Keidy KAASIKU

Estonia

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 3 Oct 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Place of birth: TALLINN

Birth Country:

Estonia

Residence: ARAVETE

Residence Country:

Estonia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Women's 10km Classic	60
	Women's 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon	39
	Women's Sprint Free	62
	Women's Team Sprint Classic EST Estonia	17
	Women's 4 x 5km Relay EST Estonia	16

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 10km Classic	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 4 x 5km Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
20	Team Sprint Finals Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
51	10 km F Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
68	SP C Final Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Distance
2020/2021	108	76

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km

Season	SP F	10km C	10km F
2021/22	1 x 54th		1 x 55th
2020/21		1 x 58th	1 x 62nd

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events

Season	4x5km M
2021/22
2020/21	1 x 10th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
23	Teamsprint Finals Ladies	2021/2022	Dresden, GER
54	SP F Final Ladies	2021/2022	Dresden, GER
55	10 km F Ladies	2021/2022	Davos, SUI
65	SP F Final Ladies	2021/2022	Davos, SUI

Hobbies:

Orienteering, swimming. (sport.err.ee, Mar 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

High school diploma.

Family:

Father, Raimo Kaasiku. Mother, Ruth Kaasiku. Brothers, Jarmo and Kerto. Sisters, Kerli, Merly, and Kaidy (twin).

Languages spoken:

Estonian, English

Club name:

Ambla Sport Club (Aravete, EST)

Coach:

National: Jaanus Teppan (EST)

Sporting relatives:

Twin sister Kaidy Kaasiku (Cross-country skiing): Competed at the 2021 World Championships, and four Junior World Championships (2018-21).

Debut:

2021 World Cup in Falun (10km - 62nd)

National team:

2021 (U23)

Start:

Started skiing at age seven. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Reason:

A natural next step to orienteering in the woods in the summer. (sport.err.ee, Mar 2021)

Training:

Trains with twin sister Kaidy. (sport.err.ee, Mar 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing sixth in the sprint at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

Hero:

Cross-country skier Kristina Smigun-Vahi (EST), two-time Olympic champion, five-time Olympian (1994-2010), and six-time World Championship medallist. (Athlete, Jul 2021)

General Interest

SPORTY FAMILY
Comes from a large and sporty family where father Reimo runs the Ambla Sports Club, to which she and her siblings belong. Evely Kaasiku, one of the best orienteers in Estonia, is a close relative. The family was rewarded with the title of the sportiest family in their region of Jarvamaa in 2014. (delfi.ee, May 2015)

Milestones

Made her World Championships debut in 2021 at Oberstdorf where she was a member of the relay team that finished 14th.

In three appearances at the Junior World Championships (2019-21), her top results are in 2021, where individually she was 16th in the 5km free, and seventh in the 4x3.3km relay.

Finished eighth in the 5km at the 2019 European Olympic Youth Festival.

2022 national championships silver medallist in the sprint free and 5km free, and gold medallist in 10km free in 2021.

Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/keidykaasiku/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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