Emma Terho
Emma Kristiina Terho née Laaksonen (born 17 December 1981) is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenseman and the current Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission.[1] She is the general manager of Kiekko-Espoo Naiset in the Naisten Liiga.[2] At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano she became the youngest Winter Olympian to medal for Finland at the age of 16 years 54 days.[3][4]
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| Birth name | Emma Kristiina Laaksonen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1981 Washington, D.C., United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | MSc in Economics, Aalto University 2013 BBA in Finance, Ohio State University 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Ohio State University
Laaksonen played with the Buckeyes women's ice hockey team while attending The Ohio State University (OSU) during 2000 to 2004. In the 2001–02 season she was the first women's ice hockey player from Ohio State to earn All-American honors when she was named to the 2001–02 Jofa/American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Second Team All-American[5] and was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.[6] On 11 October 2008, Laaksonen Terho became the first women's hockey player to have her Buckeye number retired.[7] The retirement ceremony occurred prior to an Ohio State vs. Purdue University football game at Ohio Stadium, where Laaksonen Terho was recognized on the field at the 50-yard line. She was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame on 25 September 2009.[8][9]
Espoo Blues, 2004–2007
In Finland she played with the Espoo Blues, where she won the Finnish Championship eight times (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015). With Espoo Blues she has finished third three times (1997, 1998 and 2006).[10]
SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
In the 2007–08 season Terho played in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia with SKIF of the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL). Three other Finnish players, forwards Kati Kovalainen, Karoliina Rantamäki, and Nora Tallus, also played for SKIF in that season. The team won the 2008 Russian Women's Hockey League Championship.[11]
Espoo, 2008–2017
Terho returned to the Espoo Blues after the 2007-08 season in Russia. The 2008-09 season was very successful, both personally and for the team. Terho set a career high for assists with 32 and ended the regular season with an impressive 34 points in just 19 games.[12]
International play
Laaksonen is a five-time Olympian, serving as co-captain or captain in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 as well as competing in seven world championships, serving as captain in 2008 and 2009.
She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal.[13] She was the youngest woman on the team (16 years, 54 days).
Sports administration
Early in her career Terho became involved in the administrative aspect of sport, as a member of the Student Athlete Board during her junior and senior years at The Ohio State University (2002–2004). In 2006, after graduating and returning to Finland to play in the Naisten SM-sarja, Terho became a member of the Finnish Olympic Committee. In 2011 as part of the IIHF Ambassador and Mentor Program (AMP) she became an Athlete Ambassador to Kazakhstan with the directive to use her experience at Olympic Games, World Championships, and other high level women's hockey programs to help build the women's game in her designated country.[14] As her playing career wound down, Terho ramped up her involvement in Finnish sports administration and she has become an influential and important player in that sphere.[15]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Terho was elected for an eight-year term as a member of the IOC Athletes' Commission, with the largest share of votes of all candidates put forward. The election also made her an International Olympic Committee Member. On 6 August 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Terho was elected as the new Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission. She replaced outgoing Chair Kirsty Coventry, who had served as Chair since 2018 and had remained in role for an additional year beyond her eight-year term to help maintain the IOC Athletes’ Commission's work during the COVID-19 pandemic, following the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games.[16]
Current administrative titles and roles
- Member of the Board, Finnish Ice Hockey Association, 2014–present
- Member of the Finnish Advisory Board of Sport Ethics, 2015–present
- Chair of Finnish Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission, 2016–2020; member, 2006–2016
- Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's Committee, 2016–present
- Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 2018–present[17]
- Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission, 2021–present;[16] member, 2018–2021[18]
- Member of the Coordination Commission for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022), 2018–present
- Member of the Olympic Programme Commission, 2018–present
- Member of the Marketing Commission, 2020–present
- Member of the Legal Affairs Commission[19]
Personal life
Emma Terho was born in Washington, D.C.. Terho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Ohio State University (2004) and a Masters of Science in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics at Aalto University (2013). She began her career in finance while still an active hockey player, serving as a fixed income trader for Pohjola Bank from 2006 to 2013. Terho has served as a product manager for fixed income products at OP-Pohjola Financial Group since 2014.
