Emily Nishikawa

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Emily Nishikawa
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CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 33)
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Height163 cm (64 in)
Ski clubWhitehorse Cross Country SC
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (20082009, 2011, 20132020)
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts90
Team starts3
Overall titles0 – (65th in 2019)
Discipline titles0

Emily Nishikawa (born July 26, 1989) [1] is a Canadian former cross-country skier.

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Born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Nishikawa competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she finished in 42nd in the 15k skiathlon, and in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang where she finished 44th in the same event. After the end of the 2019–20 World Cup season, Nishikawa announced her retirement from international skiing. [2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 24 41 45 13
2018 28 32 44 30 34 13 13

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2013 23 57 DNF 38 57 DNF
2015 25 30 32
2017 27 37 38 40 10
2019 29 36 39 12 12

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Season standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2008 18NCNC
2009 19NCNC
2011 21NCNC
2013 23NCNCNC46
2014 24NCNC
2015 2510677NC47
2016 26NCNCNC6037
2017 27NCNCNC4638
2018 28NCNCNC6948
2019 296555NC2531
2020 30NCNCNC35

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References

  1. "Emily Nishikawa". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. "Emily Nishikawa leaves World Cup stage". FIS. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "Emily NISHIKAWA". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2019.