Josefiina Kilpinen

Josefiina Kilpinen
nation	Finland
birthday	October 20, 1982
place of birth	Jyväskylä
Career
discipline	Ski cross
society	Jyväskylän Freestyle Seura
status	resigned
End of career	March 12, 2006
Placements in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup
Debut in the World Cup November 30, 2002  Overall World Cup 23rd ( 2003/04 )  Ski cross world cup 4th (2003/04)
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Ski cross 0 3 1

Josefiina Kilpinen (born October 20, 1982 in Jyväskylä ) is a former Finnish freestyle skier . She specialized in the discipline of ski cross .

biography

Kilpinen made her debut in the Freestyle World Cup on November 30, 2002 in Tignes . In the first ski cross world cup race in history, she finished 9th. The first podium placement followed on January 18, 2004 when she came second in Laax . In the same season, two more second places followed, with a total of seven top 10 placements, she classified fourth in the discipline ranking. A 4th place was Kilpinen's best result in the 2004/05 World Cup season. At the Winter Universiade 2005 in Innsbruck she won the silver medal behind Karin Huttary , at the 2005 World Championships in Ruka she finished 9th. In February 2006, she achieved a World Cup podium for the last time, and one month later she ended her sports career.

successes

World championships

• Ruka 2005 : 9th ski cross

World cup

• Season 2003/04 : 4. Ski Cross World Cup
• Season 2004/05 : 6. Ski Cross World Cup
• Season 2005/06 : 5. Ski Cross World Cup
• 15 placements among the top ten, including 4 podium places

More Achievements

• Winter Universiade 2005: 2nd ski cross
• 4 wins in the European Cup

Web links

• Josefiina Kilpinen in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)