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{{short description|Finnish cross-country skier}}
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{{more footnotes|date=December 2013}}
{{Medal|Sport | Women's [[cross country skiing]]}}
{{Infobox skier
{{Medal|WorldChampionships}}
| name = Helena Takalo
{{Medal|Disqualified | [[2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|2001 Lahti]] | 4 x 5 km}}
| image =
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| 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 – ([[1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1994]]–[[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2001]], [[2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2004]]–[[2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2007]])
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| teamwins = 1
| teampodiums = 2
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| individual_starts = 51
| team_starts = 19
| wcoveralls = 0 – (26th in [[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999]])
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{{MedalCompetition | [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Disqualified|[[2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|2001 Lahti]]|4 × 5 km relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships|Junior World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|1994 Breitenwang|5 km classical}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1995 Gällivare|4 × 5 km relay}}
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'''Milla Saari''' (née '''Jauho'''; born 10 July 1975) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] former [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]] who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her [[Doping (sport)|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 [[International Ski Federation|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, Nagano|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.
'''Milla Saari''' (née '''Jauho'''; born 10 July 1975) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] former [[cross country skier]] who competed from 1994 to 2007. She was best known for her [[Doping (sport)|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 x 5 km team that finished second, but would be disqualified for her blood doping and would receive a two-year suspension from the [[International Ski Federation|FIS]] as a result. She also finished 6th in the 15 km event at those same championships.


Saari retired after the 2006–07 World Cup season.<ref>FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.</ref>
Saari competed at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]] where she finished 31st in the 15&nbsp;km event and 50th in the 30&nbsp;km event. She earned all four of her individual career victories up to 10&nbsp;km after she served her two-year doping suspension from 2003 to 2005.


==Cross-country skiing results==
Saari retired after the 2006-07 World Cup season.<ref>FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.</ref>
All results are sourced from the [[International Ski Federation|International Ski Federation (FIS)]].<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=27760&type=st-WC |title=SAARI Milla |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>
===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;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;5&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Pursuit&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;5&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] || ''22'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 5 kilometre classical|—]] ||[[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre classical|31]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre freestyle pursuit|—]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle|50]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay|7]]
|-
|}
===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;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;5&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Pursuit&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Sprint&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;5&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;Team&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;sprint&nbsp;
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999|1999]] || ''23'' || 20 ||{{n/a}} ||— || 21 || 26|| {{n/a}} || 11 || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001|2001]] || ''25'' || {{n/a}} || 9 ||6 ||9 || {{Abbr|CNX|Cancelled}}{{ref label|cancelled|a|1|}} || — || style="background:#000000; color:white;"| {{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007|2007]] || ''31'' ||{{n/a}} || [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's 10 kilometre freestyle|33]] || {{n/a}}||— || —|| —|| — || —
|-
|}
{{refbegin}}
:'''a.''' {{note label|cancelled|a|1}} Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
{{refend}}


== Notes ==
===World Cup===
====Season standings====
{{reflist}}
{| 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;" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;Season&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" |&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! 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<br>Ski
|-
| [[1993–94 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1994]] || ''18'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1994–95 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1995]] || ''19'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}}|| {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1995–96 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1996]] || ''20'' || 59 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1996–97 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1997]] || ''21'' || 70 ||{{n/a}}|| 44 || {{n/a}}||— || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1997–98 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1998]] || ''22'' || 49 || {{n/a}} || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}} || 39 || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1998–99 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1999]] || ''23'' || 26 || {{n/a}} || 32 || {{n/a}} || 37 || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[1999–00 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2000]] || ''24'' || 44 || {{n/a}} || 31 ||33 || —|| {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2001]] || ''25'' || 27 || {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2003–04 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2004]] || ''28'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}} ||{{n/a}} || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2004–05 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2005]] || ''29'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} ||— || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2005–06 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2006]] || ''30'' ||{{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || — || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2007]] || ''30'' || 76||53 ||{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || 85 || —
|-
|}

====Team podiums====
*1 victory – (1 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})
*2 podiums – (2 {{Abbr|RL|Relay}})
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
|- 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|1 ||rowspan=2 align=center|'''[[2000–01 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|2000–01]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 November 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Beitostølen]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5&nbsp;km Relay C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Pirjo Manninen|Manninen]] / [[Virpi Sarasvuo|Kuitunen]] / [[Kaisa Varis|Varis]]
|-
| align=center|2 || align=right| 9 December 2000 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Santa Caterina di Valfurva|Santa Caterina]], Italy || 4 × 3&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Cup || 3rd || [[Pirjo Manninen|Manninen]] / [[Satu Salonen|Salonen]] / [[Virpi Sarasvuo|Kuitunen]]
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences]]
*[[List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
* {{FIS|S=CC|ID=27760|name=Milla Saari Jauho}}

==External links==
* {{FIS cross-country skier|27760|Milla Saari Jauho}}


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Latest revision as of 12:29, 9 August 2024

Helena Takalo
Country Finland
Full nameMilla Marika Saari
Born28 October 1975 (1975-10-28) (age 49)
Nivala, Finland
Ski clubNakkilan Vire
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (1994–2001, 2004–2007)
Indiv. starts51
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts19
Team podiums2
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (26th in 1999)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Disqualified 2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Breitenwang 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 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.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   5 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1998 22 — 31 — 50 7

World Championships

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1999 23 20 — — 21 26 — 11 —
2001 25 — 9 6 9 CNX[a] — DSQ —
2007 31 — 33 — — — — — —
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
1994 18 NC — — — — —
1995 19 NC — — — — —
1996 20 59 — — — — —
1997 21 70 — 44 — — —
1998 22 49 — NC — 39 —
1999 23 26 — 32 — 37 —
2000 24 44 — 31 33 — —
2001 25 27 — — — NC —
2004 28 NC NC — — NC —
2005 29 NC NC — — — —
2006 30 NC NC — — — —
2007 30 76 53 — — 85 —

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 2 podiums – (2 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2000–01 26 November 2000 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Manninen / Kuitunen / Varis
2 9 December 2000 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 3 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Manninen / Salonen / Kuitunen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "SAARI Milla". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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