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Jauhojärvi has won one World Cup race; in Trondheim 2009 he won the 50 km classic mass start competetition. |
Jauhojärvi has won one World Cup race; in Trondheim 2009 he won the 50 km classic mass start competetition. |
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== 2014 Olympic controvercy == |
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At the finish of [[Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's team sprint|Men's team sprint]] [[Germany at the 2014 Winter Olympics|Germany]]'s anchor [[Tim Tscharnke]] clashed with Jauhojärvi's skis in the last leg, as Jauhojärvi abruptly changed his line, which is strictly prohibited by the rules. Tscharnke fell and his skis hit the Russia's [[Nikita Kriukov]]. This allowed Jauhojärvi to finish first in one of the most unsporty finishes in the history of Winter Olympic games. |
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The results were protested by Germany, but the protest was rejected and the results were confirmed.<ref name="Reuters protest rejected">{{cite web |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/02/19/us-olympics-crosscountry-team-women-idINBREA1I0VE20140219 |title=Norway women win, Finns cross first in men's race |publisher=Reuters |first=Dmitriy |last=Rogovitskiy |date=19 February 2014 |accessdate=19 February 2014}}</ref> [[Yelena Välbe]], president of the [[Russian Ski Association|Russian Ski Federation]], told reporters: "Finland should be disqualified but the protest has already been rejected".<ref name="Reuters protest rejected"/> |
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==External links== |
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| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 5, 1981 Ylitornio, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sami Jauhojärvi (born 5 May 1981) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, he won men's team sprint with Iivo Niskanen. He was also finished fifth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010.
Jauhojärvi won his first medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec with a bronze in the team sprint with Ville Nousiainen, then added a second in the 4 x 10 km.
Jauhojärvi has won one World Cup race; in Trondheim 2009 he won the 50 km classic mass start competetition.
2014 Olympic controvercy
At the finish of Men's team sprint Germany's anchor Tim Tscharnke clashed with Jauhojärvi's skis in the last leg, as Jauhojärvi abruptly changed his line, which is strictly prohibited by the rules. Tscharnke fell and his skis hit the Russia's Nikita Kriukov. This allowed Jauhojärvi to finish first in one of the most unsporty finishes in the history of Winter Olympic games.
The results were protested by Germany, but the protest was rejected and the results were confirmed.[1] Yelena Välbe, president of the Russian Ski Federation, told reporters: "Finland should be disqualified but the protest has already been rejected".[1]
External links
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- ^ a b Rogovitskiy, Dmitriy (19 February 2014). "Norway women win, Finns cross first in men's race". Reuters. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
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- People from Ylitornio
- Male cross-country skiers
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- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Finland
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- Olympic gold medalists for Finland
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- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
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