Ristomatti HAKOLA
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Cross-Country Skiing |
Men's 15km Classic | 28 | |
| Men's 4 x 10km Relay | 6 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 6 | Men's Sprint, Classical | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 9 | Men's Team Sprint, Freestyle | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 40 | Men's 50 kilometres Mass Start, Classical | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 2 | Team Sprint Finals Men | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| 4 | Rel 4x10 km M Men | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 6 | Rel 4x10 km M Men | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| 6 | Teamsprint C Final Men | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 6 | SP F Final Men | 2017 | Lathi, FIN |
| 9 | SP C Final Men | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| 15 | SP F Final Men | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 16 | SP C Final Men | 2021 | Oberstdorf, GER |
| 29 | 15 km C Men | 2019 | Seefeld, AUT |
| 38 | 50 km C Mst Men | 2015 | Falun, SWE |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sprint | All | Distance |
| 2021/2022 | 55 | 103 | |
| 2020/2021 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| 2019/2020 | 26 | 41 | 41 |
| 2018/2019 | 20 | 28 | 29 |
| 2017/2018 | 5 | 19 | 48 |
| Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | SP C | SP F | 15 km C Mst | 15 km F Mst | 15 km C | 15 km C Pursuit | 15 km F |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 21st | ||||||
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 14th | 1 x 14th | |||||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 7th | 1 x 11th | 1 x 14th | 1 x 15th | 1 x 18th | ||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 11th | 1 x 13th | 1 x 9th | 1 x 59th | |||
| Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | 15/15 km C/F | 50 km F Pursuit |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 26th | 1 x 43rd |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 21st | |
| Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | TSP C | TSP F | 4x7.5 km Mst R |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 2nd | ||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 6th | |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 3rd | ||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 21 | SP C | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN |
Rise
Orienteering, ball games, good food, the sauna, and relaxing. (halti.com, 21 Feb 2020)
Athlete, Finnish Army (Pori Brigade) as Physical Education Officer
Enrolled in the Faculty of Law, University of Lapland. (Rovaniemi, FIN)
Father, Tuomo. Mother, Anneli. Brother, Mikko.
Finnish, English
Jamin Janne (Jami, FIN)
Personal: Teemu Pasanen (FIN)
Brother Mikko Hakola (Finnish baseball): Played at the elite level.
Biathlon: Competed at the CISM Championships, IBU Junior World Championships and IBU Open European Biathlon Championships. (Biathlonworld.com)
2012 World Cup in Lahti (Sprint - 74th)
Season 2020/21: Back problems that especially impacted his free technique skiing. (Iltalehti.fi, Feb 2021)
2015
Played Finnish baseball as a child. Started competing in skiing and biathlon in elementary school, finally switched to cross-country skiing after having difficulties with shooting at the Biathlon Junior World Championships. (Aamulehti.fi, Nov 2018)
The goals for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games are the gold medal in team sprint, an Olympic medal in distance relay, and top-six in 15km classic race. (Athlete, May 2021)
Winning a silver medal in the sprint relay at the 2021 Oberstdorf World Championships. (Athlete, May 2021)
Eating porridge for breakfast. (Athlete, May 2021)
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- Gold Medal Event
Finland
Cross-Country Skiing