Katja Kiiskinen

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Katja Kiiskinen
Curler
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Born (1983-10-10) 10 October 1983 (age 40)
Team
Curling clubHyvinkää CC
Curling career
Member Association Finland
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		3 (2011, 2013, 2015)
European Championship
appearances		5 (2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010)
Other appearancesEuropean Mixed Championship: 1 (2010),
European Junior Challenge: 1 (2005)
Medal record
Curling
Finnish Women's Championship[1]
Gold medal – first place 2003
Gold medal – first place 2010
Silver medal – second place 2005
Silver medal – second place 2006
Silver medal – second place 2007
Silver medal – second place 2011
Silver medal – second place 2014
Silver medal – second place 2015
Bronze medal – third place 2008
Bronze medal – third place 2013

Katja Kiiskinen (born 10 October 1983) is a Finnish curler and curling coach.[2]

At the national level, she is a two-time Finnish women's champion curler (2003, 2010), three-time Finnish mixed doubles champion curler (2011, 2013, 2015), 2010 Finnish mixed champion curler.

Teams[edit]

Women's[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2002–03 Kirsi Nykänen Tiina Kautonen Sari Laakkonen Minna Malinen Katja Kiiskinen,
Laura Tsutsunen (FWCC)		 ECC 2002 (9th),
FWCC 2003 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2003–04 Katja Kiiskinen Heidi Hossi ? ? FWCC 2004 (5th)
2004–05 Katja Kiiskinen Heidi Hossi Tiina Holmi Sanna Puustinen Päivi Salonen FWCC 2005 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Katja Kiiskinen Sanna Puustinen Heidi Hossi Tiina Holmi Päivi Salonen Paavo Kuosmanen EJCC 2005 (4th)
2005–06 Katja Kiiskinen (fourth) Päivi Salonen (skip) Tiina Holmi Heidi Hossi Sanna Puustinen Tuomas Vuori ECC 2005 (10th)
Katja Kiiskinen Heidi Hossi Tiina Holmi Kirsi Nykänen Sanna Puustinen,
Päivi Salonen		 FWCC 2006 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2006–07 Katja Kiiskinen Tiina Holmi Heidi Hossi Sanna Puustinen Päivi Salonen FWCC 2007 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007–08 Anne Malmi Sari Auvinen Katri Määttä Tuire Autio Katja Kiiskinen Jaana Jokela ECC 2007 (10th)
Katja Kiiskinen Tiina Holmi Päivi Salonen Oona Kauste Sanna Puustinen,
Heidi Hossi		 FWCC 2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2009–10 Ellen Vogt Katja Kiiskinen Riikka Louhivuori Elisa Alatalo Oona Kauste Aku Kauste ECC 2009 (8th)
Ellen Vogt Elisa Westerberg Katja Kiiskinen Hannele Liesmäki Riikka Louhivuori,
Tiina Suuripää		 Aku Kauste FWCC 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2010–11 Ellen Vogt Katja Kiiskinen Riikka Louhivuori Elisa Westerberg Tiina Suuripää Toni Sepperi ECC 2010 (9th)
Ellen Vogt Katja Kiiskinen Riikka Louhivuori Maija Salmiovirta Tiina Suuripää,
Elisa Westerberg		 FWCC 2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011–12 Katja Kiiskinen Elisa Westerberg Milja Sullanmaa Lare Norri Anna Majapuro,
Eeva Haapanen		 FWCC 2012 (4th)
2012–13 Katja Kiiskinen Milja Sullanmaa Jenni Räsänen Nina Sipilä Hanna Männynväli FWCC 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013–14 Katja Kiiskinen Milja Sullanmaa Jenni Räsänen Nina Sipilä Hanna Männynväli,
Tiina Suuripää		 FWCC 2014 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014–15 Milja Sullanmaa Tiina Suuripää Jenni Räsänen Hanna Männynväli Jenni Sullanmaa,
Katja Kiiskinen		 FWCC 2015 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mixed[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2006–07 Tomi Rantamäki Kirsi Nykänen Kalle Kiiskinen Tiina Julkunen Katja Kiiskinen,
Jermu Pöllänen		 FMxCC 2007 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2009–10 Tomi Rantamäki Katja Kiiskinen Bettina Mandelin Juha Pekaristo FMxCC 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2010–11 Tomi Rantamäki Katja Kiiskinen Kimmo Ilvonen Marjo Hippi EMxCC 2010 (15th)
Toni Anttila Katja Kiiskinen Tiina Suuripää Kasper Hakunti FMxCC 2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2011–12 Katja Kiiskinen Toni Sepperi Jere Sullanmaa Milja Sullanmaa Arttu Pietilä FMxCC 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012–13 Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Jaana Hämäläinen Paavo Kuosmanen Kirsi Kaski Katja Kiiskinen FMxCC 2013 (5th)
2013–14 Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Paavo Kuosmanen Jaana Hämäläinen Katja Kiiskinen FMxCC 2014 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014–15 Pauli Jäämies Katja Kiiskinen Antti Männynväli Hanna Männynväli FMxCC 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Mixed doubles[edit]

Season Male Female Coach Events
2007–08 Kalle Kiiskinen Katja Kiiskinen FMDCC 2008 (6th)
2009–10 Paavo Kuosmanen Katja Kiiskinen FMDCC 2010 (4th)
2010–11 Kalle Kiiskinen Katja Kiiskinen FMDCC 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMDCC 2011 (9th)
2011–12 Kalle Kiiskinen Katja Kiiskinen Paavo Kuosmanen FMDCC 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012–13 Kalle Kiiskinen Katja Kiiskinen FMDCC 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Paavo Kuosmanen Katja Kiiskinen Kalle Kiiskinen WMDCC 2013 (18th)
2013–14 Kalle Kiiskinen Katja Kiiskinen FMDCC 2014 (5th)
2014–15 Kalle Kiiskinen Katja Kiiskinen Paavo Kuosmanen
(WMDCC)		 FMDCC 2015 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMDCC 2015 (14th)

Record as a coach of national teams[edit]

Year Tournament, event National team Place
2006 2006 European Junior Curling Challenge  Finland (junior women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 2007 European Junior Curling Challenge  Finland (junior women)
5
2009 2009 European Junior Curling Challenge  Finland (junior women)
5
2014 2014 European Curling Championships  Belarus (women)
19
2015 2015 European Junior Curling Challenge  Spain (junior men)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015 Curling at the 2015 Winter Universiade  Spain (junior men)
10
2019 2019 European Curling Championships  Finland (women)
16
2020 2020 World Qualification Event  Finland (women)
6

Personal life[edit]

Her brother Kalle Kiiskinen is also a curler and curling coach, he is a silver medallist of 2006 Winter Olympics.

She started curling in 2000 at the age of 17.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Finnish Women's Championships league / Finnish Cup - Finnish championships - past seasons | Curling.fi
  2. ^ Kiiskinen, Katja | Curling.fi

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