Ari Palolahti

Ari Palolahti
Country Finland
Born (1968-09-09) 9 September 1968 (age 56)
Rovaniemi, Finland
Ski clubAlatornion Pirkat
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (1987, 1995–2005)
Indiv. starts77
Indiv. podiums3
Indiv. wins1
Team starts26
Team podiums4
Team wins1
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]

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 — — — —
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

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1997–98 10 December 1997 Italy Milan, Italy 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
2  1998–99  27 December 1998 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
3  2000–01  4 February 2001 Czech Republic 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 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Repo / Vuorenmaa / Isometsä
2  1996–97  19 January 1997 Finland Lahti, Finland 12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Räsänen
3  1997–98  11 March 1998 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Isometsä
4 2002–03 1 December 2002 Finland 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.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Finnish cross-country skiing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.