2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
for a record sixth time, previous events being held in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978 and 1989. These championships also saw the most event changes since the 1950s with the 5 km women and 10 km men's events being discontinued, the 10 km women and 15 km men's events return to their normal status for the first time since the 1991 championships, the debut of a combined pursuit as a separate category (5 km + 5 km for women, 10 km + 10 km for men), the addition of the individual sprint race for both genders, and the debut of the ski jumping team normal hill event. Extremely cold weather (-23 C) cancelled the women's 30 km event. The biggest controversy occurred when a doping
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
scandal hit the host nation of Finland, resulting in six disqualifications. This would serve as a prelude to further doping cases in cross country skiing at the Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City the following year.
1 km individual sprint
February 21. 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
15 km classical
February 15, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 39:26.0 | |
| Silver | 39:42.5 | |
| Bronze | 39:43.3 |
10 km + 10 km combined pursuit
February 17, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 47:15.5 | |
| Silver | 47:42.0 | |
| Bronze | 47:49.5 |
Finland's Jari Isometsä
Jari Isometsä
Jari Olavi Isometsä is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006...
finished second, but was disqualified for using of plasma expanders.
30 km classical
February 19, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:14:17.9 | |
| Silver | 1:14:18.1 | |
| Bronze | 1:14:49.1 |
50 km freestyle
February 25, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:05:27.2 | |
| Silver | 2:07:23.4 | |
| Bronze | 2:07:28.4 |
4 × 10 km relay
February 22, 2001| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Frode Estil Frode Estil Frode Estil is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. He currently lives in Meråker with his wife Grete whom he married in the summer of 2001. They have two sons, Bernhard, born in August 2002, and Konrad. Estil was classical specialist and also a specialist at succeeding in World Championships... , Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 1993.A classical technique specialist, Hjelmeset's biggest success is the gold medal in the 50 km event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo... , Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. Alsgaard is regarded by many as the best performer of the skate-style in cross-country skiing and many of today's best skiers have studied his technique... , Tor Arne Hetland Tor Arne Hetland Tor Arne Hetland is a professional Norwegian cross-country skier.Hetland was born in Stavanger. He now lives in Trondheim and is with the Byåsen IL ski club there. Hetland is and... ) |
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| Silver | (Urban Lindgren Urban Lindgren Urban Lindgren is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2002. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, and finished 14th in the 30 km event at those same championships.... , Mathias Fredriksson Mathias Fredriksson Mathias Fredriksson is a Swedish cross country skier who has competed since 1993. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... , Magnus Ingesson Magnus Ingesson Magnus Ingesson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2004. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, and had his best individual finish of 9th in the 15 km event at those same championships.Ingesson's best individual... , Per Elofsson Per Elofsson Per Eilert Elofsson is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... ) |
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| Bronze | (Jens Filbrich Jens Filbrich Jens Filbrich is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1998. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002... , Andreas Schlütter Andreas Schlütter Andreas Schlütter is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1993. He won 2 medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002... , Ron Spanuth Ron Spanuth Ron Spanuth is a German cross country skier who competed from 1997 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and earned his best individual finish of 18th in the 50 km event at those same championships.Spanuth won four races up to 15 km... , René Sommerfeldt René Sommerfeldt René Sommerfeldt is a German cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. He won 2 medals in the 4 x 10 km relays at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002... ) |
The Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
team finished first, but was disqualified when Janne Immonen
Janne Immonen
Janne Immonen is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. He was best known for his doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch , a blood plasma expander...
tested positive for doping.
1 km individual sprint
February 21, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
10 km classical
February 20, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 26:55.5 | |
| Silver | 27:08.4 | |
| Bronze | 27:27.0 |
5 km + 5 km combined pursuit
February 18, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 28:06.1 | |
| Silver | 28:08.9 | |
| Bronze | 28:09.3 |
15 km classical
February 15, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 43:54.8 | |
| Silver | 44:02.5 | |
| Bronze | 44:57.5 |
4 × 5 km relay
February 23, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Olga Danilova Olga Danilova Olga Danilova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002... , Larisa Lazutina Larisa Lazutina Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze... , Yuliya Chepalova, Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrilyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze .In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad... ) |
53:01.6 |
| Silver | (Anita Moen Anita Moen Anita Moen, sometimes shown as Anita Moen-Guidon is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003... , Bente Skari Bente Skari Bente Skari, née Martinsen, is a former cross country skier from Nittedal, Norway. She is one of the most successful cross country skiers ever.-Career:... , Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics... , Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km classical interval start event... ) |
54:01.9 |
| Bronze | (Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the C.S. Forestale club. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.... , Sabina Valbusa Sabina Valbusa Sabina Valbusa is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2010. Competing in five Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin... , Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo is an Italian former cross-country skier.-Debut:Belmondo was born in Vinadio, in the province of Cuneo , the daughter of a housewife and an electric company employee.... , Cristina Paluselli Cristina Paluselli Cristina Paluselli is an Italian cross country skier who was competing since 1993 to 2006. She won ten races of the FIS World Marathon Cup, ending up as 1st in the ranking for two consecutive years .... ) |
54:23.3 |
The Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
relay team finished second, but was disqualified when Milla Jauho
Milla Jauho
Milla Saari is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch , a blood plasma expander...
and Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...
were tested positive for doping.
