Emily Nishikawa | |
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Country | Canada |
Born | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | 26 July 1989
Height | 163 cm (64 in) |
Ski club | Whitehorse Cross Country SC |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 11 – (2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2020) |
Indiv. podiums | 0 |
Team podiums | 0 |
Indiv. starts | 90 |
Team starts | 3 |
Overall titles | 0 – (65th in 2019) |
Discipline titles | 0 |
Emily Nishikawa (born July 26, 1989) [1] is a Canadian former cross-country skier.
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]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]
Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
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2014 | 24 | — | 41 | 45 | — | 13 | — |
2018 | 28 | 32 | 44 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 13 |
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 |
Season | Age | Season standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
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Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada | ||
2008 | 18 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2009 | 19 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
2011 | 21 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2013 | 23 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | 46 | — |
2014 | 24 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2015 | 25 | 106 | 77 | NC | 47 | — | — | — | — |
2016 | 26 | NC | NC | NC | 60 | — | — | — | 37 |
2017 | 27 | NC | NC | NC | 46 | — | — | 38 | — |
2018 | 28 | NC | NC | NC | 69 | — | — | 48 | — |
2019 | 29 | 65 | 55 | NC | — | 25 | — | 31 | — |
2020 | 30 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | 35 | — | — |
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