Lauri VUORINEN
FinlandEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cross-Country Skiing |
Men's Sprint Free | 14 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 28 | Men's Sprint, Classical | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 15 | SP C Final Men | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| 34 | SP F Final Men | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Sprint | Distance |
| 2021/2022 | 37 | 16 | 77 |
| 2020/2021 | 72 | 30 | |
| 2019/2020 | 58 | 22 | |
| 2018/2019 | 72 | 34 | |
| 2017/2018 | 68 | 30 | |
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
| Season | SP C | SP F | 15km C | 15/15km C/F | 15km F | 15km P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 x 16th | 1 x 5th | 1 x 45th | |||
| 2020/21 | 1 x 11st | 1 x 18th | 1 x 37th | 1 x 54th | 1 x 57th | |
| 2019/20 | 1 x 9th | 1 x 20th | 1 x 31st | 1 x 67th | 1 x 41st | |
| 2018/19 | 1 x 18th | 1 x 14th | 1 x 35th | 1 x 74th | 1 x 41st |
Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
| Season | 30km P | >30km F |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | ||
| 2020/21 | ||
| 2019/20 | 1 x 43rd | 1 x 68th |
| 2018/19 |
Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
| Season | 4x7.5km M |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1 x 14th |
| 2020/21 | |
| 2019/20 | 1 x 6th |
| 2018/19 |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 5 | SP F Final Men | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 13 | Teamsprint Finals Men | 2021/2022 | Dresden, GER |
| 14 | Rel 4x7.5 km M Men | 2021/2022 | Lillehammer, NOR |
| 16 | SP C Final Men | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
| 20 | SP F Final Men | 2021/2022 | Dresden, GER |
| 34 | SP F Final Men | 2021/2022 | Davos, SUI |
| 45 | 15 km C Men | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
Video blog (vlog) with fellow national team member Verneri Suhonen.
Athlete
High school diploma.
Partner, Johanna Matintalo. Father, Tomi Vuorinen. Mother, Erja Vuorinen. Two younger brothers, Lassi and Leevi.
Finnish, English
SkiTeam 105 (Raisio, FIN)
Personal: Ville Oksanen (FIN)
Partner Johanna Matintalo (Cross-country skiing): Competed at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, World Championships (2017, 2019, 2019) winning relay bronze in 2021, U23 World Championships (2017-18) winning skiathlon silver, and Junior World Championships (2015-16).
Father Tomi Vuorinen and mother Erja Vuorinen (Cross-country skiing): Both skied at the national level. At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, they often won medals in the youth Finnish Championships.
Brother Lassi Vuorinen (Cross-country skiing): Five-time National junior championships medallist. Competed at the 2018 Junior World Championships and 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival.
Brother Leevi Vuorinen (Cross-country skiing): Competed at three National junior championships (2019-21), who two top-10 finishes in the sprint.
Football: Played until high school age.
Athletics: Won a bronze medal in the 800m U14 national championships. His 800m personal best is 2:05.06. (hs.fi, Feb 2021)
2013 World Cup in Lahti (Sprint - 60th)
March 2021: Had a shin fasciotomy to release continuous pain in shins that especially impacted his free technique skiing. Post-rehab, was able to return to snow some six weeks after at the end of April 2021. (Instagram, Mar 2021)
2017
Parents used to run a local children's ski school where all brothers participated from the age of four. (aamulehti.fi, Mar 2018)
The entire family are cross-country skiers. (aamulehti.fi, Mar 2018)
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games sprint race. (is.fi, Mar 2021)
Focused on sprint skiing and considers natural speed and explosiveness his strengths. (il.fi, Nov 2017)
Parents and other children in home town. (Athlete, May 2021)
