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Len Väljas

Len Väljas

Canadian cross-country skier

Lennard "Len" Väljas (born 21 November 1988) is a Canadian former cross-country skier. He was born in Toronto, and is of Estonian descent.[1] He is the younger brother of Canadian beach volleyball Olympian Kristina May.

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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.[2]

He announced his retirement from cross-country skiing in March 2019.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

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World Championships

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World Cup

Season standings

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Individual podiums

  • 5 podiums – (1 WC, 4 SWC)
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Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
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References

  1. [1]
    Randy Starkman, Toronto cross-country skiing ace reaching new heights, thestar.com, 1 December 2011
  2. [2]
    "Canada's Valjas wins first-ever World Cup ski medal". The Associated Press via CBC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Canada's Harvey wins silver in penultimate race before retirement". National Post. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Athlete : VALJAS Len". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2018.


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