Mariel Merlii PULLES

Estonia

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 1 Nov 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Place of birth: OTEPAA

Birth Country:

Estonia

Residence: OTEPAA

Residence Country:

Estonia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Women's Sprint Free	41
	Women's Team Sprint Classic EST Estonia	17
	Women's 4 x 5km Relay EST Estonia	16

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
	Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 4 x 5km Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2017	Lathi, FIN
30	SP F Final Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
55	10 km C Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
57	SP F Final Ladies	2017	Lathi, FIN

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km
Season	SP C
2021/2022	1 x 46th
2018/2019	1 x 40th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events
Season	TSP F
2021/2022	1 x 19th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
19	TSP F	2021/2022	Dresden, GER
46	SP C	2021/2022	Dresden, GER

Hobbies:

Baking and reading. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Studying for a Bachelor of Business Management degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (LinkedIn)

Family:

Parents, Maive and Margo Pulles. Brother, Marten. Sister, Marit Maribel.

Languages spoken:

Estonian, English

Club name:

Karupesa Team (Otepaa, EST)

Coach:

Personal: Tanel Ojaste (EST), Eliska Albrigtsen (USA)

Debut:

2017 World Cup in Otepaa (Sprint - 52nd)

National team:

2015

Start:

Her parents have always been active and her brother started skiing in a local club so she just followed him there. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Memorable:

The World Championships 2019 in Seefeld where she came top 30 in the sprint. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

Influence:

Her father. (Athlete, Jan 2022)

General Interest

FROM TARTU TO FAIRBANKS
Attended the University of Tartu in Estonia from 2018-2019 before transferring to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks to ski and study concurrently.

FROM A SPORTY FAMILY
Her father works in the ski industry, as a wax technician for the Russian Federation, as does her brother, just for the Estonian Biathlon team. Her mother is a physical education teacher. Her sister also skied but is now focused on her studies at university.

Milestones

Made her World Championships debut at Lahti 2017, where she competed in the sprint (57th) and relay (14th). In Seefeld in 2019, she made the sprint finals and finished 30th.

After her World Cup debut in 2017, she has only started five times. In December 2021, she finished 19th in the team sprint and 46th in the individual sprint free in Dresden.

Competed at the Junior World Championships (2017-18). Earned her personal best at Goms 2018, where she finished 19th in the sprint free and 13th in the relay. At Soldier Hollow 2017, her personal best was a 30th place finish in the sprint classic.

At the U23 World Championships (2019-21), her best finish was a 19th in the sprint classic at Vuokatti 2021 along with 13th in the relay.

Estonian champion in the 10km classic from 2019.

A student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, she finished fourth in the US National Championship sprint free in January 2022 and has earned good results on the US Super Tour during the 2021/2022 season.

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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