Len Väljas

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

Len Väljas
Len Väljas in Quebec, 2012
Country Canada
Born (1988-11-21) 21 November 1988
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ski clubTeam Hardwood
World Cup career
Seasons2009, 20112019
Individual wins0
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums5
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts130
Team starts16
Overall titles0 – (23rd in 2013)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 2 April 2019.

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

 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014263612
201830798

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km 
individual
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
mass start
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
201123481512
2013254012
201527141013
20172948126
20193147501210

Season standings

 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
200921NCNCN/AN/A
2011239048DNFN/A
2012242849122914N/A
20132523438DNF2348N/A
201426NCNCDNFN/A
20152774NC3371DNFN/AN/A
20162873NC35DNFDNFN/ADNF
20172941NC1648DNF54thN/A
201830NCNCNC44N/A
201931NCNCNCDNF38N/A

Individual podiums

  • 5 podiums – (1 WC, 4 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2011–12 7 March 2012 Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
214 March 2012 Stockholm, Sweden1.0 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
317 March 2012 Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
4 2012–13 1 January 2013 Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
55 January 2013 Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 2 podiums – (1 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12016–1715 January 2017 Toblach, Italy6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stHarvey
222 January 2017 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdKershaw / Harvey / Johnsgaard

References

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


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