Ari Palolahti | |
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Country | Finland |
Born | Rovaniemi, Finland | 9 September 1968
Ski club | Alatornion Pirkat |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 12 – (1987, 1995–2005) |
Individual wins | 1 |
Team wins | 1 |
Indiv. podiums | 3 |
Team podiums | 4 |
Indiv. starts | 77 |
Team starts | 26 |
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]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]
Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
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2002 | 33 | 53 | — | — | — | 20 | — |
Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
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2001 | 32 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | — |
2003 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
Season | Age | |||||
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Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
1987 | 18 | NC | — | — | — | — |
1995 | 26 | NC | — | — | — | — |
1996 | 27 | NC | — | — | — | — |
1997 | 28 | 47 | — | 52 | — | 38 |
1998 | 29 | 27 | — | NC | — | 17 |
1999 | 30 | 50 | — | NC | — | 14 |
2000 | 31 | 56 | — | — | — | 17 |
2001 | 32 | 49 | — | — | — | 23 |
2002 | 33 | 57 | — | — | — | 24 |
2003 | 34 | 39 | — | — | — | 16 |
2004 | 35 | 73 | NC | — | — | 32 |
2005 | 36 | 101 | — | — | — | 51 |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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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 |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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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 |
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