Tero Similä (born 26 February 1980 in

Ylivieska Ylivieska () is a town and municipality of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It has a population of (), and it serves as the administrative centre for Kalajokilaakso and Pyhäjokilaakso, an area with a population of about 90,000 inhabitants ...

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) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreatio ...

at the 2006 Winter Olympics in

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, and placed tenth in the relay with the Finnish team.

Doping ban

Similä tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition control 9 March 2014. He was handed a two-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.Similä avstängd i två år
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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

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