Kalle Palander

Kalle Palander

Personal information
Born	(1977-05-02) 2 May 1977 (age 48) Tornio, Finland
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Skiing career
World Cup debut	December 1996
Website	http://www.kallepalander.com
Olympics
Teams	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals	0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	12
Wins	14
Podiums	30
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	1
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing   Finland World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 10 4 3 Giant slalom 4 2 7 Total 14 6 10 World Championships 1999 Vail Slalom

Kalle Markus Palander (born 2 May 1977 in Tornio) is a Finnish retired alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport. ^[1]

Career

In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also been successful in giant slalom. He is known for his relaxed attitude and for wearing a red toque instead of a helmet when participating in slalom competitions.

World Cup victories

Overall victories

Season	Discipline
2003	Slalom

World Cup victories

Date	Location	Race
26 January 2003	Kitzbühel	Slalom
28 January 2003	Schladming	Slalom
2 March 2003	Yongpyong	Slalom
8 March 2003	Shigakogen	Slalom
23 November 2003	Park City	Slalom
14 December 2003	Alta Badia	Giant slalom
4 January 2004	Flachau	Slalom
24 January 2004	Kitzbühel	Slalom
7 February 2004	Adelboden	Giant slalom
14 March 2004	Sestrière	Slalom
24 January 2006	Schladming	Slalom
11 March 2006	Shigakogen	Slalom
17 December 2006	Alta Badia	Giant slalom
16 December 2007	Alta Badia	Giant slalom

References

1. "Kalle Palander profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

External links

• Kalle Palander at FIS (alpine)
• Kalle Palander at Olympedia
• Kalle Palander at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Kalle Palander at Virtual Finland
• Official website