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Len Väljas

{{Short description|Canadian cross-country skier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox skier

|name = Len Väljas

|image = Len Valjas FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2012-2012 Quebec.jpg

|caption = Len Väljas in Quebec, 2012

|nationality = {{CAN}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|21|df=y}}

|birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

|club = Team Hardwood

|seasons =10 – (2009, 2011–2019)

|wins = 0

|totalpodiums = 5

| teamwins = 1

| teampodiums = 2

| individual_starts = 130

| team_starts = 16

| wcoveralls = 0 – (23rd in 2013)

| wctitles = 0

| updated = 2 April 2019

}}

Lennard "Len" Väljas (born 21 November 1988) is a Canadian former cross-country skier. He was born in Toronto, and is of Estonian descent.Randy Starkman, [https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2011/12/01/toronto_crosscountry_skiing_ace_reaching_new_heights.html Toronto cross-country skiing ace reaching new heights], thestar.com, 1 December 2011 He is the younger brother of Canadian beach volleyball Olympian Kristina May.

Väljas competed at the sprint event at the World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo where he placed 15th.

Väljas achieved his first podium finish on the World Cup on March 7, 2012, in a Sprint Classic races in Drammen, Norway.{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/2.675/canada-s-valjas-wins-first-ever-world-cup-ski-medal-1.1283786 | title=Canada's Valjas wins first-ever World Cup ski medal | date=March 7, 2012 | agency=The Associated Press via CBC | access-date=March 7, 2012}}

He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March 2019.{{cite news |title=Canada's Harvey wins silver in penultimate race before retirement |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/canadas-harvey-wins-silver-in-penultimate-race-before-retirement |newspaper=National Post |accessdate=2 April 2019 |date=23 March 2019}}

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=97433&type=result |title=Athlete : VALJAS Len |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=29 January 2018}}

=Olympic Games=

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 
 individual 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 
 skiathlon 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  50 km 
 mass start 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

201426———3612—
201830———798

=World Championships=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 
 individual 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 
 skiathlon 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  50 km 
 mass start 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Sprint 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| 4 × 10 km 
 relay 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Team 
 sprint 

20112348——1512—
201325——|—4012—
201527———141013
201729———48126
20193147——501210

=World Cup=

==Season standings==

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="3" |Season standings

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="4" |Ski Tour standings

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Distance

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Nordic
Opening

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Tour de
Ski

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|World Cup
Final

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Ski Tour
Canada

200921{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}—{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}——{{n/a}}
20112390—48{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}——{{n/a}}
20122428491229—14{{n/a}}
20132523438{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}2348{{n/a}}
201426{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}—{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}——{{n/a}}
20152774{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}3371{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
20162873{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}35{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}{{n/a}}{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}
20172941{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}1648{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}54th{{n/a}}
201830{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}44——{{n/a}}
201931{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}—{{Abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}38{{n/a}}

==Individual podiums==

  • 5 podiums – (1 {{Abbr|WC|World Cup}}, 4 {{Abbr|SWC|Stage World Cup}})

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style="background:#efefef;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Place

align=center|1rowspan=3 align=center|2011–12align=right| 7 March 2012align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
align=center|2align=right| 14 March 2012align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
align=center|3align=right| 17 March 2012align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
align=center|4rowspan=2 align=center|2012–13align=right| 1 January 2013align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
align=center|5align=right| 5 January 2013align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd

==Team podiums==

  • 1 victory – (1 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})
  • 2 podiums – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}}, 1 {{Abbr|TS|Team Sprint}})

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style="background:#efefef;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammate(s)

align=center|1rowspan=2 align=center|2016–17bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 15 January 2017align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Toblach, Italybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stHarvey
align=center|2align=right|22 January 2017align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdKershaw / Harvey / Johnsgaard

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{FIS cross-country skier|97433|Len VALJAS}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|len-valjas|Len VALJAS}}
  • {{COC profile|lenny-valjas|Lenny Valjas}}
  • {{SR/Olympics|va/len-valjas-1|Lenny Valjas}}
  • {{Official website|http://www.lennyvaljas.com/|LennyValjas.com (official website)}}

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Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:Canadian male cross-country skiers

Category:Tour de Ski skiers

Category:Canadian people of Estonian descent

Category:Skiers from Toronto

Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Category:Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Canada

Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen