Tero Similä

Tero Similä
Tero Similä in 2010
Country Finland
Born (1980-02-26) February 26, 1980 (age 44)
Ylivieska, Finland
Ski clubYlivieskan Kuula
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (20012014)
Indiv. starts72
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts13
Team podiums0
Overall titles0 – (68th in 2005)
Discipline titles0

Tero Similä (born 26 February 1980 in Ylivieska, Northern Ostrobothnia) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and placed tenth in the relay with the Finnish team.[1]

Doping ban

Similä tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition control 9 March 2014.[2] He was handed a two-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2006 26 32 33 10

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2005 25 13 25 12
2007 27 42 28 22
2011 31 16 28 31
2013 33 37 39 35

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2002 22 NC
2003 23 NC
2004 24 148 106
2005 25 68 43 NC
2006 26 97 66
2007 27 74 43
2008 28 NC NC
2009 29 172 106
2010 30 158 104
2011 31 NC NC NC 57
2012 32 NC NC NC 55
2013 33 NC NC
2014 34 NC NC NC 50

References

  1. ^ "Tero Similä". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ^ Ski Association confirms Tero Similä doping findings, yle.fi, 20 May 2014
  3. ^ Similä avstängd i två år , yle.fi, 11 June 2014
  4. ^ "Athlete : Tero SIMILAE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2019.