Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| World Championships |
| 7 | Sprint Classic | 2013 | Val di Fiemme, ITA | 3:22.0 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Overall | Sprint |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 57 | 22 |
| 2012/2013 | 30 | 8 |
| 2011/2012 | 40 | 18 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | SP C | SP F | 2.5km F | 5km C | 5km F | 10km C | 10km P | TSP C | TSP F | Overall |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 9th | 1 x 10th | - | 1 x 96th | - | - | 1 x DNF | 1 x 2nd | - | 1 x DNF |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 5th | 1 x 49th | - | 1 x 78th | 1 x 32nd | 1 x DNS | 1 x 1st | 1 x 5th | 1 x 39th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 6th | 1 x 7th | 1 x DNS | - | 1 x 74th | - | 1 x 53rd | - | 1 x 22nd | 1 x 55th |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 44th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 2 | Team Sprint Classic | 2013/2014 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 21:02.2 |
| 9 | Sprint Classic | 2013/2014 | Asiago, ITA | 3:22.95 |
| 10 | Sprint Free | 2013/2014 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 2:51.33 |
| 15 | Sprint Classic | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | 3:07.72 |
| 33 | Sprint Free | 2013/2014 | Davos, SUI | |
| 96 | 5km Classic | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | 15:41.2 |
| 10km Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | DNF |
| Overall Standings | 2013/2014 | Kuusamo, FIN | DNF |
LegendSP-Sprint, C-Classic, F-Freestyle, P-Pursuit, R-Relay, xkm/xkm-Skiathlon events, TSP-Team Sprint, Overall-Overall Standings Stage World Cup, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final race, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Mona (FIS, 02 Mar 2009)
- Education: Music Studies - Sibelius Academy, Finland
- Languages Spoken: English, Finnish
- Sporting Relatives: Her husband Ville Nousiainen is a Finnish cross-country skier and coach. (yle.fi, 12 Jan 2013)
- Hobbies: She is an accomplished accordion player and has won several national titles. (everything-about-ski.blogspot.com, 21 Jan 2013)
- Family: Husband Ville Nousiainen, one daughter
- Coach: Ville Nousiainen (FIN) (yle.fi, 12 Jan 2013)
- Debut: 2001 for Finland (FIS, 02 Mar 2009)
Additional Information
Start of sporting career
She began skiing at age two. (hiihtoliitto.sporttisaitti.com, 02 Mar 2009)
Reason for taking up this sport
Both her parents have sporting backgrounds and she was encouraged to be actively involved in sport. (hiihtoliitto.sporttisaitti.com, 02 Mar 2009)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a World Cup classic sprint event in Liberec, Czech Republic in 2013. (fasterskier.com, 21 Jan 2013)
General
BREAK FROM SKIING
In 2010 she had to take a break from skiing, because she was over-trained and had health issues. She considered retiring, but she became pregnant, and, after giving birth to her daughter, she decided to go back to skiing. "Without the fact that I had a child, I might not be here [competing]. It was a sufficiently long period of lighter workout." (yle.fi, 12 Jan 2013)
TV APPEARANCE
In 2011 she went on BBC's Maestro celebrity reality show to test her skills at conducting. (fasterskier.com, 21 Jan 2013)