Nastassia KINNUNEN

Finland

Biathlon

Date of Birth: 14 Mar 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Place of birth: GORODOK

Birth Country:

USSR

Residence: JOENSUU

Residence Country:

Finland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Biathlon	Women's 15km Individual	51
	Women's 7.5km Sprint	75
	Women's 4x6km Relay FIN Finland	16

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 15km Individual	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 7.5km Sprint	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 4x6km Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay	2014	Sochi, RUS
31	7.5 kilometres Sprint	2014	Sochi, RUS
53	10 kilometres Pursuit	2014	Sochi, RUS

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Women's 4x6km Relay	2021	Pokljuka, SLO
80	Women's 7.5km Sprint	2021	Pokljuka, SLO

Previous names:

nee Dubarezava

Hobbies:

Art, theatre, visiting exhibitions

Occupation:

Athlete, Sports teacher, Coach

Education:

ISLO Coaching Center in Joensuu

Family:

Husband, Ari Kinnunen (real estate agent; married 2016). Daughter, Sofia (born 2017). Father (artist).

Languages spoken:

Russian, English, Finnish

Club name:

Kontiolahti Biathlon

Coach:

National: Jonne Kaehkoenen (FIN), Aku Moilanen (FIN)

Other sports:

Cross-country skiing: Vancouver 2010 Belarusian Olympian, finishing 10th in the relay. Competed at the 2009 World Championships with one top-40 finish. Raced at the World Cup from 2007-10, with a best individual finish of 28th at Val di Fiemme in January 2010. Ranked 37th at the 2010 Tour de Ski. Finished fourth in the 5km Classic at the 2010 Austrian National Championships and 12th in the sprint at the 2019 Finnish National Championships.

Debut:

For Belarus:
2010 IBU Cup in Beitostolen (Sprint - 40th, 26th)
2010 World Cup in Hochfilzen (Sprint - 54th, Pursuit - 48th)

For Finland:
2021 IBU Cup in Arber (Sprint - 28th)
2021 World up in Nove Mesto na Morave (Relay - 19th, Sprint - 65th)

National team:

2020

Start:

When she was 14, her partner in competitive dancing became interested in football and she became interested in cross-country skiing. Was invited to participate in biathlon in 2010 after the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

Reason:

"I think biathlon is an interesting and smart sport." (kinnunennastassia.com, 2021)

Ambition:

"I have not and never had a goal to prove something to someone; I prove to myself step by step that I can be better." (kinnunennastassia.com, 2021)

Training:

Returning to competitive biathlon after a break of several years. "My family supports me as I try to return to my old level. It’s a little hard to come back, but if your health stays good and your condition is ok, why not." (iltalehti.fi, 9 Nov 2020)

Memorable:

Finishing second in the relay twice at the World Cup with Belarus. First in January 2012 (Antholz) and second in December 2014 (Hochfilzen).

Philosophy:

"Sport has always helped me develop and we athletes, we develop skiing as a sport by inspiring the next generation of athletes. That’s why all the hours of hard training are worth it." (kinnunennastassia.com, 2021)

General Interest

NATIONALITY SWITCH
Born in the Belarusian part of the Soviet Union, she represented Belarus until 2018. After marrying her Finnish husband in 2016, she moved to Finland in 2017. She acquired Finnish citizenship in November 2020 and began representing Finland in January 2021.

Milestones

Her first major event in Finnish colors was the 2021 World Championships in Pokljuka. For the rest of the season she started in the World Cup.

After marrying, moving to Finland in 2017 and maternity leave she returned to competition and represented Finland internationally since 2020. Already in 2018, she took the national title in the mass start and one year later in sprint.

She participated at the 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016 World Championships wearing the colors of Belarus achieving the best results in the relay placing 4th in 2012 and individually placing 11th in the sprint in Kontiolahti in 2015. At the 2014 Olympic Winter Games she raced in sprint (33rd), pursuit (55th) and mixed relay (9th).

Dubarezava/Kinnunen started in World Cup races and scoring points already in her first season as a biathlete. Her first flower ceremony individually came in 2012 in Oberhofen placing 6th in the sprint. While representing BLR she had four top ten placings individually and three podiums with the relay team. 2011/2012 was her best season finishing 32nd in the total score.

Social Media

www.facebook.com/public/Nastassia-Kinnunen
www.instagram.com/kinnunennastassia/
twitter.com/anastasiyaski
VK Page: vk.com/duborezova
VK Profile: vk.com/anastasia_kinnunen
Athlete Website: kinnunennastassia.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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