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Cross-country Skiing At The 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 Kilometre Classical
The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 12 February at Soldier Hollow. Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course. Per Elofsson was the 2001 World champion. The defending Olympic champion was the Norwegian Thomas Alsgaard, who won in Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ..., but the 15 kilometre event was held as a pursuit. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 2002 Winter Olympics - Men's 15 Kilometre Classical Men's cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Hollow
Soldier Hollow is a cross-country ski venue located at the mouth of a Soldier Hollow (Utah), hollow of the same name about southeast of Salt Lake City in Wasatch Mountain State Park in northwestern Wasatch County, Utah, Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The venue was created for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and during the games it hosted the Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics, biathlon, Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics, cross-country skiing, and the cross country skiing portion of the Nordic combined at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Nordic combined events. Since hosting the Olympics, it has been developed as a cross-country skiing, tubing, and snowshoeing venue, while featuring mountain biking and golfing in the summer. On May 1, 2016, the venue operation contract transferred from the Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation to the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation, which owns and operates several Olympic and Paralympic legacy venues elsewhere in the state. History Pre-Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Aukland
Anders Aukland (born 12 September 1972 in Tønsberg) is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier who has won both Olympic and World Championship gold medals. He lives in Oslo. Aukland also used to compete in athletics, and is a former national champion in 5000 meters (1995) and 10,000 metres (1996 and 1997) as well as cross-country running. He has represented Tønsberg FIK and IK Tjalve. In his only international athletics competition he finished seventh in 5000 m at the 1991 European Junior Championships. Aukland received the Egebergs Ærespris in 2001. On 7 March 2004, Aukland won the Vasaloppet in Sweden, becoming the second Norwegian to accomplish this feat after 1971 winner Ole Ellefsæter. Aukland's brother Jørgen finished 3rd in that event. In 2010 Anders won the 54 km Birkebeinerrennet. In 2008 he won Marcialonga. He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey Golovko
Andrey Golovko (born 1980) is a Kazakhstani cross-country skier. He competed at the Winter Olympics in 2002 in Salt Lake City, and in Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ... in 2006, placing 29th in the 30 km and 29th in the 50 km. References 1980 births Living people Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Kazakhstani male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Kazakhstan Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games silver medalists for Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Lindgren
Urban Lindgren (born 18 April 1973 in Morjärv, Norrbotten) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2002. He earned a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, and finished 14th in the 30 km event at those same championships. Lindgren's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 17th in the 15 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe .... He also won four races up to 15 km in his career from 1998 to 2000. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships * 1 medal – (1 silver) World Cup Season standings Team podiums * 1 victory – (1 ) * 4 podiums – (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Weaver
Patrick Weaver (born May 29, 1969) is an American former cross-country skier. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. He later became a skiing coach. Biography Weaver was born Frankfurt, Germany in 1969. Growing up in Lenox, Massachusetts, Weaver began to ski when he was seven years old. He worked at Home Depot, taking up a training opportunity scheme, where he was paid as a full-time employee, but was allowed to work part-time in order to train. He studied at the University of New Hampshire for a business degree. Weaver was later inducted into the Hall of Fame at the University. He became the US national champion in cross-country skiing in 1998 and 1999. Weaver competed in seven cross-country skiing events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics, with a best finish of 16th place in the men's 15 kilometre classical event at the 2002 Olympics. In 2004, Weaver became a Nordic ski coach in Bend, Oregon, and went on to become the Nord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Schlütter
Andreas Schlütter (born 17 August 1972) is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1993. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002. Schlütter's best individual Olympic finish was fourth in the 50 km event in 2002. Schlütter also has three 4 × 10 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning two silvers (2003, 2005) and one bronze (2001). His best individual finishes at the World Championships were in 2003 with fifth-place finishes in the 15 km and 30 km events. In April 2014, Schlütter was appointed as Sporting Director of cross-country skiing of the German Ski Association The German Ski Association (german: Deutscher Skiverband or DSV) is the national governing body for skiing in Germany. The organisation was founded in 1905 among local ski clubs. The German Ski Association represents international interests of th .... Cross-country skiing r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Teichmann
