Algo Kärp Explained

Algo Kärp
Birth Date:13 April 1985
Birth Place:Tarvastu, Estonia
Club:SC Viljandi
Seasons:13 – (20062018)
Totalpodiums:0
Individual Starts:92
Teampodiums:0
Team Starts:4
Wcoveralls:0 – (122nd in 2014)
Wctitles:0

Algo Kärp (born 13 April 1985 in Tarvastu) is a former Estonian cross-country skier who competed from 2004 to 2018. His best World Cup finish was 16th in a 50km event in 2014 Oslo, Norway. He represented Estonia at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

On 5 March 2019 Kärp confessed that, since 2016, he and Karel Tammjärv had used blood doping assisted by German sports doctor . He admitted that he wasn't aware of the third Estonian in the doping scandal, Andreas Veerpalu, using blood doping.[1] [2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
24
28
32

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
23
25
27
29
31

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
20
21
22
23 146 9041
24 148 97
25 149 92
26 54
27 57
28 122 74 59
29
30
31
32

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skier Algo Kärp next to admit to doping . . 5 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Dopingutarvitamist tunnistanud Kärp: vereülekanded toimusid olümpiakülast väljas . . 5 March 2019 . Estonian.
  3. Web site: KARP Algo . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 19 March 2023.