 Alusalu in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1994-04-14)14 April 1994 (age 31) Jõgeva, Estonia |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| Sport | Speed skating |
Saskia Alusalu (born 14 April 1994[1]) is an Estonianspeed skater. Alusalu represented Estonia at the2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongchang.
In the 2017/18 World Cup inCalgary, Alusalu achieved by far her best World Cup result to date when she placed fourth in the mass start. She attacked early and broke away from the field until three other athletes around the eventual winnerClaudia Pechstein caught up with her and finally overtook her.[2]
Alusalu was Estonias'sflag bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
She holds severalnational records.
In August 2021, despite already training for the 2022Beijing Winter Olympics, she announced that she was ending her career as a speed skater because she wanted to focus more on her personal life and felt she could no longer handle the physical stresses. In addition to her current physiotherapy studies at theUniversity of Tartu, she has obtained a coaching diploma to work as such in the future.[3]
| Winter Olympics | ||
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Estonia PyeongChang 2018 | Succeeded by |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by | Estonian Athlete of the Year 2018 | Succeeded by |
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