Cross-Country Skiing
Amanda Saari
- Distance
- Sprint
- Nationality
- Finland
- Hometown
- Kangasala, Finland
- Born
- 6 January 2000
- Turned pro
- 2022
- Primary discipline
- Distance
About Amanda Saari
Finnish cross-country skier (Tampereen Pyrintö) and former competitive swimmer who switched to skiing; a member of Finland's B national team specializing in sprint, with distance starts used partly as training. Posted the 2nd-fastest qualifying time at the Ruka World Cup sprint in the 2024-25 season (finished 9th overall) and won the classic sprint at the Lillehammer Scandinavian Cup in December 2024. Named to Finland's national team for the 2025-26 season with the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic sprint as a stated goal.
No English Wikipedia page exists as of research date; biographical details sourced from FIS and ProXCskiing's December 2024 profile/interview.
Sponsors: Atomic (skis, boots); Swix (race poles) - per FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment field).
Setup
3 items
Skis
Atomic Cross-country
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Skis: Atomic'). Reusing existing DB Atomic cross-country race ski family entry.
Atomic's race-stock cross-country ski line (brand-level; exact model not specified by federation)
Boots
Atomic Cross-country
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Boots: Atomic'). Reusing existing DB Atomic cross-country race boot family entry.
Atomic's race-stock cross-country boot line (brand-level; exact model not specified by federation)
Poles
Swix
Confirmed via FIS's official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Poles: Swix'). Reusing existing Swix cross-country pole family entry.
Swix cross-country race pole line.
Setup verified 13 July 2026