Her husband, Teemu Terho, also works in banking. They have two children, born in 2012 and 2014 respectively.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996-97 | Kiekko-Espoo | Naisten SM-sarja | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1997-98 | Kiekko-Espoo | Naisten SM-sarja | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998-99 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 23 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 25 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2000-01 | Ohio State Buckeyes | NCAA | 34 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001-02 | Ohio State Buckeyes | NCAA | 25 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-03 | Ohio State Buckeyes | NCAA | 31 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003-04 | Ohio State Buckeyes | NCAA | 35 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004-05 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 19 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006-07 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 17 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2007-08 | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod | RWHL | ||||||||||||
| 2008-09 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 19 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2009-10 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2010-11 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 25 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2011-12 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 21 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2013-14 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 22 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 | Espoo Blues | Naisten SM-sarja | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015-16 | did not play | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2016-17 | Espoo United | Naisten SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2018-19 | Espoo Blues | Naisten Liiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 125 | 34 | 64 | 98 | 46 | — | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Naisten SM-sarja totals | 261 | 54 | 172 | 226 | 108 | 78 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 52 | ||||
Club tournaments
| Year | Team | Event | Rank | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2004 | Espoo Blues | EWCC | 4th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Espoo Blues | EWCC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Espoo Blues | EWCC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010 | Espoo Blues | EWCC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | Espoo Blues | EWCC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2015 | Espoo Blues | EWCC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1998 | Finland | Oly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | Finland | WW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | Finland | WC | 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Finland | Oly | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Finland | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Finland | WC | 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Finland | Oly | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WC | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2008 | Finland | WC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | Finland | Oly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Finland | WC | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Finland | Oly | 5th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 66 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 54 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year or Season | ref |
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| International | ||
| Olympic Bronze Medal | 1998, 2010 | |
| World Championship Bronze Medal | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009 | |
| World Championship Best Defenceman | 2000 | |
| European Champions Cup Best Defenceman | 2005, 2010 | |
| World Championship All-Star Team | 2008 | |
| Finland | ||
| Aurora Borealis Cup Champion | 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14 | |
| Päivi Halonen Award | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 | |
| Naisten SM-sarja All-Star Team | 2008–09, 2010–11 | |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Silver Medal | 2016–17 | |
| Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona #255 Inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland | 2019 | |
| NCAA | ||
| WCHA Rookie of the Week | Week of 6 March 2001 | [25] |
| NCAA Power-Play Goals Champion | 2001 | [26] |
| OSU Scholar Athlete | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | [27] |
| WCHA Defensive Player of the Week | 2001–02
2002–03
| [28][29][30] |
| Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist | 2001–02 | [31] |
| JOFA/AHCA All-America Second Team | 2001–02 | [31] |
| WCHA All-Conference Second Team | 2001–02 | [31] |
| WCHA All-Star | 2001–02 | [27] |
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 | [31] |
| CoSIDA/ESPN At-Large Academic All-District IV Team | 2002–03, 2003–04 | [27] |
| AWHCA Scholar All-American | 2002–03, 2003–04 | [27] |
| WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year | 2003–04 | [31] |
| WCHA Postgraduate Scholarship | 2005 | [31] |
| Number retired by Ohio State Buckeyes | 2008 | |
| Inducted to the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame | 2009 | [27] |
Records
NCAA
Records valid through 2020–21 NCAA season.[26]
Season
- 2nd most power-play goals (17), 2000–01 season
Single-game
- Most power play goals (3), Ohio State vs. Wayne State on 2 March 2001 – tied for first with nine other players: Andie Anastos, Hilary Knight, Bridgette Prentiss, Bobbi Ross, Melanie Salatino, Jenny Schmidgall-Potter, Laura Slominski, Blayre Turnbull, Rebecca Vint
WCHA
Records stand through the 2019–20 WCHA season.[31]
Career
- 8th most goals by a defenceman (34) – tied with Kerry Weiland and Rachel Ramsey
Season
- Most power play goals (17), 2000–01 season
- 3rd most goals by a defenceman (19), 2000–01 season
- 10th most power play points (29), 2000–01 season – tied with Jenny Schmidgall-Potter (2002–03) and Jocelyne Lamoureux (2011–12, 2012–13)
Single-game
- Most power play goals (3), Ohio State vs. Wayne State on 2 March 2001 – tied for first with six other players: Brigette Lacquette, Nadine Muzerall, Bobby Ross, Melanie Salatino, Laura Slominski, and Blayre Turnbull
Ohio State Buckeyes
Records valid through 2019–20 Ohio State Buckeyes season.[27]
Career
- 3rd most power-play goals (23) – tied with Erin Keys
- 3rd most points by a defenseman (99) – tied with Jincy Dunne
- 4th most power-play points (59) – tied with Laura McIntosh
- 10th most assists (65)
Season
- Most power-play goals (17), 2000–01
- Most power-play points (29), 2000–01
- 3rd most points by a defenseman (38), 2000–01 – tied with Amber Bowman (2006–07)
Single-game
- Most power play goals (3), Ohio State vs. Wayne State on 2 March 2001
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Emma Terho at the International Olympic Committee
- Emma Terho at Olympedia