Lasse Paakkonen (born 8 July 1986 in Raahe) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since he was seven years old. He finished tenth in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Paakkonen's best World Cup finish was 15th in an individual sprint event at Germany in 2009. Although concentrating in the sprint event, he has also won National Championship medals in long-distance events.
Paakkonen lives in Jyväskylä, Finland. He studies in the University of Jyväskylä School of Business with Marketing as his major.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2010 23 — — — — — 10
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 2009 22 147 — 85 — — 2010 23 70 28 — — 2011 24 106 59 DNF — — 2012 25 95 47 DNF — — 2013 26 — — — — 2014 27 — — — — 2015 28 147 90 — — 2016 29 111 70 80 — — 2017 30 140 — 75 — — —
References
External links
Lasse Paakkonen official home page