Janne Immonen
Encyclopedia
Janne Immonen is a Finnish
cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. He was best known for his 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. Immonen was part of the 4 x 10 km team that finished first, but would be disqualified for his blood doping and would receive a two year suspension from the FIS
as a result. He also finished 10th in the 30 km event at those same championships. In connection with a 2011 court case, his former coach Kari-Pekka Kyrö stated that Immonen had used erythropoietin (EPO) hormone during his career.
Immonen's best individual career finish was second twice (1999: 10 km, 2000: 15 km).
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2003. He was best known for his doping
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
role in the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 took place February 15–25, 2001 in Lahti, Finland for a record sixth time, previous events being held in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978 and 1989...
doping
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
scandal that would affect five other Finnish skiers for taking hydroxyethyl starch
Hydroxyethyl starch
Hydroxyethyl starch is a nonionic starch derivative. It is one of the most frequently used volume expander under the trade names Hespan by B. Braun Medical Inc...
(HES), a blood plasma
Blood plasma
Blood plasma is the straw-colored liquid component of blood in which the blood cells in whole blood are normally suspended. It makes up about 55% of the total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid...
expander. Immonen was part of the 4 x 10 km team that finished first, but would be disqualified for his blood doping and would receive a two year suspension from the FIS
International Ski Federation
The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...
as a result. He also finished 10th in the 30 km event at those same championships. In connection with a 2011 court case, his former coach Kari-Pekka Kyrö stated that Immonen had used erythropoietin (EPO) hormone during his career.
Immonen's best individual career finish was second twice (1999: 10 km, 2000: 15 km).