Jaana Savolainen

	Jaana Savolainen
Full name	Jaana Maarit Savolainen
nation	Finland
birthday	23rd January 1964 (age 56)
place of birth	Lappeenranta , Finland
Career
society	Lahden Hiihtoseura
status	resigned
Medal table
winter Olympics
Nordic World Ski Championships
Nordic Junior Ski World Championships
	Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
Debut in the World Cup	March 5, 1983
World Cup victories in individual	2 ( details )
Overall World Cup	8. ( 1985/86 )

Jaana Maarit Savolainen (born January 23, 1964 in Lappeenranta ) is a former Finnish cross-country skier .

Career

Savolainen, who started for the Lahden Hiihtoseura , had her first international success at the Junior World Ski Championships in 1982 in Murau . There she won the silver medal with the relay. The following year she won the relay gold medal at the Junior World Ski Championships in Kuopio . She made her debut in the World Cup in March 1983 in Lahti and finished 44th over 5 km. In February 1984, she took second place in the relay in Falun . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1985 in Seefeld in Tirol , she was fourth in the relay. At the beginning of the 1985/86 season she reached her first podium in the World Cup singles in Labrador City with third place over 5 km freestyle. In the further course of the season she achieved third place with the relay in Lahti and won her first World Cup victory in Oslo over 10 km freestyle. She finished the season in eighth place in the overall World Cup. The following year she finished sixth with the relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1987 in Oberstdorf and third with the relay at the World Cup in Lahti. At the beginning of the 1987/88 season she came in La Clusaz with second place over 5 km freestyle again on the podium. At the season highlight, the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary , she won the bronze medal with the relay. In addition, she achieved 28th place in the 20 km freestyle. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1989 , she won the gold medal with the relay and achieved 16th place over 10 km freestyle. In the 1989/90 season she came in the top ten three times in the World Cup. She clinched her second World Cup victory in Soldier Hollow over 5 km and finished ninth in the overall World Cup at the end of the season. In March 1991, she finished third in the relay in Falun. In the 1991/92 season she reached three top ten positions in the individual World Cup and thus achieved 13th place in the overall World Cup. Her best results at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville were 18th in the pursuit and fourth in the relay. She ran her last World Cup race in March 1994 in Lahti, which she finished in fourth place in the relay.

World Cup victories in individual

No.	date	place	discipline
1.	March 15, 1986	Norway Oslo	10 km freestyle
2.	December 9, 1989	United States Soldier Hollow	5 km classic

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

1988 Calgary : 3rd relay, 28th 20 km freestyle
1992 Albertville : 4th place relay, 18th place 10 km pursuit, 26th place 5 km classic, 28th place 30 km freestyle

Nordic World Ski Championships

1985 Seefeld : 4th place relay
1987 Oberstdorf : 6th place relay
1989 Lahti : 1st place relay, 16th place 10 km freestyle

World Cup overall placements

season	space	Points
1983/84	28.	14th
1984/85	-	-
1985/86	8th.	44
1986/87	56.	1
1987/88	28.	20th
1988/89	28.	14th
1989/90	9.	52
1990/91	-	-
1991/92	13.	29
1992/93	59.	7th

Web links

Jaana Savolainen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
Profile of Jaana Savolainen on skisport365.com
Jaana Savolainen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Savolainen, Jaana
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Savolainen, Jaana Maarit (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH	January 23, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lappeenranta

[1] Result JWM 1982 season

[2] Result JWM 1983 season

[3] Result of the women's relay Falun 1984

[4] Result of women's relay Lahti 1986

[5] Result of women's relay Lahti 1987

[6] Result of the women's relay Falun 1991