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Milla Saari
Milla Saari (née Jauho; born 10 July 1975) is a Finland, Finnish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her Doping (sport), doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander. Saari, then Jauho, was part of the 4 × 5 km relay team that finished second, but would be disqualified for her blood doping and would receive a two-year suspension from the International Ski Federation, FIS as a result. She also finished sixth in the 15 km event at those same championships. Saari competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano where she finished 31st in the 15 km event and 50th in the 30 km event. She earned all four of her individual career victories up to 10 km after she served her two-year doping suspension from 2003 to 2005. Saari retired after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivala
Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Geography Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska. Nature The Kalajoki river flows through the municipality. The biggest lake in the region is Pidisjärvi and the two other lakes are Suojärvi and Erkkisjärvi. Notable people *Kyösti Kallio, the fourth President of Finland (1937–1940), was a resident of Nivala. * Rakel Liehu, writer *Maria Lohela, former Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2018) *Atte Ohtamaa Atte Petteri Ohtamaa (born 6 November 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga. Playing career Ohtamaa's youth team was Nivala Cowboys before he transferred to Oulun Kärpät at the Junior B level. ..., hockey player References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing competition results were as follows. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating NOCs Thirty-six nations competed in the cross-country skiing events at Nagano. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ... 1998 Winter Olympics events Olympics Cross-country skiing competitions in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 17th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season began in Beitostølen, Norway, on 22 November 1997 and finished at Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, on 14 March 1998. Thomas Alsgaard of Norway won the overall men's cup, and Larisa Lazutina of Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ... won the women's. Calendar Men Women Men's team Women's team Men's standings Overall Long Distance Sprint Women's standings Overall Long Distance Sprint Achievements ;Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1997/98 season in parentheses) ;Men * , 4 (41) first places * , 3 (4) first places * , 1 (30) first place * , 1 (4) first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 16th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season began in Kiruna, Sweden, on 23 November 1996 and finished in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, on 15 March 1997. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the overall men's cup, and Yelena Välbe of Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ... won the women's. Both skiers won their fifth overall World Cup. Calendar Men Note: Until FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall. Women Note: Until FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 15th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season began in Vuokatti, Finland, on 25 November 1995 and finished at Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, on 16 March 1996. Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway won the combined men's cup, and Manuela Di Centa of Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ... won the women's. Calendar Men Women Men's team Women's team Men's overall standings Women's overall standings Achievements ;Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1995/96 season in parentheses) ;Men * , 6 (30) first places * , 6 (28) first places * , 1 (7) first place * , 1 (1) first place * , 1 (1) first place * , 1 (1) first place ;Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for cross-country skiers. It was the 14th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The World Cup was organised by the International Ski Federation who also run world cups and championships in ski jumping, snowboarding and alpine skiing amongst others. Bjørn Dæhlie reclaimed the crystal World Cup globe which Vladimir Smirnov had won in the 1993–94 season, thus taking his third overall men's World Cup title in four seasons. Smirnov won more races, with six wins including three during the 1995 World Championships, but Dæhlie was usually the runner-up. Also, one of Smirnov's World Championship wins didn't count towards the overall standings. Silvio Fauner, Harri Kirvesniemi, Torgny Mogren and Alexey Prokurorov also registered World Cup wins during the season. In the women's Cup, Yelena Välbe Yelena Valeryevna Välbe (russian: Елена Валерьевна ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's 10 Kilometre Freestyle
The Women's 10 kilometre freestyle was part of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007's events held in Sapporo, Japan. The race went underway on 27 February 2007 at 15:00 CET at Shirahatayama cross-country course in Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit .... The defending world champion was Czech Republic's Katerina Neumannova. - accessed 15 March 2018. Results *1Disqualified due to skier did not ski the entire marked course. |
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 2001
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 took place February 15–25, 2001 in Lahti, Finland for a record sixth time, previous events being held in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978 and 1989. These championships also saw the most event changes since the 1950s with the 5 km women and 10 km men's events being discontinued, the 10 km women and 15 km men's events return to their normal status for the first time since the 1991 championships, the debut of a combined pursuit as a separate category (5 km + 5 km for women, 10 km + 10 km for men), the addition of the individual sprint race for both genders, and the debut of the ski jumping team normal hill event. Extremely cold weather () cancelled the women's 30 km event. The biggest controversy occurred when a doping scandal hit the host nation of Finland, resulting in six disqualifications. This would serve as a prelude to further doping cases in cross country skiing at the Winter Olympics in Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999 took place February 19–28, 1999 in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria. The large hill ski jumping events took place at the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze in Bischofshofen. The 7.5 km Nordic combined sprint event debuted at these championships. Men's cross-country skiing 10 km classical February 22, 1999 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit February 23, 1999 30 km freestyle February 19, 1999 50 km classical February 28, 1999 4 × 10 km relay February 26, 1999 The first two legs were run in the classical style while the last two legs were run in freestyle. Austria won its first relay medal since 1933 though it was done in dramatic fashion. Botvinov fell during his leg, causing Austria to lose its large lead, setting up a fight to the finish between Austria's Hoffmann and Norway's Alsgaard. As of 2021, this is the last men's relay at the world championships that was not won by Norway. Women's cross-country skiing 5 km class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 × 5 Kilometre Relay
The women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 16 February at Snow Harp. Race summary Russia had won the last three World Championships, and the 1994 Olympic gold medal, which had been won in 1992 by the Unified Team, and 1988 by the Soviet Union. Russia and Norway started out quickly, with Nina Gavrylyuk leading over Bente Martinsen, who had a 17.7 lead over third-place Sweden. On the second leg, Norway moved ahead, one second in front of Russia, with Italy back in 12th place. Yelena Välbe, skiing the third leg for Russia, created a gap, and put Russia in front of Norway by 22.8 seconds at the final exchange, with Switzerland another minute behind. Manuela Di Centa skied well for Italy on the third leg but could only move her team up to ninth position. Välbe's split had made it an easy task for Russian anchor Larisa Lazutina, who increased the lead slightly as Russia won a comfortable gold medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 Kilometre Freestyle
The women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, was held on 20 February at Snow Harp. Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 30 kilometre course. The defending Olympic champion was the Italian Manuela Di Centa, who won in Lillehammer, then in classical technique. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1998 Winter Olympics - Women's 30 Kilometre Freestyle Women's cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics Women's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics People with the name * Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician * Oly Hicks (born 1968 ... Women's events at the 1998 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
