Riikka Sirviö
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Riikka Sirviö is a former Finnish
cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. She won a bronze medal at the 4 x 5 km in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
and had her best finish of 6th in the 15 km event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
.
Sirviö had seven individual victories at 5 km (all in Finland
) from 1997 to 2002.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2003. She won a bronze medal at the 4 x 5 km in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 took place February 21-March 2, 1997 in Trondheim, Norway. This event was the first time in consecutive championships that the number or type of events did not change since 1966 and 1970...
and had her best finish of 6th in the 15 km event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991 took place 7–17 February 1991 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The women's 5 km was reintroduced after not being held in the previous championships. The men's 10 km was introduced in this championships...
.
Sirviö had seven individual victories at 5 km (all in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
) from 1997 to 2002.