FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001

Men's cross-country

1 km individual sprint

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Tor Arne Hetland.png" />Tor Arne Hetland|NOR 15 km classical February 15, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Per Elofsson.png" />Per Elofsson|SWE 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit February 17, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Per Elofsson.png" />Per Elofsson|SWE 30 km classical February 19, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Andrus Veerpalu.png" />Andrus Veerpalu|EST 50 km freestyle February 25, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Johann Mühlegg.png" />Johann Mühlegg|ESP 4 × 10 km relay February 22, 2001 Medal Team Time Gold Norway Women's cross-country 1 km individual sprint February 21, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Pirjo Manninen.png" />Pirjo Manninen|FIN 10 km classical February 20, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Bente Skari.png" />Bente Skari|NOR 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit February 18, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Virpi Kuitunen.png" />Virpi Kuitunen|FIN 15 km classical February 15, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Bente Skari.png" />Bente Skari|NOR 4 × 5 km relay February 23, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Russia Men's Nordic combined 7.5 km sprint February 24, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Marco Baacke.png" />Marco Baacke|GER 15 km Individual Gundersen February 15, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Bjarte Engen Vik.png" />Bjarte Engen Vik|NOR 4 × 5 km team February 20, 2001 Medal Athlete Time Gold Norway Men's ski jumping Individual normal hill February 23, 2001 Medal Athlete Points Gold Adam Małysz.png" />Adam Małysz|POL Individual large hill February 19, 2001 Medal Athlete Points Gold Martin Schmitt.png" />Martin Schmitt|GER Team normal hill February 25, 2001 Medal Team Points Gold Austria Team large hill February 21, 2001 Medal Athlete Points Gold Germany Doping controversy The 2001 Doping Scandal in Lahti saw six Finnish cross-country skiers testing positive for doping, referred to as the "Lahti Six". On 18 February, Jari Isometsä tested positive for use of hydroxyethyl starch, a banned blood plasma expander. The test was carried out after the 15 km classical race, before the 10+10 km pursuit where Isometsä placed second. Isometsä admitted to using the HES product Hemohes and was immediately suspended. The Finnish relay teams won gold in the men's race and silver in the women's race. However, it was revealed on 25 February, the last day of the championships, that Janne Immonen also had tested positive for using HES. This led to the disqualification of the men's relay team. After further testing, four more cross-country skiers provided positive doping tests: Harri Kirvesniemi and Mika Myllylä, Milla Jauho and Virpi Kuitunen. The Finnish women's relay team was thus also disqualified, although Kuitunen was allowed to retain her gold medal in the 5+5 km pursuit. Kirvesniemi retired while the others served two year suspensions. The revelations led to the resignation of the medical staff of the cross-country team, and also the team leadership such as head coach Kari-Pekka Kyrö. Coinciding with the doping tests, Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat revealed on 26 February that a woman had found a suspicious bag at a petrol station near Helsinki Airport. The bag contained several vials with what was later revealed to be HES-products and other products such as adrenaline and asthma medicines. The incident occurred after the last World Cup races before the championships, held in Otepää in Estonia only a week before the opening. This incident, along with the doping disqualifications of Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, and Johann Mühlegg at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and Kaisa Varis at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 in Val di Fiemme, would force the International Olympic Committee and the International Ski Federation to tighten up their drug testing procedures. Incidentally, all of these skiers took individual medals during the 2001 championships. Varis was also part of the disqualified Finnish women's relay team in 2001, although she retained an individual bronze medal. Doping concerns were also strongly mentioned at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Medal table Medal winners by nation.