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USA Team Finland WOC 2010 - 12 runners
Team Overview - Disciplines*
| Name | Sprint | Middle | Long | Relay | |
| 1. | Hannu Airila | 19th place Qual: 6th place | |||
| 2. | Anni-Maija Fincke | 8th place Qual: 2nd place | 6th place Qual: 1st place |  medal | |
| 3. | Tero Föhr | 10th place Qual: 2nd place | 16th place Qual: 6th place | ||
| 4. | Mats Haldin | 8th place Qual: 2nd place | 9th place | ||
| 5. | Pasi Ikonen | 8th place Qual: 3rd place | 9th place | ||
| 6. | Minna Kauppi | 4th place Qual: 3rd place | medal Qual: 2nd place | 5th place Qual: 4th place | medal |
| 7. | Riina Kuuselo | 21st place Qual: 7th place | |||
| 8. | Jani Lakanen | 28th place Qual: 2nd place | 9th place | ||
| 9. | Maria Rantala | 15th place Qual: 5th place | |||
| 10. | Merja Rantanen | 14th place Qual: 1st place | 20th place Qual: 2nd place | medal | |
| 11. | Olli-Markus Taivainen | 29th place Qual: 13rd place | 32nd place Qual: 8th place | ||
| 12. | Tuomas Tervo | 16th place Qual: 5th place |
Results will be updated during the championships. See also |
Detailed Team information
Hannu Airila
| Club | Kalevan Rasti (FIN) |
| Selected results | 19. place, WOC 2010 Middle 35. place, EOC 2010 Middle 22. place, NOC 2009 Long 35. place, NOC 2009 Middle 46. place, WC 2009 #3, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Anni-Maija Fincke
| Club | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| Born date | 21.12.1984 |
| Info/Biography | On the Finnish relay team - taking a second spot in the EOC relay of 2010. Took a top 6 position in WOC 2009 sprint, and also a 6th spot overall in the first edition of the Nordic Orienteering Tour in 2010. Her amazing run on the last leg of Venla 2010 brought Tampereen Pyrintö the Venla victory. |
| Selected results | 6. place, WOC 2010 Middle 8. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 6. place, WOC 2009 Sprint 2. place, EOC 2010 Relay 7. place, WOC 2009 Long 10. place, EOC 2010 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Tero Föhr
| Club | Vehkalahden Veikot (FIN) |
| Born date | 01.08.1980 |
| Info/Biography | Anchored his club Vehkalahden Veikot to the Jukola-win in 2006. Won his first international event in WC 5 in Norway June 2008, after beating Wingstedt and Hubmann in the finish. A number of top 6 finishes in the World Cup. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of 2008 for winning his first big international victories in 2008 - winning two World Cup races, and overall winner in M-21 Super Elite at O-ringen. |
| Selected results | 10. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 16. place, WOC 2010 Middle 6. place, EOC 2010 Middle 2. place, WOC 2007 Middle 1. place, WC 2008 #10, Long 3. place, WOC 2009 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Mats Haldin
| Club | IFK Göteborg (SWE) |
| Born date | 17.05.1975 |
| Info/Biography | Living in Halden since 2002-2007, moved to Göteborg ahead of 2008-season. Haldin has been one of the best runners of world - struggling to get medals at the international championships. He got a championships medal with silver medal at EOC 2004. He was very close to a medal at WOC long distance 2009 where he started very early and kept the lead until the last runners came to the finish, finishing 4th. The Finnish team delivered a protest on another runner due to claimed following, but the protest was dismissed and Haldin kept his 4th spot. A strong relay-runner, with several victories in both Tiomila and Jukola for Halden. Comes from the swedish speaking part of Finland. |
| Selected results | 8. place, WOC 2010 Long 4. place, WOC 2009 Long 3. place, WOC 2009 Relay 23. place, EOC 2010 Long 23. place, EOC 2010 Sprint 37. place, EOC 2010 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
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Pasi Ikonen
| Club | Vaajakosken Terä (FIN) |
| Born date | 30.06.1980 |
| Info/Biography | A major break thru in his first senior season by taking the gold medal in Finland 2001 on the middle distance. Well known for never using a compass (he doesn\'t even bring it with him). Living together with Minna Kauppi. |
| Selected results | 8. place, WOC 2010 Middle 3. place, EOC 2008 Middle 30. place, WOC 2009 Middle 2. place, WC 2008 #4, Middle 8. place, WOC 2008 Middle 9. place, EOC 2008 Long » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
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Minna Kauppi
| Club | Asikkalan Raikas (FIN) |
| Born date | 25.11.1982 |
