Michelle KARVINEN

Finland

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 27 Mar 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.67/5'5''

Place of birth: RODOVRE

Birth Country:

Denmark

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Women FIN Finland	3

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #4 FIN Finland 2 USA United States 5	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #7 CAN Canada 11 FIN Finland 1	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #16 SUI Switzerland 3 FIN Finland 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #20 FIN Finland 5 ROC ROC 0	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals #24 FIN Finland 7 JPN Japan 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Semifinals #26 USA United States 4 FIN Finland 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Bronze Medal Game #27 FIN Finland 4 SUI Switzerland 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
3	Women	2010	Vancouver, CAN
5	Women	2014	Sochi, RUS

Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Espoo, FIN
3	Women	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN
3	Women	2017	Plymouth, MI, USA
3	Women	2015	Malmo, SWE
3	Women	2011	SUI
3	Women	2009	Hameenlinna, FIN
4	Women	2016	Kamloops, BC, CAN
4	Women	2013	Ottawa, ON, CAN
4	Women	2012	Burlington, VT, USA

Occupation:

Athlete, Graphic designer

Education:

Studied Graphic Design and Technology at the University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, USA).

Family:

Father, Heikki. Mother, Hanne Olson. Brother, Jannik.

Languages spoken:

Danish, Finnish, English

Club name:

HC Lugano

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Left

Sporting relatives:

Father Heikki Karvinen (Ice hockey): Played professionally in Sweden and Denmark.

Brother Jannik Karvinen (Ice hockey): Played for Denmark's Rodovre Mighty Bulls.

Debut:

2009 World Championship

National league:

Swiss Women’s Hockey League

Award:

World Championships All-Star Team (2009, 2011, 2019)
First Team WCAC (2014)
WCAC Rookie of the Year (2012)

General Interest

GRAPHIC DESIGN
For the 2019 World Championships held in Finland, she designed the tournament logo using in the Finnish national colours of blue and white, with pine trees and an outline of legendary ice hockey player Hanna-Riikka Sallinen (FIN), two-time Olympic bronze medallist and six-time World Championship medallist. (theicegarden.com, 21 Aug 2018)

CITIZENSHIP
Dual citizen of both Denmark and Finland, but grew up in Denmark.

PLAYING CAREER
Rodovre Mighty Bulls, DEN (2004-07, 2009-11); Espoo Blues, FIN (2007-09); University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks, USA (2011-14); Lulea HF/MSSK, SWE (2015-20); HC Lugano, SUI (2020-21)

Milestones

Competed for Finland at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Olympic Winter Games and at nine World Championships from 2009 to 2021.

Bronze medal at the Vancouver 2010 and PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Bronze medals at the World Championships in 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, and 2021.

Won the Svenska Damhockeyligan championship in 2016, 2018, and 2019, as well as the Swiss Women’s Hockey League championship in 2021.

Won the Danish Junior Championships in 2010 and 2011 and the Finnish Junior Championships in 2008 and 2009.

Social Media

Legend

#:: Game
:: Bronze
:: Bronze Medal Event

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