Ari Palolahti

Ari Palolahti

Personal information
Born	(1968-09-09) 9 September 1968 (age 57) Rovaniemi, Finland
Sport
Country	Finland
Sport	Skiing
Club	Alatornion Pirkat
World Cup career
Seasons	12 – (1987, 1995–2005)
Indiv. starts	77
Indiv. podiums	3
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	26
Team podiums	4
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (27th in 1998)
Discipline titles	0

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]

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	32	—	—	—	32	4	—
2003	34	—	—	—	—	20	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
1987	18	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1995	26	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1996	27	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1997	28	47	—N/a	52	—N/a	38
1998	29	27	—N/a	NC	—N/a	17
1999	30	50	—N/a	NC	—N/a	14
2000	31	56	—N/a	—	—	17
2001	32	49	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	23
2002	33	57	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	24
2003	34	39	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	16
2004	35	73	NC	—N/a	—N/a	32
2005	36	101	—	—N/a	—N/a	51

Individual podiums

• 1 victory
• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1997–98	10 December 1997	Milan, Italy	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
2	1998–99	27 December 1998	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
3	2000–01	4 February 2001	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 1 victory – (1 RL)
• 24 podiums – (2 RL, 2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1995–96	17 March 1996	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Repo / Vuorenmaa / Isometsä
2	1996–97	19 January 1997	Lahti, Finland	12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Räsänen
3	1997–98	11 March 1998	Falun, Sweden	10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Isometsä
4	2002–03	1 December 2002	Kuusamo, Finland	2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Viljanmaa / Manninen / Kattilakoski

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.

External links

• Ari Palolahti at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation