Algo Kärp (born 13 April 1985 in Tarvastu) is a former Estonian cross-country skier who competed from 2004 to 2018. His best World Cup finish was 16th in a 50km event in 2014 Oslo, Norway.[1] He represented Estonia at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.
| Algo Kärp | |
|---|---|
 Algo Kärp in 2010 | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| Born | 13 April 1985 Tarvastu, Estonia |
| Ski club | SC Viljandi |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 13 – (2006–2018) |
| Starts | 92 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (122nd in 2014) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
On 5 March 2019 Kärp confessed that, since 2016, he and Karel Tammjärv had used blood doping assisted by German sports doctor Mark Schmidt. He admitted that he wasn't aware of the third Estonian in the doping scandal, Andreas Veerpalu, using blood doping.[2][3]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | — | — | 41 | — | 14 | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | — | — | 17 | — | 12 | — |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
| 2013 | 27 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 26 | — | — | — | 13 | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2006 | 20 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 146 | 90 | NC | — | 41 | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 148 | 97 | NC | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 149 | 92 | NC | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | NC | NC | NC | — | 54 | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | NC | NC | NC | — | 57 | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 122 | 74 | NC | 59 | DNF | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | NC | NC | NC | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ a b "KARP Algo". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Skier Algo Kärp next to admit to doping". ERR. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Dopingutarvitamist tunnistanud Kärp: vereülekanded toimusid olümpiakülast väljas" (in Estonian). Postimees. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
External links
edit- Algo Kaerp at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Algo Kärp at Olympedia
- Algo Kärp at Olympics.com
- Algo Kärp at ESBL (in Estonian)
