Mona-Liisa Nousiainen
Introduction '''Mona-Liisa Nousiainen''' (née '''Malvalehto'''; 20 July 1983 – 29 July 2019) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the World Cup between 2002 and 2018.Her best World Cup finish was first place in a sprint event in Liberec Czech Republic on 12 January 2013.Malvalehto's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was seventh in the sprint event at Oberstdorf in 2005.In 1999, she won the Finnish Championship in accordion playing. She studied at the Sibelius Academy.She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing after not being selected for the 2018 Winter Olympics.Mona-Liisa Nousiainen was married to Ville Nousiainen since 2015, with whom she had one daughter. She was a friend of Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla.Nousiainen died of stomach cancer on 29 July 2019 at the age of 36.She is buried in Valkeala cemetery in Kouvola.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).===Olympic Games=== Year  Age   10 km  individual   15 km  skiathlon   30 km  mass start   Sprint    4 × 5 km  relay    Team  sprint  2014  ''30''  —  —  —  28  —  —===World Championships=== Year   Age    10 km  individual   15 km  skiathlon   30 km  mass start   Sprint    4 × 5 km  relay    Team  sprint  2005  ''21''  — —  — 7  —— 2007  ''23''  —  —  —  12  — — 2013  ''29''  —  —  —  7  —  — 2015  ''31''  —   —  —  22  —  —===World Cup=======Season standings==== Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2002  ''18''  71    47          2003  ''19''  61   43            2004  ''20''  64  58  45           2005  ''21''  39  —  18           2006  ''22''  58      32          2007  ''23''  27      11   —     2008  ''24''  38     24    —  —    2009  ''25''  82     57     —  —   2010  ''26''      —         —  —  2011  ''27''       —    —   — —    2012  ''28''  40      18   55   —      2013  ''29''  30     8     —  39    2014  ''30''  54     25   — —   2015  ''31''  61     28  67   —     2016  ''32''  63     42  50  —    — 2017  ''33''  104  —  77  ——  —   2018  ''34''   —    — —   —  ====Individual podiums====*1 victory No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 '''2012–13''' 12 January 2013   Liberec, Czech Republic 0.85 km Sprint C World Cup '''1st'''====Team podiums====*1 victory – (1 ) *2 podiums – (2 )  No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate1 '''2012–13''' 3 March 2013   Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup '''1st'''  Kyllönen2 ''' 2013–14 ''' 12 January 2014   Nové Město, Czech Republic   6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C World Cup  2nd  Saarinen
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