Tuulikki Pyykkönen
Introduction '''Tuulikki Pyykkönen''' (born 25 November 1963 in Puolanka, Kainuu) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 1998.She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of sixth in the 15 km event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.Pyykkönen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the 5 km at Calgary in 1988.Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1995.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).===Olympic Games=== Year   Age    5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km  relay  1988  ''24''  12  29    —   —  1992  ''28''  29    —  33  — — 1994  ''30''  18    —     — —  1998  ''34''  17    12     — 7 ===World Championships===* 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year   Age    5 km   10 km  classical   10 km  freestyle   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km  relay  1987  ''23''  12 —     — — 1989  ''25''     7 17 6—  — 1991  ''27''  12   — — —4 1993  ''29''  13    13  —  —4 1995  ''31''  11    34  —  —6 1997  ''33''  19    —   '''Bronze'''===World Cup=======Season standings==== Season  Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1984  ''24''          1985  ''25''          1990  ''26''          1991  ''27''          1992  ''28''  37        1993  ''29''  51       1994  ''30''  25       1995  ''31''  23       1996  ''32''  36       1997  ''33''        — 1998  ''34''         —====Individual podiums====* 1 podium No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 ''' 1989–90 ''' 9 December 1989    Soldier Hollow, United States   5 km Individual C World Cup   2nd====Team podiums====* 8 podiums  No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 ''' 1986–87 ''' 1 March 1987    Lahti, Finland  4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup  3rd   Määttä / Savolainen / Matikainen2  19 March 1987   Oslo, Norway  4 × 5 km Relay C  World Cup  2nd  Hyytiäinen / Matikainen / Määttä3 ''' 1989–90 ''' 4 March 1990     Lahti, Finland  4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup  3rd  Määttä / Kuivalainen / Hyytiäinen4  11 March 1990   Örnsköldsvik, Sweden  4 × 5 km Relay C/F  World Cup  3rd  Määttä / Kuivalainen / Savolainen5 ''' 1993–94 ''' 4 March 1994    Lahti, Finland  4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup  3rd  Rolig / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi6 ''' 1995–96 ''' 17 March 1996   Oslo, Norway  4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup  2nd  Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Kittilä7 ''' 1996–97 ''' 28 February 1997   Trondheim, Norway  4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships  3rd  Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen8 9 March 1997   Falun, Sweden  4 × 5 km Relay C/F  World Cup  3rd   Sirviö / Pulkkinen / Salonen'''Note:'''   Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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