7.5 km sprint
February 24, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
15 km Individual Gundersen
February 15, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
Vik becomes the first repeat world champion in this event since Oddbjørn Hagen
Oddbjørn Hagen
Oddbjørn Hagen was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympic games:...
did it in 1934 and 1935.
4 × 5 km team
February 20, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Kenneth Bråten, Sverre Rotevatn Sverre Rotevatn Sverre Rotevatn is a former Norwegian nordic combined who competed from 1998 to 2004. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and finished 27th in the 15 km individual event at those same championships.Rotevatn's best individual finish... , Bjarte Engen Vik Bjarte Engen Vik Bjarte Engen Vik is a former Norwegian nordic combined athlete. He won the FIS World Cup overall twice, in 1997/98 and 1998/99 with a total of 24 wins... , Kristian Hammer Kristian Hammer Kristian Hammer is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who has been competing since 1995 while representing Eidsvoll IL. He grew up on Setermoen in Bardu.... ) |
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| Silver | (Christophe Eugen Christophe Eugen Christophe Eugen is an Austrian nordic combined skier who competed from 1993 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim and had his best individual finish of 11th in the 15 km event at the 2001 championships.Eugen finished... , Mario Stecher Mario Stecher Mario Stecher is an Austrian Nordic combined skier who has competed since 1994. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won three medals in the 4 x 5 km team event with two golds and a bronze... , David Kreiner David Kreiner David Kreiner is an Austrian Nordic combined skier who has competed since 1998. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he won gold in the 4 x 5 team event.... , Felix Gottwald Felix Gottwald Felix Gottwald is an Austrian Nordic combined athlete who competed from 1994 to 2007 and then returned to compete in 2009... ) |
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| Bronze | (Jari Mantila Jari Mantila Jari Mantila is a Finnish nordic combined athlete who competed from 1992 to 2003. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics... , Hannu Manninen Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships... , Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tapio Tallus is a nordic combined athlete from Finland who won gold and silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics... , Samppa Lajunen Samppa Lajunen Samppa Lajunen is a retired Finnish Nordic combined athlete who competed during the late 1990s and early 2000s.... ) |
Individual normal hill
February 23, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 246.0 | |
| Silver | 233.0 | |
| Bronze | 223.0 |
Individual large hill
February 19, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 276.3 | |
| Silver | 273.5 | |
| Bronze | 267.4 |
Team normal hill
February 25, 2001| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Wolfgang Loitzl Wolfgang Loitzl Wolfgang "Wuff" Loitzl is an Austrian ski jumper who has competed since 1997. He won seven medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with six golds and one bronze .He earned a bronze medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World... , Andreas Goldberger Andreas Goldberger Andreas Goldberger is a former ski jumper.He was one of the best in his sport during the 1990s... , Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill in the Winter Olympics in both 1994 and 1998... , Martin Höllwarth Martin Höllwarth Martin Höllwarth is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from the early 1990s to 2008.At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won three silver medals... ) |
953.5 |
| Silver | (Matti Hautamäki Matti Hautamäki Matti Antero Hautamäki is a Finnish ski jumper.-Biography:Matti made his first ski-jumping attempts at the age of seven near his home town of Oulu. When his older brother Jussi and his friend Lauri Hakola moved to Kuopio, Matti followed them... , Risto Jussilainen Risto Jussilainen Risto Jussilainen is a retired Finnish ski jumper. He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... , Ville Kantee Ville Kantee Ville Kantee is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1996 to 2004. He won two team silver medals the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and 9th in the individual large hill at those same championships.Kantee finished 23rd in the 2000 Ski-flying World Championships... , Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... ) |
951.5 |
| Bronze | (Sven Hannawald Sven Hannawald Sven Hannawald is a former German ski jumper who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. Hannawald won the Four Hills Tournament once. He also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, as well as three medals each in the Olympic Winter Games and the FIS Ski-Flying World... , Michael Uhrmann Michael Uhrmann Michael Uhrmann is a German ski jumper who has competed since 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... , Alexander Herr Alexander Herr Alexander Herr is a German ski jumper who competed 1993 to 2006, them came out of retirement in 2009 to compete for the 2010 Winter Olympics... , Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt is one of Germany's most successful ski jumpers. Beginning his competitive career at the Furtwangen area skiing club in Germany, his and Sven Hannawald's successes made their sport one of the most popular in the country... ) |
911.5 |
Team large hill
