Iivo
Niskanen
Finland
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Cross-Country Skiing
Date of birth | 12 January 1992 |
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Place of birth | Oulu, Finland |
Age | 33 |
Nationality | Finland |
Career start | 2013 |
Disciplines | Cross Country Skiing |
Born in Oulu, Finland, Niskanen has always been a busy, energetic athletic individual. In the summers he could generally be found chasing a football around, but it was in the winters when he found his true calling.
"For me, skiing has always been my main focus," he says. At school he was given the opportunity to develop his talent at cross-country skiing, and soon started to become a respected athlete on the national circuit."I always want to do things properly," comments Niskanen, "so to make skiing my number one priority was an easy choice."