Eugenia Bitchougova (Russian: Евгения Бичугова; born 1958) is a Russian

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

, who since 2010 has represented

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Career

The great successes Bitchougova had in FIS Marathon Cup. In seasons 2000/2001 and 2002/2003 she took ninth place in general qualification. In total Bitchougova two times stood on the podium of this cup: in 2001 she was third, two years later became second in Italian marathon

Marcialonga Marcialonga is a cross-country ski race which is arranged for the last Sunday in January in Trentino in Italy. It was first held in 1971 and has been a part of Worldloppet as long as Worldloppet has been around. The run begins in Moena, where the ...

. The same cup she won 1995, but at that time it wasn't the part of FIS Marathon Cup. Except that, she started generally only in FIS Race. Only points in

FIS Cross-Country World Cup The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recogn ...

she earned in 2004, when she was 18th in marathon

, which exceptionally was the part of

calendar. She's never started in

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship e ...

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...

Achievements

:Places in general qualification :* season 2000/2001: 78. FIS Marathon Cup :Places in general qualification :* season 2000/2001: 9. :* season 2001/2002: 19. :* season 2002/2003: 9.

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* 1958 births Living people Soviet female cross-country skiers Italian female cross-country skiers {{USSR-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub