Ari Palolahti Explained

Ari Palolahti
Birth Date:	9 September 1968
Birth Place:	Rovaniemi, Finland
Club:	Alatornion Pirkat
Seasons:	12 – (1987, 1995–2005)
Wins:	1
Totalpodiums:	3
Teamwins:	1
Teampodiums:	4
Individual Starts:	77
Team Starts:	26
Wcoveralls:	0 – (27th in 1998)
Wctitles:	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]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

World Championships

Year	Age	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay
	32	—	—	—	32	4	—
	34	—	—	—	—	20	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
	18
	26
	27
	28	47		52		38
	29	27				17
	30	50				14
	31	56		—	—	17
	32	49				23
	33	57				24
	34	39				16
	35	73				32
	36	101	—			51

Individual podiums

• 1 victory
• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
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

Team podiums

• 1 victory – (1)
• 24 podiums – (2, 2)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile: Ari Palolahti . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181738/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/ari-palolahti-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . sports-reference.com . 8 October 2011.
2. Web site: Athlete : PALOLAHTI Ari . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 23 April 2018.