Mika Myllylä
Finnish cross-country skier
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Mika Myllylä in 2001
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Full name | Mika Kristian Myllylä | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
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1969-09-12
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12 September 1969
Haapajärvi , Finland |
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Died |
5 July 2011
(2011-07-05)
(aged
41)
Kokkola , Finland |
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Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Joutsan Pommi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 12 – ( 1990 – 2001 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual wins | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team podiums | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team starts | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 1997 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1 – (1 LD ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mika Kristian Myllylä (12 September 1969 – 5 July 2011 [1] ) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. He won six medals at the Winter Olympics , earning one gold (1998: 30 km), one silver (1994: 50 km), and four bronzes (1994: 30 km, 4 × 10 km; 1998: 10 km, 4 × 10 km).
Myllylä also won a total of nine medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships , winning four golds (1997: 50 km, 1999: 10 km, 30 km, 50 km), three silvers (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1997, 1999; 4 × 10 km relay: 1997), and two bronzes (10 km: 1995, 1997).
He was on his way to become one of the greatest stars in cross-country skiing history, until he was caught doping in the Finnish 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships scandal for taking hydroxyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander usually used to cover up the use of erythropoietin (EPO) in athletes. The scandal also affected five other Finnish skiers, including Jari Isometsä and Harri Kirvesniemi . Myllylä received a two-year suspension from the FIS as a result. In connection with a 2011 court case, Myllylä gave a sworn statement where he admitted using EPO in the 1990s, during his career. [2]
After the suspension Myllylä tried to return to skiing, but failed to come back to the international level despite winning a few Finnish championships. Myllylä retired from the skiing sports in 2005. In the following years he was involved in alcohol-related problems which were extensively covered in Finnish tabloid papers. [3] On 5 July 2011, Myllylä was found dead at his home in Kokkola . The official police investigation concluded that his death was the result of an accident, and ruled out the possibility of foul play and suicide. [4] [5]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS) . [6]
Olympic Games
- 6 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)
Year | Age | 10 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km |
4
×
10
km
relay |
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1992 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 34 | — | — |
1994 | 24 | 6 | 4 | Bronze | Silver | Bronze |
1998 | 28 | Bronze | 6 | Gold | — | Bronze |
World Championships
- 9 medals – (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint |
4
×
10
km
relay |
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1993 | 23 | 17 | — | 18 | 23 | — | — | 4 |
1995 | 25 | Bronze | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
1997 | 27 | Bronze | — | Silver | 10 | Gold | — | Silver |
1999 | 29 | Gold | — | Silver | Gold | Gold | — | 5 |
2001 | 31 | — | DNS | DNF | — | — | — | DSQ |
World Cup
Season titles
- 1 title – (1 Long Distance)
Season | |
Discipline | |
1997 | Long Distance |
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | |
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1990 | 20 | — | — | — | |
1991 | 21 | — | — | — | |
1992 | 22 | 32 | — | — | |
1993 | 23 | 34 | — | — | |
1994 | 24 | 4 | — | — | |
1995 | 25 | 8 | — | — | |
1996 | 26 | 14 | — | — | |
1997 | 27 | 7 | |||
1998 | 28 | 7 | 13 | ||
1999 | 29 | 8 | |||
2000 | 30 | 39 | 29 [a] | 26 [a] | — |
2001 | 31 | 33 | — | — | |
Individual podiums
- 10 victories
- 25 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1993–94 | 9 January 1994 | Kavgalovo , Russia | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
2 | 15 January 1994 | Oslo , Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | |
3 | 14 February 1994 | Lillehammer , Norway | 30 km Individual F | Olympic Games [1] | 3rd | |
4 | 27 February 1994 | 50 km Individual C | Olympic Games [1] | 2nd | ||
5 | 12 March 1994 | Falun , Sweden | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
6 | 1994–95 | 11 March 1995 | Thunder Bay , Canada | 10 km Individual C | World Championships [1] | 3rd |
7 | 1995–96 | 16 December 1995 | Santa Caterina , Italy | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
8 | 13 January 1996 | Nové Město , Czech Republic | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
9 | 1996–97 | 7 December 1996 | Davos , Switzerland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
10 | 4 January 1997 | Kavgalovo , Russia | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
11 | 19 January 1997 | Lahti , Finland | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
12 | 24 February 1997 | Trondheim , Norway | 10 km Individual C | World Championships [1] | 3rd | |
13 | 25 February 1997 | 10 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F | World Championships [1] | 2nd | ||
