Kirsi Välimaa-Antila (born 15 October 1978 in Jämijärvi, Satakunta) is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1999 to 2008. Her lone World Cup victory was in a 4 × 5 km relay event in Sweden in 2005.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Välimaa-Antila finished 34th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event. Her best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Oberstdorf in 2005.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2006 24 — 34 — — — —
World Championships Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2003 24 10 — 24 — — — 2005 26 — 27 21 22 — 5
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1999 20 — 2000 21 — — 2001 22 56 33 2002 23 38 18 2003 24 19 18 2004 25 25 27 25 2005 26 24 29 13 2006 27 47 33 57 2007 28 86 76 65 — 2008 29 ———
Individual podiums 2 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2002–03 6 March 2003 Oslo, Norway 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd2 2004–05 5 March 2005 Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 1 victory 8 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 2000–01 13 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Rauhala / Sirviö / Saarinen2 2002–03 1 December 2012 Kuusamo, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Taipale / Lassila / Jauhojärvi3 19 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Pienimäki-Hietamäki / Varis4 2003–04 11 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Sarasoja / Kuitunen5 2004–05 21 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Saarinen / Roponen6 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Saarinen / Roponen / Kuitunen7 2005–06 20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Roponen / Kuitunen8 2006–07 19 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen
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