Kerttu Niskanen
Kerttu Elina Niskanen is a Finnish cross-country skier.
Career
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, Niskanen finished eighth in the 10 km classical event.At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi she won two silver medals as a member of team Finland: in 4 × 5 km relay and in team sprint. She also finished fourth in 30 km freestyle.
Her brother Iivo is also cross-country skier, gold medalist in the 50 km classical at the 2018 Olympics.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.Olympic Games
- 2 medals –
| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
| 2014 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | Silver | Silver |
| 2018 | 29 | — | 16 | 6 | 23 | 4 | — |
World Championships
- 2 medals –
| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
| 2011 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | — | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Bronze | — |
| 2017 | 28 | 6 | — | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle| | — | Bronze | 5 |
| 2019 | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 2 victories –
- 9 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2012–13 | 20 March 2013 |  Stockholm, Sweden | 1.1 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2013–14 | 1 January 2014 |  Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 2013–14 | 9 March 2014 |  Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 2013–14 | 15 March 2014 | Falun, Sweden | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 2014–15 | 13 December 2014 | Davos, Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 6 | 2015–16 | 29 November 2015 |  Ruka, Finland | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 2016–17 | 8 January 2017 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 8 | 2016–17 | 12 March 2017 | Oslo, Norway | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 9 | 2018–19 | 17 February 2019 | Cogne, Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
- 5 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 2012–13 | 20 January 2013 |  La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Kyllönen / Saarinen / Roponen |
| 2 | 2013–14 | 8 December 2013 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Saarinen / Kyllönen / Lähteenmäki |
| 3 | 2015–16 | 6 December 2015 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Pärmäkoski / Mononen / Kyllönen |
| 4 | 2015–16 | 24 January 2016 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kyllönen / Pärmäkoski / Roponen |
| 5 | 2019–20 | 1 March 2020 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Matintalo / Mononen / Pärmäkoski |