Kuisma Taipale

Kuisma Taipale

Personal information
Nationality	Finland
Born	(1970-02-15) February 15, 1970 Veteli, Finland
Sport
Sport	Skiing
Club	Vetelin Urheilijat
World Cup career
Seasons	17 – (1991–2007)
Indiv. starts	70
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	19
Team podiums	3
Team wins	0
Overall titles	0 – (56th in 1996)
Discipline titles	0

Kuisma Taipale (born 15 February 1970 in Veteli) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He represented Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he competed in the 15 km, the 50 km, and the relay.

He is the son of Hannu Taipale.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
2002	32	30	—	—	47	—	11

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
1993	23	—	—N/a	—	16	—	—N/a	—
1999	29	—	—N/a	—	31	DNF	—N/a	—
2003	33	—N/a	—	26	33	—	—	6

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski
1991	21	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1992	22	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1993	23	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1994	24	72	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1995	25	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1996	26	56	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1997	27	85	—N/a	61	—N/a	64	—N/a
1998	28	NC	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a
1999	29	110	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a
2000	30	110	—N/a	NC	63	—	—N/a
2001	31	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2002	32	112	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	NC	—N/a
2003	33	89	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2004	34	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2005	35	145	92	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2006	36	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a
2007	37	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—	—

Team podiums

• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1993–94	4 March 1994	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Kuusisto / Hietamäki / Heiskanen
2	1997–98	23 November 1997	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Isometsä / Kirvesniemi / Repo
3	2002–03	1 December 2002	Kuusamo, Finland	2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Välimaa / Lassila / Jauhojärvi

External links

• Kuisma Taipale at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Kuisma Taipale at FIS (cross-country)
• Kuisma Taipale at Olympedia