He also won two Norwegian championships; 15 km in 1985 and 30 km in 1986.
She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980.
Winning 15 km, he is the first Finnish men's World Champion for over a decade.
She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998).
She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
After back-to-back 2nd place finishes at Hochfilzen won 15 km individual race at Pokljuka.
In the 2006 Olympics he won a silver medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit.
He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Välbe also won the 5 km (1991) and 15 km (1992) competitions at the Holmenkollen ski festival.