# Pirjo Muranen

Pirjo Muranen (née Manninen, born 8 March 1981 in Rovaniemi) is a retired Finnish cross-country skier. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Muranen won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (Individual sprint: 2001, 4 × 5 km relay: 2007, 2009), a silver (Team sprint: 2005, with Riitta-Liisa Lassila), and a bronze (Individual sprint: 2009). She married on 30 June 2007; previously known by her maiden name of Pirjo Manninen.
Muranen also has sixteen additional victories up to 15 km from 2000 to 2002. She is the younger sister of Nordic combined skier Hannu. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, they became the first brother-sister combination to win gold medals at the same championships.
Muranen retired from the sport in April 2011. She has then worked as a cross-country skiing pundit and studio commentator for Finland's national public-broadcasting company Yle.

## Cross-country skiing results

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

### Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km  individual | 15 km  skiathlon | 30 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2010 | 28 | — | 30 | — | 21 | Bronze | — |

### World Championships

* 6 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2001 | 19 | — | — | 26 | CNX | Gold | DSQ | — |
| 2003 | 21 | 14 | — | — | 18 | 6 | DSQ | — |
| 2005 | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | Silver |
| 2007 | 25 | — | — | 15 | — | 7 | Gold | — |
| 2009 | 27 | 7 | — | — | 10 | Bronze | Gold | — |
| 2011 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 38 | Bronze | — |
    a. $^1$ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final |
| 1998 | 16 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 17 | 80 | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 18 | 22 | — | — | 32 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 22 | 32 | 55 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | 21 | NC | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | 75 | NC | — | — | 46 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | 29 | 38 | — | — | 25 | — | 22 | — |
| 2008 | 26 | 14 | 28 | — | — | 5 | — | 15 | 43 |
| 2009 | 27 | 7 | 13 | — | — | | — | 12 | 6 |
| 2010 | 28 | 31 | 37 | — | — | 15 | — | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | 29 | 34 | 41 | — | — | 17 | DNF | — | DNF |

#### Individual podiums

* 5 victories – (5 WC)
* 15 podiums – (14 WC, 1 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 1999–00 | 28 February 2000 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 1999–00 | 8 March 2000 | Oslo, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 2000–01 | 17 December 2000 | Brusson, Italy | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 4 | 2000–01 | 28 December 2000 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 2000–01 | 29 December 2000 | Engelberg, Switzerland | 1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 6 | 2000–01 | 7 March 2001 | Oslo, Norway | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 7 | 2002–03 | 19 December 2002 | Linz, Austria | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 8 | 2003–04 | 18 January 2004 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 9 | 2004–05 | 16 January 2005 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 10 | 2007–08 | 30 December 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | 1.0 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 11 | 2007–08 | 26 January 2008 | Canmore, Canada | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 12 | 2008–09 | 31 January 2009 | Rybinsk, Russia | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 13 | 2008–09 | 13 February 2009 | Valdidentro, Italy | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 14 | 2008–09 | 7 March 2009 | Lahti, Finland | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 15 | 2009–10 | 11 March 2010 | Drammen, Norway | 1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |

#### Team podiums

* 3 victories – (3 RL)
* 14 podiums – (9 RL, 5 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
| 1 | 2000–01 | 26 November 2000 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Jauho / Kuitunen / Varis |
| 2 | 2000–01 | 9 December 2000 | Santa Caterina, Norway | 4 × 3 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Salonen / Kuitunen / Jauho |
| 3 | 2002–03 | 1 December 2002 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Viljanmaa / Palolahti / Kattilakoski |
| 4 | 2003–04 | 6 March 2004 | Lahti, Finland | 6 × 1.0 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Pienimäki-Hietamäki |
| 5 | 2004–05 | 23 January 2005 | Pragelato, Italy | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | Saarinen |
| 6 | 2005–06 | 18 March 2006 | Sapporo, Japan | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Roponen |
| 7 | 2006–07 | 4 February 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Saarinen / Venäläinen / Roponen |
| 8 | 2006–07 | 25 March 2007 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen |
| 9 | 2007–08 | 28 October 2007 | Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Kuitunen |
| 10 | 2007–08 | 25 November 2007 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Sarasoja / Saarinen / Roponen |
| 11 | 2007–08 | 17 February 2008 | Liberec, Czech Republic | 4 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Saarinen |
| 12 | 2008–09 | 23 November 2008 | Gällivare, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Kuitunen / Saarinen / Roponen |
| 13 | 2008–09 | 7 December 2008 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Kuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen |
| 14 | 2009–10 | 22 November 2009 | Beitostølen, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Kuitunen / Roponen / Saarinen |