Sari Karjalainen

Sari Karjalainen
 
Born
Sari Räsänen

(1968-06-26) 26 June 1968 (age 56)
Team
Curling clubLappi Kurlinki Ry, Rovaniemi[1]
Curling career
Member Association Finland
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances
4 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Paralympic
appearances
2 (2014, 2018)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
World Wheelchair Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lohja
Finnish Wheelchair Championship[2]
Gold medal – first place 2013
Silver medal – second place 2009
Silver medal – second place 2010
Silver medal – second place 2011
Bronze medal – third place 2012

Sari Karjalainen (born 26 June 1968 in Ylitornio as Sari Räsänen) is a Finnish wheelchair curler.[3][4][5]

She participated in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Paralympics where Finnish team finished on tenth and eleventh places respectively.

Her husband Markku is also a member of the Finland national wheelchair curling team.[6]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2008–09 Sari Räsänen Tarja Hänninen Jorma Lehmus Markku Karjalainen FWhCC 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2009–10 Sari Räsänen Tarja Hänninen Vesa Leppänen Markku Karjalainen FWhCC 2010 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010–11 Vesa Hellman Tuomo Aarnikka Markku Karjalainen Riitta Särösalo Sari Karjalainen Lauri Ikävalko WWhCQ 2010 (8th)
Markku Karjalainen Sari Karjalainen Vesa Leppänen FWhCC 2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011–12 Markku Karjalainen (fourth) Vesa Hellman (skip) Sari Karjalainen Tuomo Aarnikka Riitta Särösalo Lauri Ikävalko WWhCQ 2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Markku Karjalainen Vesa Leppänen Sari Karjalainen FWhCC 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012–13 Markku Karjalainen (fourth) Vesa Hellman (skip) Sari Karjalainen Tuomo Aarnikka Lauri Ikävalko WWhCQ 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vesa Leppänen Sari Karjalainen Markku Karjalainen FWhCC 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Markku Karjalainen (fourth) Vesa Hellman (skip) Sari Karjalainen Tuomo Aarnikka Mina Mojtahedi Osku Kuutamo WWhCC 2013 (8th)
2013–14 Markku Karjalainen Sari Karjalainen Vesa Hellman Tuomo Aarnikka Mina Mojtahedi Osku Kuutamo WPG 2014 (10th)
2014–15 Markku Karjalainen Sari Karjalainen Mina Mojtahedi Tuomo Aarnikka Vesa Leppänen Anne Malmi WWhCC 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015–16 Markku Karjalainen Sari Karjalainen Yrjö Jääskeläinen Tuomo Aarnikka Riitta Särösalo Lauri Ikävalko WWhCC 2016 (10th)
2016–17 Markku Karjalainen Yrjö Jääskeläinen Sari Karjalainen Vesa Leppänen Riitta Särösalo Vesa Kokko WWhBCC 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WWhCC 2017 (10th)
2017–18 Markku Karjalainen Yrjö Jääskeläinen Vesa Leppänen Sari Karjalainen Riitta Särösalo Vesa Kokko WPG 2018 (11th)

Mixed doubles

Season Female Male Coach Events
2021–22 Sari Karjalainen Markku Karjalainen Juuso Rasanen WWhMDCC 2022 (...th)

References