Tero Similä
Tero Similä in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26, 1980 Ylivieska, Finland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Finland |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | Ylivieskan Kuula |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 14 – (2001–2014) |
| Indiv. starts | 72 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 13 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (68th in 2005) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Tero Similä (born 26 February 1980 in Ylivieska, Northern Ostrobothnia) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and placed tenth in the relay with the Finnish team.[1]
Doping ban
Similä tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition control 9 March 2014.[2] He was handed a two-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 26 | 32 | 33 | — | — | 10 | — |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25 | — | 13 | 25 | — | 12 | — |
| 2007 | 27 | 42 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31 | 16 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2002 | 22 | NC | N/a | — | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2003 | 23 | NC | N/a | — | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2004 | 24 | 148 | 106 | — | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2005 | 25 | 68 | 43 | NC | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2006 | 26 | 97 | 66 | — | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2007 | 27 | 74 | 43 | — | N/a | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2008 | 28 | NC | NC | — | N/a | — | — | N/a |
| 2009 | 29 | 172 | 106 | — | N/a | — | — | N/a |
| 2010 | 30 | 158 | 104 | — | N/a | — | — | N/a |
| 2011 | 31 | NC | NC | NC | 57 | — | — | N/a |
| 2012 | 32 | NC | NC | NC | 55 | — | — | N/a |
| 2013 | 33 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2014 | 34 | NC | NC | NC | 50 | — | — | N/a |
References
- ^ "Tero Similä". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ Ski Association confirms Tero Similä doping findings, yle.fi, 20 May 2014
- ^ Similä avstängd i två år , yle.fi, 11 June 2014
- ^ "Athlete : Tero SIMILAE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2019.