Axel Teichmann (born 14 July 1979) is a German cross-country skiing coach and former skier. Background Teichmann started cross-country skiing at the age of ten. He completed his secondary education at Bad Lobenstein and, from 1993, at Oberhof. Since graduation in 1998, he has been aided in his sporting career by the German armed forces as a military athlete. In addition to professional sport, Teichmann studies electrical engineering at FernUniversität Hagen. Career Teichmann competed at the 2002, the 2010, and the 2014 Winter Olympics. He was sick for a large part of the 2005–06 season and failed to compete in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Due to the Germans selection criteria of either an Olympic medal or a top 10 finish in the World Cup, Teichmann, who won the overall World Cup in 2004–05, was left out of the German A-team for the 2006–07 season. Teichmann was still able to compete, only he received less financing and did not train with the other elite members. In June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Virolaynen
Roman Virolainen (russian: Роман Виролайнен, be, Раман Віралайнэн; Raman Virałainen and fi, Roman Virolainen; born 1981) is a Russian cross-country skier. He participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he represented Belarus. He placed 13th in the 15 km 15km or 15km may refer to: *15km, common course in Road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural ..., and also competed in the sprint, 10 km pursuit, and the relay. References 1981 births Living people Belarusian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Belarus Belarusian people of Finnish descent {{Belarus-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bauer (skier)
John William Bauer (born February 6, 1969, in Champlin, Minnesota, United States) is an American cross-country skier. He competed in three Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 5th in the men's 4 by 10 kilometres relay at the 2002 games. He attended Anoka High School and was active in the concert band and a member of the National Honor Society. In Nordic skiing, Bauer was a two-time state champion (1986 and 1987) and began his post-secondary career at Folkhogskola Ski School in Mora, Sweden (1987-1988) and then attended Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon (1988-1990). As a member of the United States Olympic Ski Team he represented his country in Albertville, France, in 1992; Nagano, Japan, in 1998; and Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2002. In addition to competing in three Olympics, Bauer also raced in 16 USA National Championships and five World Championships. Bauer graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1997 with degrees in history and German. Bauer currently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country Skier)
Mikhail Petrovich Ivanov (russian: Михаип Петрович Иванов); born 20 November 1977 in Ostrov, Soviet Union) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1996 to 2007. He finished second in the 50 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City to Spain's Johann Mühlegg, but was awarded the gold medal upon Mühlegg's blood-doping disqualification of darbepoetin alfa. Ivanov's won the bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e .... He also won two World Cup events in his career (30 km: 2000, 15 km: 2001). Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 1 medal – (1 gold) Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Novikov (cross-country Skier)
Sergey Vladimirovich Novikov (russian: Сергей Владимирович Новиков, born August 28, 1980 in Dolinsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. His lone World Cup victory was in a 4 × 10 km event in Switzerland in 2007 while Novikov's best individual finish was third in a 15 km event in Estonia the previous year. Competing in three Winter Olympics, his best finish was sixth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Salt Lake City in 2002. Novikov's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Val di Fiemme in 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reto Burgermeister
Reto Burgermeister (born September 7, 1975) is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he finished sixth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Nagano in 1998 overall and ninth in the 15 km at Salt Lake City in 2002. Burgermeister's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was tenth in the 30 km event at Val di Fiemme in 2003. His best World Cup finish was second twice in Germany (2003: 15 km, 2004: 15 km + 15 km double pursuit). Burgermeister earned sixteen individual victories in lesser events up to 30 km from 1998 to 2006. Burgermeister retired in 2009 as he was very unsuccessful since 2001. He was a former member of the Ski Club am Bachtel, the largest cross-country skiclub in the region of Zurich. Since 2011 Burgermeister works as a coach for Russian national cross-country skiing team with Alexander Legkov and Ilia Chernousov Ilia Grigoryevich Chernousov (russian: Илья Григ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
