Jānis Paipals (born 28 September 1983 in

Gulbene Gulbene (; ) is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is an administrative center of Gulbene Municipality. History Historical documents first mention the 1224 land division act between the Livonian Order, Order of the Sword Brothers and ...

) is a

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n cross-country skier who has competed internationally since 2006. He represented Latvia at the

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, where he finished 62nd in the individual sprint, 72nd in the 15 km event, and was lapped during the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit. At the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 () took place 18 February – 1 March 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. This was the fourth time these championships were hosted either in the Czech Republic or in Czechoslovakia, having done so at J ...

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, he placed 67th in the individual sprint and did not finish the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event. His best recorded finish was sixth place in a 10 km event held in

in 2007.

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* * * 1983 births Living people Latvian male cross-country skiers 21st-century Latvian sportsmen Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Latvia People from Gulbene Sportspeople from Vidzeme {{Latvia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub