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Olga Danilova
Country Russia
Full nameOlga Valeryevna Danilova
Born (1970-06-10) 10 June 1970 (age 53)
Bugulma, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (1991–1995, 1997–2002)
Starts114
Podiums18
Wins4
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1995, 2000)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 15 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 5 km + 10 km
combined pursuit
Disqualified 2002 Salt Lake City 5 km + 5 km
combined pursuit
Disqualified 2002 Salt Lake City 10 km classical
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1999 Ramsau 5 km classical
Silver medal – second place 1999 Ramsau 30 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti 10 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti 15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thunder Bay 5 km + 10 km
combined pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lahti 5 km + 5 km
combined pursuit
Junior World Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1989 Vang 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1990 Les Saisies 5 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1990 Les Saisies 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Vang 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Les Saisies 15 km freestyle

Olga Valeryevna Danilova (Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Данилова; born 10 June 1970 in Bugulma, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance-enhancing drugs in 2002.

Career

Her statistics are listed as height: 168 cm (5 ft 6 in), weight: 56 kg (123 lb).

Danilova won a total of eleven medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including four golds (4 × 5 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001), four silvers (5 km: 1999, 10 km: 2001, 15 km: 2001, 30 km: 1999), and three bronzes (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit: 1995, 5 km: 1997, 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit: 2001). She also won the 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000.

In 1992, Danilova made her Olympic debut. She won three medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, with a gold in the 15 km classical and the 4 × 5 km relay, and a silver in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit.

In 2002, she again participated in the cross-country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Danilova won two medals with a gold in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit and a silver in the 10 km classical. However, she was one of three cross-country skiers (together with Johann Mühlegg and Larisa Lazutina) who were disqualified after blood tests indicated the use of darbepoetin, a drug intended to boost red blood cell production.

In February 2004, the International Olympic Committee stripped Danilova's 2002 Olympic medals following a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling in December 2003. The results were amended accordingly. As a result of the use of the banned substance, Olga Danilova received a two-year ban by the International Ski Federation in 2002.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1992 21 6 — — 11 20 — —
1998 27 5 — Gold Silver 13 — Gold
2002 31 — DSQ — DSQ DSQ — DNS

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1993 22 — — 8 — — — —
1995 24 15 — 5 Bronze 4 — Gold
1997 26 Bronze — 4 5 6 — Gold
1999 28 Silver — 6 5 Silver — Gold
2001 30 — Silver Silver Bronze CNX[a] — Gold
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1991 20 21 — — —
1992 21 22 — — —
1993 22 20 — — —
1994 23 15 — — —
1995 24 4 — — —
1997 26 5 5 — 8
1998 27 7 4 — 10
1999 28 8 5 — 11
2000 29 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 7
2001 30 7 — — 49
2002 31 7 — — —

Individual podiums

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1994–95  14 December 1994 Austria Tauplitzalm, Austria 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
2 11 February 1995 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
3 14 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 10 km Pursuit F World Championships[1] 3rd
4  1996–97  23 February 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 5 km Individual C World Championships[1] 3rd
5 1998–99 19 December 1998 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
6 22 February 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 5 km Individual C World Championships[1] 2nd
7 27 February 1999 30 km Individual C World Championships[1] 2nd
8  1999–00  12 December 1999 Italy Sappada, Italy 5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
9 18 December 1999 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
10 5 February 2000 Norway Lillehammer, Norway 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
11 11 March 2000 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 1st
12 17 March 2000 Italy Bormio, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
13  2000–01  16 December 2000 Italy Brusson, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
14 10 February 2001 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 5 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
15  2001–02  24 November 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
16 8 December 2001 Italy Cogne, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
17 5 January 2002 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 1st
18 8 January 2002 15 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1994–95 15 January 1995 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
2 29 January 1995 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Zamorozova / Martynova / Shalina
3 7 February 1995 Norway Hamar, Norway 4 × 3 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
4 12 February 1995 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
5 17 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 1st Lazutina / Välbe / Gavrylyuk
6  1996–97  24 November 1996 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Zavyalova / Chepalova
7 8 December 1996 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Nageykina / Chepalova
8 15 December 1996 Italy Brusson, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Yegorova / Välbe
9 28 February 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
10 9 March 1997 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
11 16 March 1997 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Nageykina / Välbe
12 1997–98 23 November 1997 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Baranova-Masalkina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
13 7 December 1997 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Välbe / Chepalova / Lazutina
14 14 December 1997 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Välbe / Lazutina
15 6 March 1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
16 10 March 1998 Sweden Falun, Sweden 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Skladneva
17 1998–99 29 November 1998 Finland Muonio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Reztsova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
18 20 December 1998 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
19 26 February 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 1st Lazutina / Reztsova / Gavrylyuk
20  1999–00  28 November 1999 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
21 19 December 1999 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
22 13 January 2000 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Yegorova / Gavrylyuk
23 27 February 2000 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Zavyalova / Lazutina / Chepalova
24 4 March 2000 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Zavyalova / Chepalova
25  2000–01  26 November 2000 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Yegorova / Lazutina / Chepalova
26 2001–02 27 November 2001 Finland Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Baranova-Masalkina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

See also

References

  1. ^ "DANILOVA Olga". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

External links

Olympic champions in women's 15 km cross-country skiing
Olympic champions in women's 4 × 5 km cross-country relay
World champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 × 5 km relay
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