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Milla Saari

{{short description|Finnish cross-country skier}}

{{more footnotes|date=December 2013}}

{{Infobox skier

| name = Helena Takalo

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{FIN}}

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|28 October 1975}}

| birth_place = Nivala, Finland

| fullname = Milla Marika Saari

| height =

| club = Nakkilan Vire

| seasons = 12 – (1994–2001, 2004–2007)

| totalpodiums =0

| teamwins = 1

| teampodiums = 2

| events_in_yellow =

| individual_starts = 51

| team_starts = 19

| wcoveralls = 0 – (26th in 1999)

| wctitles =0

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's cross-country skiing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{FIN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}

{{Medal|Disqualified|2001 Lahti|4 × 5 km relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}

{{Medal|Silver|1994 Breitenwang|5 km classical}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1995 Gällivare|4 × 5 km relay}}

}}

Milla Saari (née Jauho; born 10 July 1975) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her doping role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships doping scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander. Saari, then Jauho, was part of the 4 × 5 km relay team that finished second, but would be disqualified for her blood doping and would receive a two-year suspension from the FIS as a result. She also finished sixth in the 15 km event at those same championships.

Saari competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano where she finished 31st in the 15 km event and 50th in the 30 km event. She earned all four of her individual career victories up to 10 km after she served her two-year doping suspension from 2003 to 2005.

Saari retired after the 2006–07 World Cup season.FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=27760&type=st-WC |title=SAARI Milla |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=18 December 2019}}

=Olympic Games=

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;"|  5 km 

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

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

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

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

199822—31—507

=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;"|  5 km 

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

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

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

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

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

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

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

19992320{{n/a}}—2126{{n/a}}11{{n/a}}
200125{{n/a}}969{{Abbr|CNX|Cancelled}}{{ref label|cancelled|a|1
} || — || style="background:#000000; color:white;"| {{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} || {{n/a}}

|-

| 2007 || 31 ||{{n/a}} || 33 || {{n/a}}||— || —|| —|| — || —

|-

|}

{{refbegin}}

:a. {{note label|cancelled|a|1}} Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

{{refend}}

=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="5" |Discipline standings

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" colspan="1" |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;"|Long Distance

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

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

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

199418{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
199519{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19962059{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19972170{{n/a}}44{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
19982249{{n/a}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}39{{n/a}}
19992326{{n/a}}32{{n/a}}37{{n/a}}
20002444{{n/a}}3133—{{n/a}}
20012527{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}
200428{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}
200529{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
200630{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}—{{n/a}}
2007307653{{n/a}}{{n/a}}85—

==Team podiums==

  • 1 victory – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})
  • 2 podiums – (2 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})

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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:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:190px;"| 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;"| Teammates

align=center|1rowspan=2 align=center|2000–01bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 November 2000align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Beitostølen, Norwaybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5 km Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stManninen / Kuitunen / Varis
align=center|2align=right| 9 December 2000align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 3 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdManninen / Salonen / Kuitunen

See also

References

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External links

  • {{FIS cross-country skier|27760|Milla Saari Jauho}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saari, Milla}}

Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Finnish female cross-country skiers

Category:Finnish sportspeople in doping cases

Category:Doping cases in cross-country skiing

Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Finland

Category:People from Nivala

Category:Skiers from North Ostrobothnia

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