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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 women. 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 (, née ''Trubitsyna''; born 20 April 1968) ...
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Bjørn Dæhlie
Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie (born 19 June 1967) is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. From 1992 to 1999, Dæhlie won the Nordic World Cup six times, finishing second in 1994 and 1998. Dæhlie won a total of 29 medals in the Olympics and World Championships between 1991 and 1999, making him the most successful male cross-country skier in history. During his career, Dæhlie measured a VO2 max of 96 ml/kg/min. Dæhlie's result was achieved out of season, and physiologist Erlend Hem who was responsible for the testing stated that he would not discount the possibility of the skier passing 100 ml/kg/min at his absolute peak. Since retiring, Dæhlie has become a successful businessman in real estate and fashion. His real estate investments have produced a fortune of more than half a billion kroner. Early life and career Born in Elverum, Norway, Dæhlie later moved to Nannestad Municipality, where he settled down. Dæhlie attributes much of his success in sports t ...
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Torgny Mogren
Torgny Mogren (born 26 July 1963) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His best individual finish was a fifth in the combined pursuit at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Mogren's biggest successes occurred at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he earned nine medals. This included four golds (4 × 10 km relay: 1987, 1989; 50 km: 1991, 1993), three silvers (15 km, 30 km: both 1989; 4 × 10 km relay: 1991), and two bronzes (50 km: 1987, 10 km: 1991). He won the overall World Cup in 1986–87, and ended five times in the top three overall. He competed for the club Åsarna IK throughout his career. Mogren received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1993 and the Jerring Award the same year. He retired from cross-country skiing following the 1997–98 season. Since retiring, he has been working as a sale ...
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Lahti
Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the sixth most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital city Helsinki, south-west of Heinola and east of Hämeenlinna, the capital of the region of Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme). Lahti is situated at the intersection of Finnish national road 4, Highway 4 (between Helsinki and Jyväskylä) and Finnish national road 12, Highway 12 (between Tampere and Kouvola), which are the most significant main roads of Lahti. Its neighboring municipalities are Asikkala, Heinola, Hollola, Iitti and Orimattila. In English, the Finnis ...
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Nové Město Na Moravě
Nové Město na Moravě (; ) is a town in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,800 inhabitants. It is known as a winter sports resort. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Nové Město na Moravě consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nové Město na Moravě (7,250) *Hlinné (166) *Jiříkovice (235) *Maršovice (246) *Olešná (241) *Petrovice (211) *Pohledec (462) *Rokytno (215) *Slavkovice (431) *Studnice (31) Etymology The name of the town literally means "New Town in Moravia". Geography Nové Město na Moravě is located about east of Žďár nad Sázavou and northwest of Brno. It lies in the Křižanov Highlands, in the highest parts of the whole Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. The highest point is Kopeček at above sea level. The upper course of t ...
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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 studied his technique. In total, Alsgaard won 15 medals in the Winter Olympics and FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, making him one of the most successful skiers of all time. Early life Born in Flateby, Enebakk, Alsgaard began cross-country ski racing at the age of three. That was when he was entered into a race against many 5-year-olds. He beat all of them. A year later, it was rumored that he was lost in the village the family lived in. In fact, he was found at the local ski area, just about to start his third time around a 9-kilometer loop. Alsgaard says that his passion for skiing comes from liking to be outdoors. Athletic career Alsgaard got his international breakthrough in the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics winning the 30 kilom ...
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Östersund
Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön. It is the only city in Jämtland. The northern part of the urban area is located inside of the municipality of Krokom Municipality, Krokom. Östersund is the region's cultural and economical centre and by tradition a city of trade and commerce. The city had one of the most extensive garrisons in Sweden prior to its closure in the early-21st century. Östersund is home to Mid Sweden University's largest campus site with approximately 7,000 students. With a total population of 50,960 (2017) Östersund is the List of cities in Sweden by population, 22nd most populous city in Sweden, the List of cities in Scandinavia by population, 46th most populous city in Scandinavia, and by far the largest ...
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Henrik Forsberg
Henrik Forsberg (born 16 February 1967) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and biathlete who competed from 1988 to 2001. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finishes at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville in cross-country skiing with a fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay and ninth in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit. Forsberg's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 50 km event at Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1995. His lone World Cup victory was in a 30 km event in Sweden in 1991. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Forsberg finished 14th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay and 47th in the 20 km individual events. His best finishes at the Biathlon World Championships was 12th in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at Lahti in 2000 and his best individual finish of 24th in the 20 km individual event at Pokljuka in 2001. Forsberg's best individual finish was second in a 10 km sprint event in S ...
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Jari Isometsä
Jari Olavi Isometsä (born 11 September 1968) is a Finland, Finnish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006. He won three bronze medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998). Isometsä also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (4 × 10 km: 1995, 1997) and two bronzes (4 × 10 km: 1991, 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995). In the Cross-country skiing World Cup, World Cup, he took four victories in races between 10 km and 30 km. Isometsä was among the six Finnish skiers who were caught of Doping (sport), doping in the Finnish 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships scandal for taking hydroxyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander usually used to cover up the use of erythropoietin (EPO) in athletes. He was stripped of his silver medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit and served a two-year suspension from the Interna ...
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Sappada
Sappada ( or ; ;Dizionario Sappadino-Italiano:
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; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine, in the region of . It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").


