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Lauri Pyykönen
Lauri Pyykönen (born 20 April 1978 in Pirkkala) is a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1998 to 2008. His best World Cup finish was second twice, both in sprint events with one each in 2002 and in 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Pyykönen finished fifth in the team sprint, 27th in the individual sprint, and 54th in the 15 km events. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 12th in the sprint event at Val di Fiemme 300px, Location of the Fiemme Valley in Trentino. 300px, The Passo_Lusia.html"_;"title="Lagorai_seen_from_Passo_Lusia">Lagorai_seen_from_Passo_Lusia. Fiemme_Valley_(_it.html" ;"title="Passo_Lusia..html" ;"title="Passo_Lusia.html" ;"title="Lagora ... in 2003. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Season standings Individual podiums *2 podiums – (2 ) References 1978 births Living people People from Pirkk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirkkala
Pirkkala (; sv, Birkala) is a municipality of Finland. It is located some south-west from Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is , which makes it the most densely populated municipality in Finland that does not use the title of town or city. Pirkkala is also currently the fastest-growing municipality in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located in southwest Pirkkala. The most significant main road in Pirkkala is Tampere Ring Road. History Great Pirkkala The former parish of Suur-Pirkkala (Great Pirkkala) is mentioned in historical writings from the 14th century. It occupied over half of Pirkanmaa, a region nowadays populated by about 526,000 inhabitants. Suur-Pirkkala began to split when new parishes and municipalities were founded and wanted independence. South and North Pirkkala In 1922 the Pirkkala was split into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 Kilometre Pursuit
The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato. Summary The pursuit in this format had been skied three times at the Nordic skiing World Championships, and Frenchman Vincent Vittoz was the reigning World Champion. A pursuit event similar to this was skied at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where the gold was shared between Thomas Alsgaard (retired by 2006) and Frode Estil, but the 2002 event 2002 event was a 20 kilometre pursuit, not 30. The event opened dramatically as Estil fell at the start, causing a mass collision. Then the pack kept together almost until the end, with skiers continually trailing off as they could not keep up with the pace. Eventually, five men came into the finishing straight together, after Anders Södergren of Sweden had tried to pull away on the final lap. However, Södergren could not keep up with the pace, and Russian Yevgeny Dementyev pulled away to defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 50 Kilometre Classical
The men's 50 kilometre classical mass start event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place on 4 March 2007 at the Shirahatayama Open Stadium Shirahatayama Open Stadium is a cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing venue in Sapporo, Japan. It was opened in 1990 and was Asia's first FIS-certified course. The course is approximately 25 km and wraps around Mt. Shirahata. The .... Results References External linksFinal results International Ski Federation (FIS) {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 - Men's 50 kilometre classical FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 30 Kilometre Pursuit
The men's 30 kilometre pursuit (15 km classical + 15 km freestyle) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place on 24 February 2007 at the Shirahatayama Open Stadium Shirahatayama Open Stadium is a cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing venue in Sapporo, Japan. It was opened in 1990 and was Asia's first FIS-certified course. The course is approximately 25 km and wraps around Mt. Shirahata. The .... Results References External linksFinal results International Ski Federation (FIS) {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 - Men's 30 kilometre pursuit FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 15 Kilometre Freestyle
The Men's 15 km classical interval start was part of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007's events held in Sapporo, Japan. The race went underway on 28 February 2007 at 14:30 CET at Shirahatayama cross-country course in Sapporo. The defending world champion was Italy's Pietro Piller Cottrer Pietro Piller Cottrer (born 20 December 1974) is an Italian former cross-country skier who won gold medal in the 4 ×10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was born at Sappada in the province of Udine. Career Piller Cottrer' .... - accessed 19 February 2018. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected as venue by vote at the 43rd FIS World Congress in Portorož, Slovenia, on 6 June 2002. It also marked the third time the championships were hosted outside Europe in a year that did not coincide with the Winter Olympics; it was the first championship held in Asia. The ski jumping team normal hill event was not held, as it had been in 2005. Highlights *The most successful competitor was Finland's Virpi Kuitunen who won three golds (team sprint, 30 km, and 4 x 5 km) and one bronze (individual sprint). *20-year-old Astrid Jacobsen from Norway won three medals in women's cross-country with a gold in the individual sprint and bronzes in the team sprint and 4 x 5 km. * Lars Berger of Norway became the first person to win medals a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's Team Sprint
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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's 4 × 10 Kilometre Relay
The men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay was held on 24 February 2005 at 12:30 CET in Oberstdorf, Germany. The defending world champions were the Norwegian team of Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad and Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard (born 10 January 1972) is a Norwegian former professional cross-country skier. Alsgaard is regarded by many as the best performer of the freestyle technique (skating) in cross-country skiing and many of today's best skiers have st .... Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 - Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's Sprint
The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 was held on 22 February 2005 in Oberstdorf, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... Results Qualification 89 competitors started the qualification race. Quarterfinals Q - Qualified for next round PF - Photo Finish Quarterfinal 1 Quarterfinal 2 Quarterfinal 3 Quarterfinal 4 Semifinals Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Finals Final A Final B References External linksQualification results {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 - Men's sprint [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's 50 Kilometre Classical
The Men's 50 km classical mass start was part of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005's events held in Oberstdorf, Germany. The race went underway on 27 February 2005 at 12:30 CET. The defending world champion was Czech Republic's Martin Koukal Martin Koukal () (born 25 September 1978 in Nové Město na Moravě) is a Czech cross-country skier and mountaineer who has been competing since 1996. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with gold in 50 km (2003) and ..., then in freestyle and interval start. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 - Men's 50 kilometre classical FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's 30 Kilometre Pursuit
The men's 30 kilometre pursuit (15 km classical + 15 km freestyle) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 took place on 20 February 2005 at Oberstdorf, Germany. Vincent Vittoz of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ... won the race and became World Champion for the first time. Results References External linksFinal results International Ski Federation (FIS) {{DEFAULTSORT:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 - Men's 30 kilometre pursuit FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 – Men's 15 Kilometre Freestyle
FIS or fis may refer to: Science and technology * ''Fis'', an ''E. Coli'' gene * Fis phenomenon, a phenomenon in linguistics * F♯ (musical note) * Flight information service, an air traffic control service * Frame Information Structure, a Serial ATA technology Organizations * FIS (company), an American financial services company * Fairy Investigation Society * Federal Intelligence Service, a Swiss intelligence service * Festival Internacional de Santander, a Spanish music festival * Fiji Intelligence Services * Fish Information and Services, an international news agency * Flandreau Indian School * Frankfurt International School * French International School of Hong Kong * Fukuoka International School * International Ski Federation (French: ') * Islamic Salvation Front (French: '), a defunct political party in Algeria * Italian Fencing Federation (Italian: ') * Italian Scout Federation (Italian: ') Surname * Julio Fis (born 1974), Spanish handball player * Ljubomir Pav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |