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Krista Pärmäkoski

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Krista Pärmäkoski, born Krista Lähteenmäki on 12 December 1990, is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007 and is a five-time Olympic medalist. Her first Olympic medal was the silver she won as anchor of the Finnish 4 x 5 km relay team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. At the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang she won a medal in all three individual distance races, bronze in the 15 km skiathlon and the 10 km freestyle and silver in the 30 km classical, and in 2022 in Beijing she added a bronze in the 10 km classical. In the World Cup she has five wins and 36 podiums, and in the 2016-17 season she finished second overall.

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Birth Year
1990 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Nordic Skiing, Sports
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is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007
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1. Krista Pärmäkoski (Wikipedia)
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    born 12 December 1990
  • Article, pronoun
    she is a five-time Olympic medalist
  • Lead, honours
    Among other career achievements, she is a five-time Olympic medalist.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007
  • Plays: Nordic Skiing, Lead
    is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007
  • Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Article, 2010-winter-olympics
    At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pärmäkoski finished 26th in the 30 km
  • Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Article, 2014-winter-olympics
    won her first Olympic medal when she anchored Finland into second place in the 4 x 5 km relay
  • Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Article, 2018-winter-olympics
    who won a medal in all three individual distance competitions
  • Competed In: 2022 Winter Olympics, Article, 2022-winter-olympics
    where she seized a bronze in 10 km classical
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