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Cross-country Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 5 Kilometre Classical ...
The Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1994 Winter Olympics, in Lillehammer, Norway. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 15 February 1994, at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics - Women's 5 kilometres Women's cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Olymp Cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing (sport)
Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support classic (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment. Norwegian army un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Gavrylyuk
Nina Vasilyevna Gavrylyuk (russian: Ни́на Васи́льевна Гаврылю́к; born 13 April 1965) is a former Soviet (until 1991) and Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. Born in Leningrad, she won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds (4 × 5 km relay: 1988, 1994, 1998) and one bronze (15 km: 1994). In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad. Gavrylyuk's biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where she earned eleven medals. This included six golds (4 × 5 km relay: 1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001), three silvers (5 km: 1995, 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit: 1995, 1999), and two bronzes (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit: 1997, 4 × 5 km relay: 2003. She also won the 30 km event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriella Paruzzi
Gabriella Paruzzi (born 21 June 1969 in Udine) is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the G.S. Forestale. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004. Equipment She was sponsored by Rossignol, and skied with Rossignol X-IUM skis for both skate and classic disciplines. Her boots were also named Rossignol X-IUM's, and the bindings are Rottefella R3's. Her boots and bindings are of the New Nordic Norm (NNN) system. 2002 Winter Olympics At the 2002 Olympics, she was in the women's 30 km classical event, when one of her poles broke. Luckily, her coach was nearby, and she took his pole, which was too long. She kept on racing and near the end the coach came back to give her the right size pole. She caught the pack of skiers and ended up winning gold by 4.5 seconds in that race. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 5 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Villeneuve
Sophie Villeneuve (born 6 November 1969) is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best career finish was fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Albertville in 1992 while her best individual finish was ninth in the 15 km event at Lillehammer in 1994. Villeneuve's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was ninth in the 15 km event at Trondheim in 1997. Her best World Cup finish was fourth in an individual sprint event in Italy in 1997. Villeneuve's lone individual victory was in a 10 km Continental Cup event in Italy in 1992. She also competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup Season standings Team podiums * 1 podium – (1 ) See also * List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piret Niglas
Piret Niglas (born 5 April 1968) is an Estonian cross-country skier. She competed at the 1992, 1994 and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather. World Cup Season standings References External links * 1968 births Living people Estonian female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Estonia Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Kohtla-Järve 20th-century Estonian women 21st-century Estonian women {{Eston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ľubomíra Balážová
Ľubomíra Balážová (born 13 August, 1968) is a Slovakian cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best overall and individual finishes in Albertville in 1992 with a sixth in the 4 × 5 km relay and 11th in the 5 km event. Balážová's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 14th in the 15 km event at Falun in 1993. Her best World cup finish was tenth in a 5 km event in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... in 1992. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships World Cup References External links *Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Honegger
Sylvia Honegger (born 25 April 1968) is a Swiss cross-country skier who “competed” from 1990 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she had her best career finish of fourth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Nagano in 1998 and her best individual finish of 11th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit event at Lillehammer in 1994. Honegger's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 11th in the 15 km event at Falun in 1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu .... Her best World Cup finish was fifth in a 5 km event in Sweden in 1994. Honegger earned ten individual victories at lesser events at various distances up to 30 km from 1994 to 1999. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bice Vanzetta
Bice Vanzetta (born 7 March 1961) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1994. Biography She won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in the 4 × 5 km relay (1992, 1994). Vanzetta's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 5 km event in 1994. She also won two silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1991, 1993). Vanzetta's best individual finish at the World Championships was 12th in the 5 km event in 1991. Vanzetta's best career individual finish was third in an FIS race in 1992 in Italy. She is the younger sister of four time Olympic medalist Giorgio Vanzetta Giorgio Vanzetta (born 9 October 1959 in Cavalese) is an Italian former cross-country skier who competed from 1980 to 2002. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lille .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuulikki Pyykkönen
Tuulikki Pyykkönen (born 25 November 1963 in Puolanka, Kainuu) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 1998. She won a bronze medal at the 4 × 5 km relay in the 1997 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had her best finish of sixth in the 15 km event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Pyykkönen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 12th in the 5 km at Calgary in 1988. Her only individual victory was in a 5 km event in Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ... in 1995. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships * 1 medal – (1 bronze) World Cup Season standings Individual podiums * 1 podium T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Frithioff
Anna Frithioff (born 4 December 1962) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 1999. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, and had her best individual finish of ninth in the 5 km event at those same championships. Frithioff's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the 30 km event at Lillehammer in 1994. She also had two victories at FIS races in Sweden at 5 km (1995, 1998). In 1991 and 1992, she won Tjejvasan Tjejvasan is a cross-country skiing event in Sweden, running from Oxberg to Mora, a distance of 30 kilometers. It is only open to female skiers. Being annual, the first event was first held in 1988. Winners Winners throughout the years. * 1988 .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games World Championships * 1 medal – (1 bronze) World Cup Season standings Team p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Nageykina
Svetlana Vyacheslavovna Nageykina (russian: Светла́на Вячесла́вовна Наге́йкина; born February 2, 1965, in Tambov) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s, training at Spartak. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary for the Soviet Union. In 2000 and 2002, she won Vasaloppet (Swedish for 'the Vasa-race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in the c .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 1 medal – (1 gold) World Championships :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather. World Cup Season standings Individual podiums *1 victory *18 podiums Team podiums * 13 victories * 25 podiums Note: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Małgorzata Ruchała
Małgorzata Jasica-Ruchała (born 21 January 1961 in Limanowa) is a Polish cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 1998. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she had her best career finish of eighth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Lillehammer in 1994 and her best individual finish of 14th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at those same games. Ruchała's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 14th in the 15 km event at Val di Fiemme in 1991. Her best World cup finish was 12th in a 10 km event in Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ... in 1993. Ruchała's best individual career finish was second in three FIS races at distances up to 10 km from 1993 to 1997. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