February 21, 2001| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Sven Hannawald Sven Hannawald Sven Hannawald is a former German ski jumper who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. Hannawald won the Four Hills Tournament once. He also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, as well as three medals each in the Olympic Winter Games and the FIS Ski-Flying World... , Michael Uhrmann Michael Uhrmann Michael Uhrmann is a German ski jumper who has competed since 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002.... , Alexander Herr Alexander Herr Alexander Herr is a German ski jumper who competed 1993 to 2006, them came out of retirement in 2009 to compete for the 2010 Winter Olympics... , Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt Martin Schmitt is one of Germany's most successful ski jumpers. Beginning his competitive career at the Furtwangen area skiing club in Germany, his and Sven Hannawald's successes made their sport one of the most popular in the country... ) |
939.8 |
| Silver | (Risto Jussilainen Risto Jussilainen Risto Jussilainen is a retired Finnish ski jumper. He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.... , Jani Soininen Jani Soininen Jani Markus Soininen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1992 to 2001. He won two medals the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, earning a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill.His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships,... , Ville Kantee Ville Kantee Ville Kantee is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1996 to 2004. He won two team silver medals the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and 9th in the individual large hill at those same championships.Kantee finished 23rd in the 2000 Ski-flying World Championships... , Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... ) |
900.2 |
| Bronze | (Andreas Goldberger Andreas Goldberger Andreas Goldberger is a former ski jumper.He was one of the best in his sport during the 1990s... , Wolfgang Loitzl Wolfgang Loitzl Wolfgang "Wuff" Loitzl is an Austrian ski jumper who has competed since 1997. He won seven medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with six golds and one bronze .He earned a bronze medal in the team event at the FIS Ski-Flying World... , Martin Höllwarth Martin Höllwarth Martin Höllwarth is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from the early 1990s to 2008.At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won three silver medals... , Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill in the Winter Olympics in both 1994 and 1998... ) |
880.2 |
Doping controversy
The six Finnish skiers affected, referred to in several cross country skiing publications as the "Lahti Six" were four men (Janne ImmonenJanne Immonen
Janne Immonen is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. He was best known for his doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch , a blood plasma expander...
, Jari Isometsä
Jari Isometsä
Jari Olavi Isometsä is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006...
, Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Kirvesniemi
Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000...
, and Mika Myllylä
Mika Myllylä
Mika Kristian Myllylä was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. He won six medals at the Winter Olympics, earning one gold , one silver , and four bronzes .Myllylä also won a total of nine medals at the...
) and two women (Milla Jauho
Milla Jauho
Milla Saari is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch , a blood plasma expander...
and Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...
). All six tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch
Hydroxyethyl starch
Hydroxyethyl starch is a nonionic starch derivative. It is one of the most frequently used volume expander under the trade names Hespan by B. Braun Medical Inc...
, a banned blood plasma
Blood plasma
Blood plasma is the straw-colored liquid component of blood in which the blood cells in whole blood are normally suspended. It makes up about 55% of the total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid...
expander. Kirvesniemi retired while the others served two year suspensions. Kuitunen was the last of the "Lahti Six" competitive until her 2010 retirement, having earned a two bronzes in the Winter Olympics (2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
: Team sprint, 2010
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
: 4 × 5 km) and seven medals (five golds, one silver, and one bronze) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
after her 2001 doping suspension.
This incident, along with the doping disqualifications of Olga Danilova
Olga Danilova
Olga Danilova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002...
, Larisa Lazutina
Larisa Lazutina
Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze...
, and Johann Mühlegg
Johann Mühlegg
Johann Mühlegg is a Spanish top level cross-country skier who has competed in international competitions first representing Germany and then Spain, after becoming a Spanish citizen in 1999...
at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City and Kaisa Varis
Kaisa Varis
Kaisa Varis is a retired Finnish cross country skier and biathlete. Her career has been marred by doping convictions: as a cross country skiier, she was involved but not suspended in a doping scandal and in 2003 she was suspended two years for doping use...
at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 in Val di Fiemme
Val di Fiemme
thumb|300px|Location of the Fiemme Valley in [[Trentino]].thumb|300px|The [[Lagorai]] seen from [[Passo Lusia]].Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region....
, would force the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
and the International Ski Federation
International Ski Federation
The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...
to tighten up their drug testing procedures. Doping concerns were also strongly mentioned at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin.
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.| 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |