Tanja Poutiainen
 Poutiainen in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1980 Rovaniemi, Finland |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Finland |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant Slalom, Slalom |
| Club | Santa Claus Ski Team |
| World Cup debut | March 16, 1997 (age 16) |
| Website | tanjapoutiainen.com |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 4 – (1998-2010) |
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 8 – (1997-2011) |
| Medals | 4 (0 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 17th – (1997-2013) |
| Wins | 11 |
| Podiums | 48 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 3 – (2 GS, 1 SL) |
Medal record | |
Tanja Tuulia Poutiainen (born April 6, 1980, in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish alpine ski racer, the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.
In, 1997 Poutiainen became junior world champion in the slalom as well being listed 3rd in the Super G, and the same year debuted in the World Cup. At the 1999 Junior World Championships, she placed third in the giant slalom.
In the 2005 World Cup season, she won the season titles in both the slalom and giant slalom, and placed fifth in the overall standings. At the 2005 World Championships, she placed second in the giant slalom behind Anja Pärson of Sweden and second in the slalom behind Janica Kostelić of Croatia.
Through the 2012 season, Poutiainen has 11 World Cup victories, 46 podiums, and three season titles. She is currently being trained by Michael Bont and lives in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17 | 73 | 50 | 28 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 18 | 95 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 19 | ||||||
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 | — | — |
| 2006 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 26 |
| 2007 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 22 |
| 2008 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — |
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Giant Slalom |
| Slalom | |
| 2009 | Giant Slalom |
Individual race wins
11 race victories (5 Giant Slalom, 6 Slalom)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24 Feb 2004 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom |
| 2005 | 26 Nov 2005 |  Aspen, USA |
Giant Slalom |
| 28 Nov 2004 | Slalom | ||
| 21 Dec 2004 |  Altenmarkt, Austria |
Slalom | |
| 20 Jan 2005 |  Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom | |
| 2007 | 10 Mar 2007 |  Zwiesel, Germany |
Giant Slalom |
| 2008 | 15 Feb 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Slalom |
| 2009 | 13 Dec 2008 |  La Molina, Spain |
Giant Slalom |
| 2010 | 24 Oct 2009 | Sölden, Austria |
Giant Slalom |
| 24 Jan 2010 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Giant Slalom | |
| 2011 | 11 Jan 2011 | Flachau, Austria |
Slalom |
References
External links
- Tanja Poutiainen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- FIS-Ski.com - World Cup season standings - Tanja Poutianen
- Ski-db.com - results - Tanja Poutiainen
- Sports Reference.com - Olympic results - Tanja Poutiainen
- Official website
- Fischer Skis - Tanja Poutiainen
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Rovaniemi
- Finnish alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers of Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions