Ari Palolahti

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.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

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 OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1987 18 1995 26 1996 27 1997 28 47 52 38 1998 29 27 17 1999 30 50 14 2000 31 56 — — 17 2001 32 49 23 2002 33 57 24 2003 34 39 16 2004 35 73 32 2005 36 101 — 51

Individual podiums 1 victory 3 podiums

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 / Isometsä2 1996–97 19 January 1997 Lahti, Finland 12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Räsänen3 1997–98 11 March 1998 Falun, Sweden 10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Isometsä4 2002–03 1 December 2002 Kuusamo, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Viljanmaa / Manninen / Kattilakoski