Kerttu Niskanen | |
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Full name | Kerttu Elina Niskanen |
Born |
Oulu, Finland |
13 June 1988
Ski club | Vieremän Koitto |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 2007– |
Individual wins | 1 |
Indiv. podiums | 8 |
Kerttu Elina Niskanen (born 13 June 1988) is a Finnish cross-country skier.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Niskanen finished eighth in the 10 kilometre classical event.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi she won two silver medals as a member of team Finland: in 4 times 5 kilometre relay and in team sprint. She also finished fourth in 30 kilometre freestyle.
Her brother Iivo is also cross country skier, gold medalist from men's team sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics.