Sara Mustonen (ski racer)

Career
Sara Mustonen

nation	Finland Finland
birthday	December 23, 1962
place of birth	Rovaniemi , Finland
date of death	September 12, 1979
Place of death	Hintertux , Austria
discipline	Downhill , slalom , giant slalom
society	Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura

Sara Kristiina Mustonen (born December 23, 1962 in Rovaniemi , † September 12, 1979 in Hintertux , Austria ) was a Finnish ski racer . With her first place in slalom in February 1977, she is the youngest Finnish champion in alpine ski racing.

biography

Sara Mustonen won a total of 25 Finnish championship medals between 1975 and 1979, 10 of which were in the women's category. Mustonen took part in her first race when she was five and was always the best in her age group in Finland. In 1973 she was fourth in the slalom at the Trofeo Topolino . In March 1976 she won all three competitions at the Nordic Junior Championships in Alpine Skiing (Kalle Anka Trofén) in Duved, Åre . A week later, she could look forward to her first championship medals in the women's category.

Mustonen won the slalom championship in 1977 and 1978, the giant slalom championship in 1978 and 1979, and downhill in 1979. She represented the sports club Ounasvaaran Hiihtoseura and had been part of the Finnish alpine ski team since 1976. At the 1978 World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Mustonen was the only woman to represent Finland. In the downhill she reached the 40th place and in the giant slalom the 44th place. In the slalom she was eliminated in the second round. At the open Swedish championship in 1978 in Dundret, Gällivare , she finished third in the giant slalom, and she was fourth in the slalom.

In the poll for the best athlete of the year, Mustonen was named the best skier of the year 1977 and 1978 by the Finnish sports journalists.

Sara Mustonen was killed in a skiing accident on the Hintertux Glacier in Austria. When the Finnish alpine ski team was training on an unsecured slope, the 16-year-old Mustonen fell into a crevasse and had a fatal accident.

successes

World championships

Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1978 : 40th descent, 44th giant slalom

Junior European Championships

Kranjska Gora 1977 : 20th downhill, 15th slalom, 21st giant slalom

Finnish championships

Mustonen won five Finnish championship titles:
- Departure: 1979
- Slalom: 1977, 1978
- Giant slalom: 1978, 1979

literature

Kari Hiltula: Sara Mustonen yes Hintertuxin varjo. In: Heikki Roiko-Jokela and Esa Sironen (eds.): Hevosten jäljillä. Suomen urheiluhistoriallisen seuran vuosikirja 2008. Minerva Kustannus Oy, Helsinki 2008, ISBN 978-952-492-200-5 , pp. 77-107.
Saara Mustons: Sara. MC-Pilot Kustannus, Tampere 2002, ISBN 952-464-019-8 .
Antero Raevuori: Valkoinen sirkus: alppihiihdon tarina. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Helsinki 2004, ISBN 951-0-29534-5 .
Arto Teronen & Jouko Vuolle: Urheilijat maineen poluilla: kiveen hakatut. Kirjapaja, Helsinki 2011, ISBN 978-952-247-223-6 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Antti O. Arponen et al .: Talviurheilun tähdet. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo – Helsinki – Juva 1986, ISBN 951-0-13095-8 , p. 356.
↑ ^a ^b Minna Järvenpää: Suomen parhaat naislaskijat. In: Skimbaaja. No. 7, 2004, pp. 53-54.
↑ Sara sen teki - neljäs sija nuorten EM-kisoissa Italiassa. In: Lapin Kansa. March 7, 1973, p. 9.
↑ Lappilaismenestystä Duvedin rinteillä. In: Lapin Kansa. March 16, 1976, p. 13.
↑ Valmennusryhmät. In: Hiihtäjä. No. 8, May 20, 1976, p. 10.
↑ Soelkner yllätti pujottelukerman. In: Helsingin Sanomat. February 4, 1978, p. 23.
^ Sports calendars 1979. Benson, Stockholm 1978, p. 116.
↑ Sara Kolmas Dundretissa. In: Lapin Kansa. April 11, 1978, p. 13.
↑ Lajien parhaat. In: Suomen Urheilulehti. No. 51-52, December 21, 1977, p. 19.
↑ Parhaat lajeittain. In: Suomen Urheilulehti. No. 50, December 13, 1978, p. 8.
↑ Markku Siukonen and Matti Ahola: Urheilun vuosikirja 1978–1979. Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab, Jyväskylä 1979, ISBN 951-9466-17-7 , p. 102.
↑ Antero Raevuori (editor-in-chief) et al .: Huippu-urheilun maailma. Osa 4: talviurheilu. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo – Helsinki – Juva 1980, ISBN 951-0-08692-4 , p. 424.

Web links

Website of YLE TV1 Program MOT: Kuolema alpeilla about Sara Mustonen's skiing accident (Finnish)

personal data
SURNAME	Mustons, Sara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mustonen, Sara Kristiina (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 23, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rovaniemi , Finland
DATE OF DEATH	September 12, 1979
Place of death	Hintertux (municipality of Tux) , Austria

[Sterne-1] Antti O. Arponen et al .: Talviurheilun tähdet. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo – Helsinki – Juva 1986, ISBN 951-0-13095-8 , p. 356.

[Beste-2] Minna Järvenpää: Suomen parhaat naislaskijat. In: Skimbaaja. No. 7, 2004, pp. 53-54.

[Trofeo-3] Sara sen teki - neljäs sija nuorten EM-kisoissa Italiassa. In: Lapin Kansa. March 7, 1973, p. 9.

[Duved-4] Lappilaismenestystä Duvedin rinteillä. In: Lapin Kansa. March 16, 1976, p. 13.

[Team-5] Valmennusryhmät. In: Hiihtäjä. No. 8, May 20, 1976, p. 10.

[Soelkner-6] Soelkner yllätti pujottelukerman. In: Helsingin Sanomat. February 4, 1978, p. 23.

[Sportkalendern-7] Sports calendars 1979. Benson, Stockholm 1978, p. 116.

[Dundret-8] Sara Kolmas Dundretissa. In: Lapin Kansa. April 11, 1978, p. 13.

[UL1977-9] Lajien parhaat. In: Suomen Urheilulehti. No. 51-52, December 21, 1977, p. 19.

[UL1978-10] Parhaat lajeittain. In: Suomen Urheilulehti. No. 50, December 13, 1978, p. 8.

[Jahrbuch7879-11] Markku Siukonen and Matti Ahola: Urheilun vuosikirja 1978–1979. Oy Scandia Kirjat Ab, Jyväskylä 1979, ISBN 951-9466-17-7 , p. 102.

[Spitzensport-12] Antero Raevuori (editor-in-chief) et al .: Huippu-urheilun maailma. Osa 4: talviurheilu. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo – Helsinki – Juva 1980, ISBN 951-0-08692-4 , p. 424.