Kati Sundqvist

Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist

Personal information
Born	(1975-02-15) 15 February 1975 (age 50) Noormarkku, Finland
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Skiing
Club	Noormarkun Nopsa
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1995–2007)
Indiv. starts	139
Indiv. podiums	1
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	33
Team podiums	2
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (20th in 2001)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Finland World Championships 2001 Lahti Individual sprint Junior World Championships 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay

Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist (born Kati Sundqvist on February 15, 1975 in Noormarkku, Satakunta) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 1995. She won a silver medal in the individual sprint at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Sundqvist's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit at Salt Lake City in 2002. She has five individual career victories up to 10 km from 2002 to 2005.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
1998	23	—	—N/a	41	—	DNS	—N/a	—	—N/a
2002	27	—N/a	28	—	16	—	18	7	—N/a
2006	31	—N/a	43	—N/a	—	DNF	29	7	—

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay
1997	22	—	—N/a	35	—	—	—N/a	—
1999	24	—	—N/a	32	30	—	—N/a	—
2001	26	—N/a	—	32	—	CNX[a]	Silver	—
2003	28	—N/a	—	—	27	—	15	—

a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
1995	20	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1996	21	64	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1997	22	39	—N/a	25	—N/a	39	—N/a
1998	23	51	—N/a	NC	—N/a	44	—N/a
1999	24	47	—N/a	64	—N/a	47	—N/a
2000	25	24	—N/a	26	26	14	—N/a
2001	26	20	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	20	—N/a
2002	27	26	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	13	—N/a
2003	28	31	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	12	—N/a
2004	29	45	73	—N/a	—N/a	24	—N/a
2005	30	43	NC	—N/a	—N/a	20	—N/a
2006	31	40	46	—N/a	—N/a	22	—N/a
2007	32	75	62	—N/a	—N/a	59	—

Individual podiums

• 1 podium

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1999–00	28 February 2000	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 2 podiums – (2 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2003–04	22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Saarinen / Salonen / Sarasoja
2	2006–07	4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Manninen / Saarinen / Roponen

References

1. "VENALAINEN Kati". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

External links

• Kati Venaelaenin-Sundqvist at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation