Janis Paipals is a Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

n cross-country skier

Cross-country skiing

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 who has competed since 2006. At the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

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, he finished 62nd in the individual sprint, 72nd in the 15 km, and was lapped during the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec

Liberec

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, Paipals finished 67th in the individual sprint and did not finish the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event.

His best overall finish was sixth in a 10 km event at Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

in 2007.