Geography

The settlement is situated on the southern slopes of the Peralba mountain, part of the

Niklas Jonsson
Niklas Jonsson (born 31 May 1969, in Piteå) is a Sweden, Swedish cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2002. He won the silver medal in the 50 km at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano. At that event, Jonsson started 30 seconds ahead of the gold medal favourite Bjørn Dæhlie. Soon Dæhlie caught up Jonsson, and they were skiing together for most of the distance. Shortly before the finish line, Jonsson escaped, but Dæhlie still finished 20 seconds behind, which was good enough for the gold medal. Jonsson finished second. Jonsson's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a fourth in the 50 km in FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, 1999. His best finish was third in four different World Cup events from 1993 to 1999. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation, International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 1 medal – (1 silver) World Champio ...
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Alexey Prokourorov
Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov (; 25 March 1964 – 10 October 2008) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s for both the Soviet Union and Russia. Career Prokurorov was born in the village of Mishino of Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Prokurorov's biggest successes were winning the gold medal in the 30 km freestyle and the silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Prokurorov earned a total of six medals. This included one gold (30 km: 1997), one silver (10 km: 1997), and four bronzes (50 km: 1989, 4 × 10 km relay: 1993, 30 km: 1995, 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1997). He also won the 50 km event twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival (1993, 1998). He also won the Russian championship title 13 times. Prokurorov received the Holmenkollen medal, the highest Norwegian skiing award, in 1998 (s ...
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Liezen District
Bezirk Liezen (, local dialect iːɐ̯t͡sn̩ is a district of the state of Styria in Austria. It is by far the largest district in Austria, about 1.2 times the size of the next district, and is divided into two "subdistricts": Bereich Liezen, and Expositur Gröbming. On December 31, 2011 the former third subdistrict Expositur Bad Aussee was abolished. Municipalities Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it has consisted of the following municipalities: Bereich Liezen: * Admont * Aigen im Ennstal * Altaussee * Altenmarkt bei Sankt Gallen * Ardning * Bad Aussee * Bad Mitterndorf * Gaishorn am See * Grundlsee * Irdning-Donnersbachtal * Landl * Lassing * Liezen * Rottenmann * Sankt Gallen * Selzthal * Stainach-Pürgg * Trieben * Wildalpen * Wörschach Expositur Gröbming: * Aich * Gröbming * Haus im Ennstal * Michaelerberg-Pruggern * Mitterberg-Sankt Martin * Öblarn * Ramsau am Dachstein * Schladming * Sölk Municipalities before ...
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