Lahti Ski Games (Lahti World Cup) starts on 23th January. Event consists cross-country skiing, nordic combined and ski jumping.
Lahti Ski Games 2021
Lahti Ski Games or
Salpausselän kisat in Finnish is a traditional event in the
FIS Cross Country World Cup. During the same weekend Lahti also hosts the
ski jumping and
nordic combined world cup events.
Public will not be allowed Lahti this time due to the covid-19 pandemic.
The cross country part of the Lahti Ski Games includes two days of action. On Saturday women and men will compete in skiathlon. Women will start the race with 7,5 km of classic style skiing and finish the race off with 7,5 km of freestyle skiing. Men will do the same but the distance is 15 km (c) + 15 km (f).
On Sunday it's time for men's and women's relay competitions.
The weekend kicks of on Friday with the nordic combined provisional round and ski jumping qualification for the HS130 competition. On Saturday we will witness a nordic combined team sprint event and a ski jumping team competition. On sunday it's time for the individual races.
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Photo: Touho Häkkinen
The local hero Iivo Niskanen celebrated victory in 15 km (c) in Lahti World Championships in 2017. Here he is victorious in another home race in Ruka Nordic World Cup in 2019.
Lahti Ski Games 2021 – Schedule
Friday 22.1.2021
| Time | Discipline | Event |
| 13:00 | Nordic Combined | Provisional round HS 130 |
| 18:00 | Ski Jumping | Qualification HS 130 |
Saturday 23.1.2021
| Time | Discipline | Event |
| 10:30 | Cross-Country Skiing | Skiathlon 7,5 km + 7,5 km, women |
| 11:30 | Nordic Combined | Team sprint/ Ski jumping HS 130 |
| 13:00 | Cross-Country Skiing | Skiathlon 15 km + 15 km, men |
| 15:20 | Nordic Combined | Team sprint / Skiing 2 x 7,5 km |
| 16:15 | Ski Jumping | Team HS 130 |
Sunday 24.1.2021
| Time | Discipline | Event |
| 08:30 | Nordic Combined | Ski jumping HS 130 |
| 09:35 | Cross-Country Skiing | Relay 4 x 5 km, women |
| 10:40 | Cross-Country Skiing | Relay 4 x 7,5 km, men |
| 13:40 | Nordic Combined | Skiing 10 km |
| 15:45 | Ski Jumping | Ski jumping HS 130 |
Lahti Ski Games 2021 – Results
We will update the results here.
Lahti Ski Games 2021 – Teams
Team Finland
National team
| Men | Women |
| Iivo Niskanen | Krista Pärmäkoski |
| Ristomatti Hakola | Kerttu Niskanen |
| Joni Mäki | Anne Kyllönen |
| Perttu Hyvärinen | Johanna Matintalo |
| Markus Vuorela | Riitta-Liisa Roponen |
| Juho Mikkonen | Laura Mononen |
skis in the Sunday's relay.
National squad
| Men | Women |
| Ville Ahonen | Anni Alakoski |
| Lauri Lepistö | Anni Kainulainen |
| Remi Lindholm | Jasmin Kähärä |
| Lauri Vuorinen | Vilma Nissinen |
U23
| Men | Women |
| Petteri Koivisto | Siiri Kaijansinkko |
| Alexander Ståhlberg | Emmi Lämsä |
Team Sweden
| Men | Women |
| Axel Ekström | Charlotte Kalla |
| Björn Sandström | Emma Ribom |
| Fredrik Andersson | Ebba Andersson |
| Jens Burman | Evelina Settlin |
| Johan Herbert | Lovisa Modig |
| Jonas Eriksson | Sofia Henriksson |
Team Norway
| Men | Women |
| Golberg, Pål | Fossesholm, Helene Marie |
| Holund, Hans Christer | Kalvå, Anne Kjersti |
| Iversen, Emil | Johaug, Therese |
| Nyenget, Martin Løwstrøm | Weng, Heidi |
| Krüger, Simen Hegstad | Weng, Lotta Udnes |
| Røthe, Sjur | Weng, Tiril Udnes |
Lahti Ski Games 2021 – History
Lahti Ski Games (Lahti World Cup) is a very traditional event. The Games began at the initiative of
Tahko Pihkala in 1922, when Pihkala wanted a competition similar to Holmenkollen in Finland. A competition in Lahti,
Cross Country World Cup, was hosted the first time in 1923. Since then, the competition has been cancelled only three times.
Lahti Ski Games have also been replaced seven times by the World Ski Championships, of which the last time was in 2017. Prior to that, the World Ski Championships were held in Lahti in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989 and 2001.
The long history of Lahti Ski Games accommodates many well-known athletes. In the slightly more distant history, the most successful athletes in the history of the Lahti Ski Games include
Leo Laakso, who won ski jumping five times in a row, and
Heikki Hasu, who also won five times, but not in a row.
