Mona-Liisa Nousiainen

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.

Mona-Liisa Nousiainen
Mona-Liisa Nousiainen during the Stockholm Royal Palace Sprint in Sweden in March 2013
Born
Mona-Liisa Malvalehto

(1983-07-20)20 July 1983
Rovaniemi, Finland
Died29 July 2019(2019-07-29) (aged 36)
Kouvola, Finland
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015)​
Ski clubKouvolan Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (2002–2018)
Individual wins1
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts110
Team starts12
Overall titles0 – (27th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's cross-country skiing
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Karpacz4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2002 SchonachIndividual sprint
Gold medal – first place2003 Sollefteå5 km classical
Silver medal – second place2003 Sollefteå4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2002 Schonach15 km classical

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.[1]

She announced her retirement from cross-country skiing after not being selected for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]

Mona-Liisa Nousiainen was married to Ville Nousiainen since 2015, with whom she had one daughter.[3] She was a friend of Swedish cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla.[4]

Nousiainen died of stomach cancer on 29 July 2019 at the age of 36.[5][6] She is buried in Valkeala cemetery in Kouvola.[7]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201430———28——

World Championships
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200521———7——
200723———12——
201329———7——
201531———22——

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20021871—47————
20031961—43————
200420645845————
20052139—18————
20062258NC32————
20072327NC11————
20082438NC24————
20092582NC57————
201026NC—NC————
201127NC—NC————
20122840NC1855—DNF—
20132930NC8DNF—39—
20143054NC25DNF———
20153161NC2867———
20163263NC4250———
201733104—77————
201834NC—NC————

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12012–1312 January 2013Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic0.85 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
12012–133 March 2013Russia Sochi, Russia6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stKyllönen
2 2013–14 12 January 2014Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndSaarinen

References
  1. "VIDEO: Suomalaishiihtäjällä suunnitelmissa yllättävä alanvaihto". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. Andersson, Ludvig (17 February 2018). "Togs inte ut till OS – Mona-Liisa Nousiainen lägger skidorna på hyllan". Svenska Yle (in Swedish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. Kanerva, Juha (31 July 2019). "Kommentti: Mona-Liisa Nousiainen kykeni yhdistämään urheilun, musiikin ja perhe-elämän, kunnes kohtalo päätti toisin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. "Charlotte Kalla om sorgen efter vännens död". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television AB. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. "FIS Cross-Country family mourns death of Mona-Liisa Nousiainen". International Ski Federation. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. Arffman, Laura (30 July 2019). "Maastohiihtäjä Mona-Liisa Nousiainen on kuollut". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. Holopainen, Pekka (31 August 2019). "Kohtalokas vatsatähystys". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy (202): 30–31. ISSN 0355-2055. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. "NOUSIAINEN Mona-Liisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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