Kati Sundqvist

Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist
Country	Finland
Born	(1975-02-15) 15 February 1975 Noormarkku, Finland
Ski club	Noormarkun Nopsa
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1995–2007)
Indiv. starts	139
Indiv. podiums	1
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	33
Team podiums	2
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (20th in 2001)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing Finland World Championships 2001 Lahti Individual sprint Junior World Championships 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay

Kati Venäläinen-Sundqvist (born Kati Sundqvist on February 15, 1975 in Noormarkku, Satakunta) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 1995. She won a silver medal in the individual sprint at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Sundqvist's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit at Salt Lake City in 2002. She has five individual career victories up to 10 km from 2002 to 2005.

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	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
1998	23	—	—	41	—	DNS	—	—	—
2002	27	—	28	—	16	—	18	7	—
2006	31	—	43	—	—	DNF	29	7	—

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay
1997	22	—	—	35	—	—	—	—
1999	24	—	—	32	30	—	—	—
2001	26	—	—	32	—	CNX[a]	Silver	—
2003	28	—	—	—	27	—	15	—

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
1995	20	NC	—	—	—	—	—
1996	21	64	—	—	—	—	—
1997	22	39	—	25	—	39	—
1998	23	51	—	NC	—	44	—
1999	24	47	—	64	—	47	—
2000	25	24	—	26	26	14	—
2001	26	20	—	—	—	20	—
2002	27	26	—	—	—	13	—
2003	28	31	—	—	—	12	—
2004	29	45	73	—	—	24	—
2005	30	43	NC	—	—	20	—
2006	31	40	46	—	—	22	—
2007	32	75	62	—	—	59	—

Individual podiums

• 1 podium

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1999–00	28 February 2000	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 2 podiums – (2 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2003–04	22 February 2004	Umeå, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Saarinen / Salonen / Sarasoja
2	2006–07	4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Manninen / Saarinen / Roponen

External links

• Kati Venaelaenin-Sundqvist at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation