Jaana Savolainen


Jaana Maarit Savolainen is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1993. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and finished 18th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.
Savolainen also won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1986.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1985–86 7 December 1985 Labrador City, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
2 1985–86 15 March 1986 Oslo, Norway10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
3 1987–88 13 December 1987 La Clusaz, France5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
41989–909 December 1989 Soldier Hollow, United States5 km Individual CWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1983–84 26 February 1984 Falun, Italy4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Hämäläinen
2 1985–86 1 March 1986 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMäättä / Hyytiäinen / Matikainen
3 1986–87 1 March 1987 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Määttä / Matikainen
4 1987–88 21 February 1988 Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games3rdMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Matikainen
51988–8923 February 1989 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stMäättä / Kirvesniemi / Matikainen
6 1989–90 11 March 1990 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPyykkönen / Määttä / Kuivalainen
7 1990–91 10 March 1991 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdLukkarinen / Lahtinen / Kirvesniemi
8 1991–92 8 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdRiikola / Lukkarinen / Kirvesniemi

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.