Kalle Palander

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Men's Alpine skiing
Medal record
Kalle Palander
World Championships
Gold	1999 Vail	Slalom

**Kalle Palander**
Olympics

Country
Disciplines
Club
Skis/boots/bindings	Fischer/Fischer/Fischer
Main sponsor
Date of birth	May 2 1977
Place of birth	Tornio, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
World Cup debut	December 1996
Website	http://www.kallepalander.com
Teams	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Medals	0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	12
Wins	14
Podiums	30
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	0

Kalle Markus Palander (born May 2, 1977 in Tornio) is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.

In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also been successful in giant slalom. He is known for his relaxed attitude and for wearing a red tuque instead of a helmet when participating in slalom competitions.

1 World Cup victories
- 1.1 Overall victories
2 World Cup victories
3 External links

[edit] World Cup victories

[edit] Overall victories

Season	Discipline
2003	Slalom

[edit] World Cup victories

Date	Location	Rce
26 January 2003	Kitzbühel	Slalom
28 January 2003	Schladming	Slalom
2 March 2003	Yongpyong	Slalom
8 March 2003	Shigakogen	Slalom
23 November 2003	Park City	Slalom
14 December 2003	Alta Badia	Giant slalom
4 January 2004	Flachau	Slalom
24 January 2004	Kitzbühel	Slalom
7 February 2004	Adelboden	Giant slalom
14 March 2004	Sestrière	Slalom
24 January 2006	Schladming	Slalom
11 March 2006	Shigakogen	Slalom
17 December 2006	Alta Badia	Giant slalom
16 December 2007	Alta Badia	Giant slalom