Virpi Niemi is a Finnish

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 in 1995. Her best World Cup finish was 26th in a 15 km event in Japan

Japan

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 that same year.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay, Ontario

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, Niemi finished 19th in the 5 km, 24th in the 30 km, 26th in the 15 km, and 31st in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit events.