Ville Nousiainen (born 5 December 1983, in

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) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2002. He finished fifth in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

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, Canada. Nousiainen won his first

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medal, a bronze, in the team sprint event with

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. He then followed it with another bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the same championships. First place victories include two 10 km FIS races and most recently two National Championships in

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in 2010 (50 km, 19.8 km). Ville Nousiainen was married to compatriot cross-country skier Mona-Liisa Nousiainen since 2015 until her death in 2019. They have one daughter together.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 2 medals – (2 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 podiums

Team podiums

*1 podium

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nousiainen, Ville 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Kouvola Skiers from Kymenlaakso Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Finnish male cross-country skiers Tour de Ski skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing 21st-century Finnish sportsmen