14 | 2 March 1997 | 50 km Individual C | World Championships [1] | 1st | ||
15 | 1997–98 | 3 January 1998 | Kavgalovo , Russia | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
16 | 8 January 1998 | Ramsau , Austria | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
17 | 1998–99 | 5 January 1999 | Otepää , Estonia | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
18 | 14 February 1999 | Seefeld , Austria | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
19 | 19 February 1999 | Ramsau , Austria | 30 km Individual F | World Championships [1] | 1st | |
20 | 22 February 1999 | 10 km Individual C | World Championships [1] | 1st | ||
21 | 23 February 1999 | 10 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F | World Championships [1] | 2nd | ||
22 | 28 February 1999 | 50 km Individual C | World Championships [1] | 1st | ||
23 | 13 March 1999 | Falun , Sweden | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd | |
24 | 1999–2000 | 2 February 2000 | Trondheim , Norway | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
25 | 2000–01 | 20 December 2000 | Davos , Switzerland | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
- 6 victories – (6 RL )
- 15 podiums – (14 RL , 1 TS )
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
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1 | 1991–92 | 28 February 1992 | Lahti , Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Hartonen / Räsänen / Isometsä |
2 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 | Lillehammer , Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games [1] | 3rd | Kirvesniemi / Räsänen / Isometsä |
3 | 1994–95 | 18 December 1994 | Sappada , Italy | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Repo / Hartonen / Isometsä |
4 | 15 January 1995 | Nové Město , Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Hietamäki / Isometsä / Kirvesniemi | |
5 | 5 February 1995 | Falun , Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Räsänen / Hartonen / Isometsä | |
6 | 1995–96 | 10 December 1995 | Davos , Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Hietamäki / Repo / Isometsä |
7 | 14 January 1996 | Nové Město , Czech Republic | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Repo / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä | |
8 | 3 February 1996 | Seefeld , Austria | 12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Isometsä | |
9 | 1996–97 | 24 November 1996 | Kiruna , Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Repo / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä |
10 | 8 December 1996 | Davos , Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Isometsä / Repo / Kirvesniemi | |
11 | 28 February 1997 | Trondheim , Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships [1] | 2nd | Kirvesniemi / Räsänen / Isometsä | |
12 | 1997–98 | 6 March 1998 | Lahti , Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Kirvesniemi / Repo / Isometsä |
13 | 1998–99 | 14 March 1999 | Falun , Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Kirvesniemi / Repo |
14 | 1999–00 | 19 December 1999 | Davos , Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Kirvesniemi / Isometsä |
15 | 2000–01 | 26 November 2000 | Beitostølen , Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Immonen / Kirvesniemi / Repo |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics , World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
Overall record
Result | Distance Races [a] | Sprint |
Individual
Events |
Team Events | All Events | |||||
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≤ 10 km [b] | ≤ 15 km [b] | ≤ 30 km [b] | ≥ 30 km [b] | Pursuit | Team Sprint | Relay [c] | ||||
1st place | 4 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 10 | – | – | 10 |
2nd place | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 8 |
3rd place | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | – | 2 | 10 |
Podiums | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | 25 | – | 3 | 28 |
Top 10 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | – | 47 | – | 3 | 50 |
Points | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | – | 81 | – | 4 | 85 |
Others | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 10 | – | – | 10 |
Starts | 24 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 6 | – | 91 | – | 4 | 95 |
Note: Until 1999 World Championships and 1994 Olympics , World Championship and Olympic races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall record.
See also
References
- ↑ Dennis Hevesi (5 July 2011). "Mika Myllyla, Olympic Skier in Doping Scandal, Dies at 41" . The New York Times .
- ↑ "Myllylä: Kerroin eposta Vähäsöyringille ja Leppävuorelle" . Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma News. 7 June 2011 . Retrieved 5 July 2011 .
- ↑ "Poliisi epäilee Mika Myllylää naisten pahoinpitelystä" . Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma News. 20 January 2010 . Retrieved 30 March 2011 .
- ↑ "Mika Myllylä on kuollut" . Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma News. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 . Retrieved 5 July 2011 .
- ↑ "Myllylän kuolinsyyntutkinta valmis" . YLE (in Finnish). 9 September 2011 . Retrieved 30 November 2011 .
- ↑ "MYLLYLAE Mika" . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . Retrieved 16 January 2020 .
Sources
- Mika Myllylä at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Mika Myllylä at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Myllylä, Mika: Riisuttu mestari. Tammi. 2001.
External links
- Media related to Mika Myllylä at Wikimedia Commons
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