Veikko Hakulinen won 50 km three times in a row in 1952–1954. In the 2000s,
Marit Björgen has won the competition seven times.
Lahti Ski Games 2020 - Results
Lahti Ski Games 1.3.2020
Women's relay 4 x 5 km
| # | Team | Time |
| 1. | Norway | 50.04,8 |
| 2. | Finland 1 | +30,3 |
| 3. | Sweden | +1.55,2 |
| 4. | Russia 1 | +1.55,3 |
| 5. | Germany | +2.15,5 |
| 6. | Finland 2 | +2.28,4 |
Men's relay 4 x 7,5 km
| # | Team | Time |
| 1. | Norway | 1.09.53,0 |
| 2. | Switzerland | +1,2 |
| 3. | Russia 1 | +1,7 |
| 4. | Italy | +2,4 |
| 5. | Russia 2 | +15,2 |
| 6. | Finland 1 | +22,4 |
Nordic combined Lahti Ski Games 1.3.2020
HS130 + 10 km
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Akito Watabe (JPN) | 25.41,1 |
| 2. | Jørgen Gråbak (NOR) | +2,9 |
| 3. | Vinzenz Geiger (GER) | +7,9 |
| 4. | Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR) | +12,7 |
| 5. | Fabian Riessle (GER) | +15,2 |
| 6. | Eric Frenzel (GER) | +15,3 |
| 7. | Martin Fritz (AUT) | +32,0 |
| 8. | Ilkka Herola (FIN) | +34,7 |
HS130
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Akito Watabe (JPN) | 0.00 |
| 2. | Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR) | +0.09 |
| 3. | Martin Fritz (AUT) | +0.44 |
| 4. | Fabian Riessle (GER) | +0.51 |
| 5. | Ryota Yamamoto (JPN) | +0.52 |
| 6. | Terence Weber (GER) | +0.58 |
| 7. | Jørgen Gråbak (NOR) | +0.59 |
| 8. | Vinzenz Geiger (GER) | +1.02 |
| 9. | Eric Frenzel (GER) | +1.13 |
| 10. | Laurent Muhlethaler (FRA) | +1.16 |
Lahti Ski Games 29.2.2020
Men 15 km (c)
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Iivo Niskanen (FIN) | 32.15,5 |
| 2. | Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) | +10,1 |
| 3. | Hans Christer Holund (NOR) | +28,8 |
| 4. | Ilia Semikov (RUS) | +38,8 |
| 5. | Sjur Røthe (NOR) | +47,9 |
| 6. | Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR) | +49,4 |
| 7. | Pål Golberg (NOR) | +54,1 |
| 8. | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) | +54,7 |
| 9. | Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) | +55,1 |
| 10. | Ivan Yakimushkin (RUS) | +59,3 |
Nordci combined Lahti Ski Games 29.2.2020
Team sprint HS130 + 2 x 7,5 km
| # | Team | Time |
| 1. | Norway | 29.06,3 |
| 2. | Germany | +28,1 |
| 3. | Germany 2 | +30,8 |
| 4. | Norway 2 | +37,4 |
| 5. | Austria | +45,1 |
| 6. | Austria 2 | +45,9 |
| 7. | Japan | +46,1 |
| 8. | Finland | +1.45,1 |
| 9. | France | +1.47,2 |
| 10. | Czech Republic | +2.27,5 |
| 11. | Italy | +2.37,4 |
| 12. | Finland 2 | +3.37,1 |
Lahti Ski Games 29.2.2020
Women 10 km (c)
| # | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Therese Johaug (NOR) | 23.53,3 |
| 2. | Ebba Andersson (SWE) | +3,4 |
| 3. | Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) | +11,8 |
| 4. | Frida Karlsson (SWE) | +21,9 |
| 5. | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) | +25,0 |
| 6. | Natalia Nepryaeva (RUS) | +31,2 |
| 7. | Heidi Weng (NOR) | +34,9 |
| 8. | Katharina Hennig (GER) | +43,1 |
| 9. | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) | +55,8 |
| 10. | Johanna Matintalo (FIN) | +56,3 |
Ski jumping Lahti Ski Games 28.2.2020
Men HS130
| # | Athlete | Points |
| 1. | Stefan Kraft (AUT) | 284,1 |
| 2. | Karl Geiger (GER) | 279,1 |
| 3. | Daniel Andre Tande (NOR) | 273,3 |
| 4. | Anze Lanisek (SLO) | 272,5 |
| 5. | Kamil Stoch (POL) | 271,6 |
| 6. | Dawid Kubacki (POL) | 270,3 |
| 7. | Timi Zajc (SLO) | 268,6 |
| 8. | Stefan Huber (AUT) | 266,0 |
| 9. | Michael Hayböck (AUT) | 265,4 |
| 10. | Philipp Aschenwald (AUT) | 261,4 |