| Info/Biography | Former junior-star who is now one of the big queens of orienteering. A fast runner, who has constantly improved stability in her performances. Took her first major title winning EOC 2006- and then steered Finland to the relay gold in WOC 2006. Individually her best races were first on the middle distance, but Kauppi came second to Simone Niggli on the WC-long distance in Sweden 2007- a race Minna should have won if she had chosen the right lane to the finish. Brought her club Asikkalan Raikas to a victory in the 2007 Venla-relay. Got her first individual WOC-gold on the long distance in 2007, shared with Heli Jukkola. In 2008 she got two more golds, winning middle from an early start number, and with the Finnish relay team. In 2009 she won three out of the four first WC-races and the World Games sprint, but did not manage to match those results at WOC. Winner of the Orienteering Achievement of the year in 2008 for winning Gold at both WOC middle and relay, and silver at the WOC sprint - thus becoming the Queen of the World Orienteering Champs in Olomouc - on top when it really counts! Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of 2006 for as anchor bringing Finland to gold medals in Relays both at the World Championships and European Championships. |
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| Selected results | 1. place, WOC 2010 Middle 3. place, WOC 2009 Long 1. place, WOC 2008 Middle 4. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 5. place, WOC 2010 Long 2. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
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Riina Kuuselo
| Born date | 30.03.1978 |
| Selected results | 21. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 20. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle 44. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle 31. place, NOC 2009 Middle 13. place, WC 2008 #12, Middle 16. place, WC 2008 #13, Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Jani Lakanen
| Club | Vaajakosken Terä(FIN) |
| Born date | 11.12.1976 |
| Info/Biography | Won the long distance very convincingly in Denmark 2006 after being a favorite the previous year. Injuryproblems in 2007, having to retire from the long distance after pulling his calf while warming up. In 2008 he injured his achilles on his first EOC 2008-race and missed WOC 2008. From 2009 coach for the Finnish junior team. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of 2006 for winning the Long distance both at the World and European Championships in 2006. |
| Selected results | 28. place, WOC 2010 Long 12. place, EOC 2008 Long 4. place, NOC 2007 Long 2. place, NOC 2007 Relay 14. place, WC 2007 #1, Sprint 16. place, NOC 2007 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Maria Rantala
| Info/Biography | Strong finnish runner who is fighting for a place in the Finnish relay team. Among her best achievements is the 6th place at EOC long in 2010, which was her breakthrough in international championships. Venla winner with Tampereen Pyrintö in 2003. |
| Selected results | 15. place, WOC 2010 Long 6. place, EOC 2010 Long 13. place, EOC 2010 Middle 13. place, EOC 2008 Middle 15. place, WC 2009 #3, Middle 22. place, NOC 2009 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Merja Rantanen
| Club | Koovee (FIN) |
| Born date | 07.12.1980 |
| Info/Biography | Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of the Year in 2008 after winning the silver medal at EOC middle distance and winning the gold medal with her team at the WOC relay. Has a son Otto born in 2006. Her breakthrough into the orienteering elite in the 2008 season with the EOC middle silver medal. Professional orienteer for several years. Personal best times as of December 2008 were 10.51 on 3000 meter and 17.15 on 5000 meter. |
| Selected results | 14. place, WOC 2010 Middle 5. place, WOC 2009 Middle 20. place, WOC 2010 Long 2. place, NOC 2009 Long 2. place, EOC 2008 Middle 2. place, EOC 2010 Relay » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
Olli-Markus Taivainen
| Info/Biography | Competing both in orienteering and ski-orienteering. Nominated for the Orienteering Achievement of 2009 for Winning eight World Championships medals, in both ski- and foot-orienteering. 6 of them gold. Undisputed king of the ski-JWOC in Sweden with 4 victories out of 4 races. Ski-WOC gold, silver and bronze in Japan. And finally the Junior World Champion in the middle distance in Italy in JWOC in Foot-O. |
| Selected results | 29. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 32. place, WOC 2010 Long 20. place, EOC 2010 Sprint 18. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle 23. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle 1. place, JWOC 2009 Middle » See all results in the World of O runner profile |
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Tuomas Tervo
| Club | Rajamäen Rykmentti (FIN) |
| Born date | 09.01.1983 |
| Info/Biography | Ran the sprint at WOC 2008, but could not qualify for the final. Came back for another try in 2009, qualifying for the final and finishing 13th. |
| Selected results | 16. place, WOC 2010 Sprint 13. place, WOC 2009 Sprint 9. place, WC 2010 #4, Middle 22. place, WC 2010 #6, Middle 3. place, NOC 2009 Relay 14. place, NOC 2009 Sprint » See all results in the World of O runner profile |