Lennard "Len" Väljas (born 21 November 1988) is a

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former

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. He was born in

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, and is of Estonian descent. He is the younger brother of Canadian beach volleyball Olympian Kristina May. Väljas competed at the sprint event at the World Ski Championships 2011 in

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where he placed 15th. Väljas achieved his first podium finish on the World Cup on March 7, 2012, in a Sprint Classic races in

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. He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March 2019.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 5 podiums – (1 , 4 )

Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 ) * 2 podiums – (1 , 1 )

References

External links

* * * * * 1988 births Living people Canadian male cross-country skiers Tour de Ski skiers Canadian people of Estonian descent Skiers from Toronto Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Canada {{Canada-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub