 3 ) 15 podiums – (5 , 10 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2009–1021 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd2 12 December 2009 Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st3 2 January 2010 Oberhof, Germany 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd4 2010–11 3 January 2010 Oberstdorf, Germany 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F Stage World Cup 1st5 2014–1525 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd6 2015–1625 January 2015 Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd7 9 March 2016 Canmore, Canada 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F Stage World Cup 3rd8 11 March 2016 Canmore, Canada 15 km Individual F Stage World Cup 1st9 12 March 2016 Canmore, Canada 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 2nd10 2016–17 4 December 2016 Lillehammer, Norway 15 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 1st11 2–4 December 2016 Nordic Opening Overall Standings World Cup 2nd12 10 December 2016 Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd13 7 January 2017 Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd14 8 January 2017 Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup 2nd15 2017–1826 November 2017 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
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