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Krista Pärmäkoski
Krista Pärmäkoski (née Lähteenmäki; born 12 December 1990) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. Among other career achievements, she is a five-time Olympic medalist. Career At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pärmäkoski finished 26th in the 30 km and 53rd in the 10 km event. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, she finished 37th in the 10 km event. She won her first World Championship medals in Oslo 2011, a silver in the team sprint, and a bronze in 4 × 5 km relay. Since then, she has amassed four other bronze medals in these events, the latest being a relay bronze in the 2021 championships in Oberstdorf. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Pärmäkoski placed 10th in the 10 km classical event and won her first Olympic medal when she anchored Finland into second place in the 4 x 5 km relay. The 2017 World Championships on home soil in Lahti, Finland, saw Pärmäkoski win her first and to dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikaalinen
Ikaalinen (; sv, Ikalis) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, located northwest of Tampere. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipalities next to it are Hämeenkyrö, Jämijärvi, Kankaanpää, Parkano, Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The Seitseminen national park is partly located in the municipality. S. Albert Kivinen, a writer and associate professor of philosophy of the University of Helsinki, is a native of Ikaalinen and his story ''Keskiyön Mato Ikaalisissa'' ("The Midnight Worm in Ikaalinen") is set there. Ikaalinen became an independent municipality in 1641. The associated market town was founded in 1858. The market town and the municipality were united in 1972 and Ikaalinen became a town in 1977. The centre of Ikaalinen is on lake Kyrösjärvi near the highway 3 ( E12). Transport The private coach company OnniBus ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's 15 Kilometre Pursuit was held on 25 February 2017.
The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit event of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 was the 40th World Championships in nordic skiing and took place in Lahti, Finland from 22 February to 5 March 2017. Results The race was started at 12:00./ref> References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 - Women's 15 kilometre pursuit Women's 15 kilometre pursuit[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing (sport)
Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment. Norwegian army un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships 2009 took place in Praz de Lys-Sommand, France and Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ... from 29 January to 6 February 2009. It was the 32nd Junior World Championships and the 4th Under-23 World Championships in nordic skiing. Medal summary Junior events Cross-country skiing Nordic Combined Ski jumping Under-23 events Cross-country skiing Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, 2009 2009 2009 in cross-country skiing 2009 in ski jumping Junior World Ski Championships 2009 in youth sport International sports competitions hosted by France International sports competitions hosted by Slovakia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior and U23 World Ski Championships 2010 took place in Hinterzarten, Germany from 24 January to 1 February 2010. It was the 33rd Junior World Championships and the 5th Under-23 World Championships in nordic skiing. Medal summary Junior events Cross-country skiing Nordic Combined Ski jumping Under-23 events Cross-country skiing Medal table References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordic Junior World Ski Championships, 2010 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... 2010 in cross-country skiing 2010 in ski jumping Junior World Ski Championships 2010 in youth sport International sports competitions hosted by Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The 2011 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships were held in Otepää, Estonia from 26 January to 31 January 2011. It was the 34th Junior World Championships and the 6th Under-23 World Championships in nordic skiing. Medal summary Junior events Cross-country skiing ;Notes *Ladies' junior 5 km freestyle: The Norwegians were sovereign in the race, conquering the top four places. *Men's junior 10 km freestyle: Norway continued it superb performances with Skar taking the victory by over 15 seconds. Finland's Perttu Hyvärinen did a great job on the last lap by rising from 6th to 3rd place and grabbing the medal. Nordic combined Ski jumping Under-23 events Cross-country skiing ;Notes *Ladies under-23 10 km freestyle: In extremely cold weather at -20 degrees Celsius, Krista Lähteenmäki, 20, lead from start to finish to take gold by a crushing 1- minute deficit to the second placed Maria Guschina. Although only 20 years old the finn had already placed 8th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships is an annual nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The Junior World Championships was started in 1977 and was first hosted in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. The Junior World Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined (the latter being a combination sport consisting of both cross-country and ski jumping). Editions Notes: * 1984: First with nordic combined team event * 1986: First with 30 km (men) and 15 km (women) in cross-country skiing / First with ski jumping team event * 2000: First with sprint in cross-country skiing / First with sprint (5 km) in nordic combined * 2006: First with ski jumping for women / First with under-23 events * 2008: Originally scheduled in Szczyrk and Wisła * 2016: First with mixed team in ski jumping * 2019: Originally scheduled in Vuokatti / First with nordic combined for women * 2021: Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 – Women's 4 × 5 Kilometre Relay
The Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay competition at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 The 42nd FIS Nordic World Ski Championships were held from 24 February to 7 March 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was the third time Oberstdorf hosted the World Championships, the event having been hosted there previously in 1987 and 2005. Russi ... was held on 4 March 2021. Results The race was started at 13:15. References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 - Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021
The 42nd FIS Nordic World Ski Championships were held from 24 February to 7 March 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was the third time Oberstdorf hosted the World Championships, the event having been hosted there previously in 1987 and 2005. Russia doping ban On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for a period of four years, after the Russian government was found to have tampered with laboratory data that it provided to WADA in January 2019 as a condition of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency being reinstated. As a result of the ban, WADA plans to allow individually cleared Russian athletes to take part in the 2021–2022 World Championships and 2022 Winter Olympics under a neutral banner, as instigated at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but they will not be permitted to compete in team sports. The title of the neutral banner has yet to be determined; WADA Compliance Review Committee head Jonathan Taylor stated that the IOC would no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 – Women's 4 × 5 Kilometre Relay was held on 2 March 2017.
The Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay event of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 was the 40th World Championships in nordic skiing and took place in Lahti, Finland from 22 February to 5 March 2017. Results The race was started at 15:00./ref> References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 - Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 – Women's 4 × 5 Kilometre Relay
The women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay event of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 took place between 18 February and 1 March 2015 in Falun, Sweden. This was the fourth time the event is held there, having previously been held there in 1954, 1974 and 1993. In 1980, one World Ski Champi ... was held on 26 February 2015. Results The race was started at 13:30. References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 - Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay 2015 in Swedish women's sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 took place between 18 February and 1 March 2015 in Falun, Sweden. This was the fourth time the event is held there, having previously been held there in 1954, 1974 and 1993. In 1980, one World Ski Championship race was held there as well, to make up for its exclusion from the Olympic Games the same year. Host selection At the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council meeting in November 2007, a Candidates project concept was highlighted for use. Candidacy submission was 1 May 2009 along with the registration fee and training days in article 5 of the FIS World Championships Organization Rules. Each candidate and its National Ski Association will have instructions and a detailed questionnaire provided by the FIS that will be due on 1 September 2009. Candidates respond in a simple text format that will serve as the working document where an FIS Inspection Group will use for discussion purposes. Group members will meet with the candidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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