Joni MAKI

Finland

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 24 Jan 1995

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Place of birth: VAASA

Birth Country:

Finland

Residence: SOTKAMO

Residence Country:

Finland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Men's Sprint Free	4
	Men's Team Sprint Classic FIN Finland	2
	Men's 4 x 10km Relay FIN Finland	6

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's Sprint Free Final	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's 4 x 10km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Men's Team Sprint Classic Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Team Sprint Finals Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
6	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
13	SP C Final Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
13	SP F Final Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT
52	15 km C Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT

World Cup Rankings
Season	Sprint	All	Distance
2021/2022	29	57	70
2020/2021	28	37	42
2019/2020	39	76
2018/2019	19	44	79
2017/2018	72	130

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
Season	SP C	SP F	15 km F	15 km C
2021/2022	1 x 6th		1 x 49th
2020/2021	2 x 13th		1 x 68th
2019/2020	1 x 13th		1 x 52nd
2018/2019	1 x 10th	1 x 10th		1 x 27th

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
Season	15/15 km C/F
2020/2021	1 x 36th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
Season	TSP C	TSP F	4x7.5 km Mst R
2021/2022			1 x 11th
2020/2021		1 x 21st	1 x 2nd
2019/2020		1 x 3rd
2018/2019	1 x 19th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
6	SP C	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
11	4x7.5 km Mst R	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
28	SP C	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
49	15 km F	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR

Hobbies:

Nature photography. (seura.fi, Feb 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

High school diploma. (Vaasa, FIN)

Family:

Father, Tero Maki. Older brother. (Iltalehti.fi, Mar 2021)

Languages spoken:

Finnish, English

Club name:

Pohti Ski Team (Pyhajarvi, FIN)

Coach:

Juho Halonen (FIN)

Other sports:

Football: Played until age of 18 (Vaasan Palloseura). (yle.fi, Feb 2021)

Debut:

2014 World Cup in Lahti (Sprint - 94th)

Injuries:

2019: Struggled with overtraining related sickness during training period, has been subject to recurring colds. (yle.fi, Nov 2019)

National team:

2018

Start:

Started skiing around the age of five because his older brother used to race in cross-country skiing and the family spent winter weekends at races, so he followed in his brother's footsteps. However, he grew up playing many sports, such as ice hockey with friends from the neighbourhood. (seura.fi, Feb 2021)

Reason:

Football: Played until the age of 16, but following good results in national youth cross-country skiing championships (top-five), chose to concentrate on cross-country skiing and moved to Vuokatti Sport institute in Sotkamo (FIN) to attend a ski high school, where the training conditions are at a high level and the snow season is longer than in his home region. (seura.fi, Feb 2021)

Ambition:

Sprint at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (yle.fi, Feb 2021)

Hero:

Football player Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), forward for Manchester United and captain of the Portugal national team.

Cross-country skier Mika Myllyla (FIN), six-time Olympic medallist, four-time World champion.

Cross-country skier Petter Northug (NOR), two-time Olympic champion, 13-time World champion. (aamulehti.fi, 2 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

Finding his limits. (seura.fi, Feb 2021)

General Interest

LAHTI WORLD CUP INCIDENT
Was involved in a hotly debated scene at the finish of the men's World Cup relay in Lahti in January 2021, where his opponent from the Russian team, Alexander Bolshunov, attempted to pass him at the start of the finish stretch but failed to do so, and then tackled him after the finish line out of frustration, leading the Russian team's disqualification. At one point, was forced to make his Instagram account private after being bombarded by Russian fans who blamed him for a clash. (rt.com, 29 Jan 2021)

SPRINT SKIER WITH A STRONG FINISH
Considers himself a sprint skier due to his ability to finish strong in the final stretch, but also skis shorter distance races to develop enough endurance. Enjoys skiing the final leg in relays. (seura.fi, Feb 2021)

Milestones

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Won silver medal in the sprint relay (free) with Ristomatti Hakola at the Oberstdorf 2021 World Championships, his first open category medal. Finished 13th in the individual sprint.

Won bronze in the free sprint at the Val di Fiemme 2014 Junior World Championships.

WORLD CUP
Has two podium finishes in team competitions, a second with the men's relay in Lahti in February 2021, and a third in the sprint relay in Planica in December 2019.

Best individual results are a pair of 10th place finishes, both in the sprint (November 2018 in Ruka, December 2018 in Davos). Recorded the seventh-best daily finish time in a pursuit race as part of a stage World Cup in Ruka in November 2020.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Since making his debut in 2013, won his first national medal in 2019 (sprint bronze) and his first national title in 2020 (sprint).

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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