Ari Palolahti

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Ari Palolahti
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Born (1968-09-09) 9 September 1968 (age 54)
Rovaniemi, Finland
Ski clubAlatornion Pirkat
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (1987, 19952005)
Individual wins1
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums3
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts77
Team starts26
Overall titles0 – (27th in 1998)
Discipline titles0

Ari Palolahti (born 9 September 1968 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He represented Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he competed in the 15 km and in the sprint. [1]

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
2002 33 53 20

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
2001 32324
2003 3420

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint
1987 18NC
1995 26NC
1996 27NC
1997 28475238
1998 2927NC17
1999 3050NC14
2000 315617
2001 324923
2002 335724
2003 343916
2004 3573NC32
2005 3610151

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 3 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1997–98 10 December 1997 Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2  1998–99  27 December 1998 Flag of Germany.svg Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
3  2000–01  4 February 2001 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 24 podiums – (2 RL, 2 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1  1995–96  17 March 1996 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rd Repo / Vuorenmaa / Isometsä
2  1996–97  19 January 1997 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Räsänen
3  1997–98  11 March 1998 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Isometsä
4 2002–03 1 December 2002 Flag of Finland.svg Kuusamo, Finland2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Viljanmaa / Manninen / Kattilakoski

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References

  1. "Profile: Ari Palolahti". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. "Athlete : PALOLAHTI Ari". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2018.