Kaisa Mäkäräinen
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kaisa-Leena Mäkäräinen |
| Nickname(s) | Kappa |
| Born |
11 January 1983 Ristijärvi, Finland |
| Residence | Joensuu, Finland |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Website | kaisamakarainen.fi |
| Professional information | |
| Sport | Biathlon |
| Club | Kontiolahden Urheilijat |
| Skis | Fischer |
| Rifle | Anschütz |
| World Cup debut | 5 March 2005 |
| Olympic Games | |
| Teams | 2 (2010, 2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 12 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Medals | 6 (1 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 12 (2004/05–) |
| Individual victories | 21 |
| All victories | 21 |
| Individual podiums | 70 |
| All podiums | 70 |
| Overall titles | 2 (2010–11, 2013–14) |
| Discipline titles |
5: 1 Individual (2014–15); 1 Sprint (2013–14); 3 Pursuit (2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15) |
Kaisa-Leena Mäkäräinen (born 11 January 1983) is a Finnish biathlete, who currently competes for Kontiolahden Urheilijat. Outside of sports, Mäkäräinen is currently studying to be a Physics teacher at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. Her team coach is Jonne Kähkönen, while Jarmo Punkkinen is her ski coach and Asko Nuutinen her shooting coach.
Mäkäräinen was originally a cross-country skier and focused on this until the age of twenty. She started training for the biathlon in 2003. In 2004, she made the Finnish National Team. 2005 saw Mäkäräinen compete at the Biathlon World Championships for the first time. Her best placings in the Biathlon World Championships have occurred at the 2007 World Championships in Antholz-Anterselva, where she placed eighth in the individual 15 and seventh in the mass start events. At the 2008 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, she was 15th in the mass start. During the 2007-08 Biathlon World Cup, she made it to the podium twice, the first time when she placed second in the sprint at Pokljuka, Slovenia and third in the pursuit at Ruhpolding, Germany. During the 2008–09 Biathlon World Cup, she has steadily risen in the rankings and on she placed second during the pursuit event and third in the mass start after Iourieva and Jonsson at Antholz.
Her best season so far has been the 2010-11 Biathlon World Cup. She made a strong start at the opening event in Östersund, where Mäkäräinen won her first ever World Cup victory in the sprint. Two days later she repeated her success by winning the pursuit, too. She showed her strong early-season form again in Hochfilzen and Pokljuka by reaching the podium in every single event.
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