| Ville Nousiainen | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Ville Nousiainen, Tour de Ski 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Ville Antero Nousiainen | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983 (age 41) Kouvola, Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Mona-Liisa Nousiainen
(m. 2015; died 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Kouvolan Hiihtoseura | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2003–2018) | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 169 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ville Nousiainen (born 5 December 1983, in Kouvola) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2002. He finished fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Nousiainen won his first world championship medal, a bronze, in the team sprint event with Sami Jauhojärvi at Liberec in 2009. He then followed it with another bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the same championships.
First place victories include two 10 km FIS races and most recently two National Championships in Finland in 2010 (50 km, 19.8 km).
Ville Nousiainen was married to compatriot cross-country skier Mona-Liisa Nousiainen since 2015 until her death in 2019. They have one daughter together.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | 13 | DNF | 37 | — | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 30 | 28 | — | — | 24 | — | — |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 10 | — | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 25 | DNF | 18 | 25 | — | Bronze | Bronze |
| 2011 | 27 | 8 | — | 26 | — | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| 2015 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
| 2017 | 33 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2003 | 19 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 20 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 21 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 22 | 153 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23 | 44 | 31 | NC | — | 23 | — | — |
| 2008 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 55 | — | 19 | 10 | — |
| 2009 | 25 | 139 | 86 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | 37 | 36 | 58 | — | 23 | 14 | — |
| 2011 | 27 | 58 | 42 | 52 | 34 | DNF | — | — |
| 2012 | 28 | 83 | 60 | 94 | 44 | 28 | — | — |
| 2013 | 29 | NC | NC | NC | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 30 | 47 | 39 | 69 | 31 | 13 | 27 | — |
| 2015 | 31 | 77 | 53 | 84 | 23 | DNF | — | — |
| 2016 | 32 | 151 | 96 | NC | 36 | DNF | — | — |
| 2017 | 33 | 139 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 34 | 150 | 98 | NC | DNF | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007–08 | 15 December 2007 |  Rybinsk, Russia |
30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 9 February 2008 |  Otepää, Estonia |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007–08 | 17 February 2008 |  Liberec, Czech Republic |
6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Jauhojärvi |
References
- Kanerva, Juha (31 July 2019). "Kommentti: Mona-Liisa Nousiainen kykeni yhdistämään urheilun, musiikin ja perhe-elämän, kunnes kohtalo päätti toisin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Athlete : NOUSIAINEN Ville". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
External links
- Ville Nousiainen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ville Nousiainen at Olympics.com
- Ville Nousiainen at Olympedia (archive)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kouvola
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Finnish male cross-country skiers
- Tour de Ski skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing