Anne KYLLOENEN

Finland

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 30 Nov 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.73/5'8''

Place of birth: KAJAANI

Birth Country:

Finland

Residence: JYVASKYLA

Residence Country:

Finland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Women's 10km Classic	16
	Women's 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon	22
	Women's 30km Mass Start Free	20
	Women's 4 x 5km Relay FIN Finland	4

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 10km Classic	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 4 x 5km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 30km Mass Start Free	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	4 × 5 kilometres Relay	2014	Sochi, RUS
13	10 kilometres, Classical	2014	Sochi, RUS
16	Sprint, Freestyle	2014	Sochi, RUS
31	15 kilometres Skiathlon	2014	Sochi, RUS

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2013	Predazzo, ITA
7	Teamsprint C Final Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
8	30 km C Mst Ladies	2013	Predazzo, ITA
10	Team Sprint F Ladies	2015	Falun, SWE
11	Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km F/C Ladies	2017	Lathi, FIN
17	Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies	2013	Predazzo, ITA
19	SP C Final Ladies	2015	Falun, SWE
21	30 km C Mst Ladies	2015	Falun, SWE
26	SP C Final Ladies	2013	Predazzo, ITA
33	SP F Final Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
33	SP F Final Ladies	2011	Oslo, NOR
37	SP C Final Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
37	10 km C Ladies	2017	Lathi, FIN
40	10 km F Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Distance	Sprint
2021/2022	23	28	36
2020/2021	89	67	73
2019/2020	21	19	23
2018/2019	67	47
2017/2018	63	47	65

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
Season	SP C	SP F	10 km C	10 km F	10 km C Pursuit	10 km F Mst	7.5/7.5 km C/F	15 km F
2021/2022	1 x 23rd		1 x 30th	1 x 38th
2020/2021	1 x 31st			1 x 63rd			1 x 34th
2019/2020	1 x 14th		1 x 18th	1 x 18th	1 x 11th	1 x 36th	1 x 21st
2018/2019	1 x 37th	1 x 49th	1 x 10th	1 x 38th				1 x 41st

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km
Season	30 km C Mst
2019/2020	1 x 9th
2018/2019	1 x 15th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
Season	TSP C	TSP F	4x5 km Mst R
2021/2022			1 x 5th
2020/2021		1 x 9th	1 x 7th
2019/2020			1 x 4th
2018/2019	1 x 5th

World Cup
Season	FIS Tour de Ski Ladies
2021/2022	1 x 15th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
5	4x5 km Mst R	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
15	FIS Tour de Ski Ladies	2021/2022	FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
23	SP C	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
30	10 km C	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
38	10 km F	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
42	SP C	2021/2022	Davos, SUI
52	10 km F	2021/2022	Davos, SUI
57	SP C	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
15	FIS Tour de Ski Ladies	2021/2022	FIS Tour de Ski, FIS

Hobbies:

Reading. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

High school diploma.

Family:

Father, Pentti Kyllonen. Mother, Maire Kyllonen. One older brother.

Languages spoken:

Finnish, English

Club name:

Kainuun Hiihtoseura (Kajaani, FIN)

Coach:

Self

Debut:

2007 World Cup in Kuusamo (Sprint - 34th)

Injuries:

September 2018: Back surgery.

Summer 2015: Fractured palm.

October 2014: Fractured toe.

National team:

2010

Start:

Received her first pair of skis from Santa when she was two years old. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

Reason:

Took part in her first race at age three. After that, she has really loved cross-country skiing races. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

Ambition:

Personal Olympic medal. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

Memorable:

Her first World Cup podiums, at Canmore and Oberhof, December 2012. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

Hero:

Cross-country skier Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN), three-time Olympic champion, three-time World champion. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

Influence:

Herself, when she can develop and learn new things. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

Philosophy:

Loves to compete. That's the reason why she does sports. (Athlete, Nov 2021)

General Interest

NEW TEAM
After being dropped from the Finnish A to the B national team following a difficult 2020/21 season, she joined a private Team Maenpaa that competes in the Ski Classic long-distance races. (Yle.fi, Nov 2021)

INTEREST IN COACHING
When others watch Netflix, she is a keen reader of physiology and other training science books and would like to become a coach after her own career. (Yle.fi, Nov 2021)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Won a silver medal in the relay at Sochi 2014, her only Games so far. Her best individual result was 13th in the 10km classic race.

WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
Has competed in six World Championships beginning at Oslo 2011. Her best individual finish is eighth at Val di Fiemme 2013 (fifth in the relay). At Seefeld 2019, finished seventh in the team sprint with Krista Parmakoski.

Debuted at the 2007 Junior World Championships, with 14th in the sprint as her best result.

Competed in three U23 World Championships (2008-10) with three top-10 finishes, her best of fourth in the 10km in 2010, missing the podium by just over 5 seconds.

WORLD CUP
Took her first two podiums in Canmore, Alberta in December 2012, finishing second in both the 10km classic mass start and skiathlon.

In 270 World Cup starts, she has nine podium appearances (no individual victories), the most recent at the Tour de Ski in 2017. Her best Tour de Ski overall finish is seventh in 2017.

Has won two World Cup classic team sprint events, both in 2013, together with Mona-Lisa Malvalehto-Nousiainen in Sochi and with Aino-Kaisa Saarinen in Asiago.

During her best season in 2013, she finished seventh in the World Cup overall, fifth in the distance, and fifth in the sprint (seventh in the distance World Cup rankings in 2016).

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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