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Kalle Palander

Kalle Palander

Alpine Skiing

Finland

Finland

Birthdate:
May 02, 1977
Height:
5' 10"
Weight:
181 pounds
Age:
32

Alpine Skiing

Date Round Result
02/25 Men's Slalom Final Rankings DQ
02/25 Men's Slalom 2nd Run DQ
02/25 Men's Slalom 1st Run   53.38 (2nd)
02/20 Men's Giant Slalom Final Rankings   2:36.82 (9th)
02/20 Men's Giant Slalom 2nd Run   1:18.60 (5th)
02/20 Men's Giant Slalom 1st Run   1:18.22 (16th)

Notes

Birthplace
Arzl, Austria
Club
Ruka Slalom
Previous Olympics
2002 at Salt Lake City - DNF giant slalom and slalom; 1998 at Nagano, Japan - 9th in slalom.
World Championships
4th in giant slalom; DNF in slalom.
World Cup (2005-06)
1st in slalom at Schladming, Austria; 2nd in slalom at Wengen, Switzerland; 3rd in giant slalom at Adelboden, Switzerland; 3rd in slalom at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy; 3rd in giant slalom at Beaver Creek, Colo.
Finland Championships
2005 - 1st in giant slalom; 1st in slalom.
Other career highlights
Perhaps Finland's most accomplished skiier, with nine national titles since 1996; has 11 World Cup victories since 2003, nine in slalom and two in giant slalom; ended a victory drought of nearly two years with win at Schladming, Austria; also posted win in March 2004 in slalom at Sestrieres, the 2006 Olympic venue; finished 1st in 2003 World Cup standings in slalom; 2nd in 2004 World Cup standings in giant slalom and slalom.

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Gold Silver Medal TOTAL
Austria AUSTRIA 4 5 5 14
Sweden SWEDEN 1 0 3 4
Croatia CROATIA 1 2 0 3
Switzerland SWITZERLAND 0 1 2 3
United States UNITED STATES 2 0 0 2
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