æt ðɪ ˌɛfˌaɪˈɛs nˈoːɹdɪk wˈɜːld skˈiː tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps, kˈɜːvɪsnˌɪmi wˈʌn θɹˈiː ɡˈoʊldz ɪnðə tˈɛn kˌeɪˈɛm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd fˈoːɹ tˈaɪmz fˈaɪv kˌeɪˈɛm ɹˈiːleɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd fˈaɪv sˈɪlvɚz ɪnðə fˈaɪv kˌeɪˈɛm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, tˈɛn kˌeɪˈɛm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ænd fˈɪftiːn kˌeɪˈɛm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː.
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Kirvesniemi won three golds in the 10 km (1989) and 4 × 5 km relay (1978, 1989), and five silvers in the 5 km (1985, 1991), 10 km (1985) and 15 km (1989, 1993).