Jari Olavi Isometsä (born 11 September 1968) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006. He won three bronze medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998).
Isometsä also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two silvers (4 × 10 km: 1995, 1997) and two bronzes (4 × 10 km: 1991, 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1995). In the World Cup, he took four victories in races between 10 km and 30 km.
Isometsä was among the six Finnish skiers who were caught of doping in the Finnish 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships scandal for taking hydroxyethyl starch (HES), a blood plasma expander usually used to cover up the use of erythropoietin (EPO) in athletes. He was stripped of his silver medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit and served a two-year suspension from the FIS, IOC, and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), effectively ending his career as a world-class skier.
In 2013, Isometsä received a six-month suspended sentence after the Helsinki District Court found that he had committed perjury when witnessing to the court in 2011 that he was unaware of any doping use in the 1990s.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 3 medals – (3 bronze) Year Age 10 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1992 23 16 12 — 22Bronze 1994 25 23 6 — Bronze 1998 29 15 8 4 — Bronze
World Championships 4 medals – (2 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay 1991 22 24 16 — — Bronze 1993 24 15 13 — DNF 4 1995 26 8 Bronze 9 11 Silver 1997 28 14 6 14 13 Silver 1999 30 11 4 — 14 5 2001 32 — — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1990 21 40 1992 23 22 1993 24 22 1994 25 1995 26 5 1996 27 1997 28 6 16 6 1998 29 5 5 9 1999 30 8 15 — 2000 31 12 53 2001 32 53 — 2003 34 78 — 2004 35 119 79 — 2005 36 — 2006 37 —
Individual podiums 4 victories 23 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1993–94 21 December 1993 Toblach, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd2 1994–95 17 December 1994 Sappada, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd3 14 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd4 27 January 1995 Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd5 29 January 1995 Lahti, Finland 15 km Pursuit C World Cup 2nd6 13 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada 15 km Pursuit F World Championships 3rd7 1995–96 29 November 1995 Gällivare, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd8 17 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy 15 km Pursuit F World Cup 2nd9 14 January 1996 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd10 2 February 1996 Seefeld, Austria 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd11 3 March 1996 Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual FWorld Cup 1st12 9 March 1996 Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd13 10 March 1996 Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit C World Cup 3rd14 1996–97 23 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 2nd15 11 January 1997 Nagano, Japan 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd16 12 January 1997 Nagano, Japan 15 km Pursuit F World Cup 3rd17 1997–98 8 January 1998 Ramsau, Austria 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd18 1998–99 13 December 1998 Toblach, Italy 15 km Pursuit C World Cup 3rd19 14 February 1999 Seefeld, Austria 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd20 1999–00 5 February 2000 Lillehammer, Norway 10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup 1st21 16 February 2000 Ulrichen, Switzerland 10 km Individual FWorld Cup 1st22 26 February 2000 Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd23 19 March 2000 Bormio, Italy 15 km Pursuit FWorld Cup 1st
Team podiums 7 victories – (7 ) 21 podiums – (19 , 2 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 1990–91 15 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 3rd Kuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Räsänen2 1991–92 18 February 1992 Albertville, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games 3rd Kuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Räsänen3 28 February 1992 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Myllylä / Hartonen / Räsänen4 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F Olympic Games 3rd Myllylä / Kirvesniemi / Räsänen 5 4 March 1994 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Repo / Kirvesniemi / Räsänen 6 1994–95 18 December 1994 Sappada, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Repo / Hartonen / Myllylä7 15 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Hietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Myllylä8 5 February 1995 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Räsänen / Hartonen / Myllylä9 17 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 2nd Hietamäki / Kirvesniemi / Räsänen10 26 March 1995 Sapporo, Japan 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kuusisto / Kirvesniemi / Repo111995–96 10 December 1995 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup 1st Hietamäki / Repo / Myllylä12 14 January 1996 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Repo / Myllylä / Kirvesniemi13 3 February 1996 Seefeld, Austria 12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Myllylä14 17 March 1996 Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Palolahti / Repo / Vuorenmaa151996–97 24 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup 1st Repo / Kirvesniemi / Myllylä16 8 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Repo / Kirvesniemi / Myllylä17 28 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships 2nd Kirvesniemi / Myllylä / Räsänen 18 1997–98 23 November 1997 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Kirvesniemi / Repo / Taipale19 6 March 1998 Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Kirvesniemi / Myllylä / Repo20 10 March 1998 Falun, Sweden 10 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Palolahti21 1999–00 19 December 1999 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Immonen / Myllylä / Kirvesniemi
Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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