Arsi Ruuskanen (born 21 September 1999) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He is best known for winning a gold medal at the 2022 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships (U23).
Career
He grew up in Siilinjärvi. At the Junior World Championships he competed in 2019, 2021 (U23) and 2022 (U23). At the latter competition he won the gold medal in the 15 kilometre classic race, and also finished fifth in the relay.
He made his World Cup debut in November 2021 in Ruka, collecting his first World Cup points one year later in the same location. A breakthrough was his 8th place in the 20 kilometre freestyle race in Davos in December 2022.
Ruuskanen also competed at the 2023 World Championships, but crashed during the 30 kilometre skiathlon, injured himself and had to pull out of the championship. He finished 24th overall in the 2023–24 Tour de Ski, having made a jump in the standings with a 9th place in the final stage.
References
- ^ Kivioja, Jenni (24 February 2022). "Siilinjärven kasvatti Arsi Ruuskanen hiihti nuorten maailmanmestariksi! "En ihan odottanut että kultaa tulee"" (in Finnish). Uutis-Jousi. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Arsi Ruuskanen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kronqvist, Walter (24 February 2022). "Finländsk längdskräll i Norge – Arsi Ruuskanen tog guld i U23-VM: "En stor överraskning"" (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- Kronqvist, Walter (24 February 2023). "Mästerskapsdebutanten i mystisk krasch direkt i skiathlon – Arsi Ruuskanen skickades till sjukhus efter att ha smällt in i stolpe" (in Swedish). YLE. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- Forsblom, Mattias (7 January 2024). "Arsi Ruuskanen nia i Tour de Ski-avslutningen – var ändå besviken: "Som att tvingas löpa 5 500 meter i ett 5 000-meterslopp"" (in Swedish). YLE. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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