Tero Similä
# Tero Similä

Tero Similä (born 26 February 1980 in Ylivieska, Northern Ostrobothnia) is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and placed tenth in the relay with the Finnish team.

## Doping ban

Similä tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition control 9 March 2014. He was handed a two-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 26 | 32 | 33 | — | — | 10 | — |

### World Championships

| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 25 | — | 13 | 25 | — | 12 | — |
| 2007 | 27 | 42 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31 | 16 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — |

### World Cup

**Season standings**

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada |
| 2002 | 22 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 23 | NC | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24 | 148 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25 | 68 | 43 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26 | 97 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27 | 74 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | 172 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30 | 158 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31 | NC | NC | NC | 57 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 32 | NC | NC | NC | 55 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33 | NC | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 34 | NC | NC | NC | 50 | — | — | — |
