Viivi VAINIKKA

Finland

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 23 Dec 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.66/5'5''

Place of birth: ESPOO

Birth Country:

Finland

Residence: KUORTANE

Residence Country:

Finland

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

Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2019	Espoo, FIN
3	Women	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN

U18 Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2019	Obihiro, JPN
5	Women	2018	Dmitrov, RUS

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

Finnish

Club name:

Lulea HF/MSSK

Position style:

Forward

Hand:

Left

Other sports:

Football: Played football in her youth ad during high school. (leijonat.fi, 25 Sep 2018)

Debut:

2019 World Championship in Espoo

National league:

Svenska Damhockeyligan

Start:

Began playing hockey at age five.

Training:

Shooting exercises, skating training, morning runs. (leijonat.fi, 3 Mar 2020)

Hero:

Ice hockey player Teemu Selanne (FIN), four-time Olympic medallist and two-time World Championship medallist.

Ice hockey player Connor McDavid (CAN), five-time All-Star and three-time Ted Lindsay Award winner (most outstanding player as voted by the players' association). (leijonat.fi, 25 Sep 2018)

Award:

Emma Laaksonen Award (2020)

General Interest

PLAYING CAREER
Team Oriflame Kuortane, FIN (2016-20); Lulea HF/MSSK, SWE (2020-21).

Milestones

Competed for Finland at the 2019 and 2021 World Championships and the U18 World Championships from 2017 to 2019.

Won a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships and bronze in 2021.

Svenska Damhockeyligan champion in 2021 with Lulea HF/MSSK.

Social Media

Legend

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

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