Viola Bauer (born 13 December 1976 in

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) is a retired

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cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007. She has won a complete set of medals at the

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with a gold (2002) and a silver (2006) in the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit (2002). Bauer also has a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay medals at the

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with a gold in 2003, a silver in 2007, and a bronze in 1999. Her best individual finish at the World Championships was sixth in the Individual sprint event in 2005. Bauer had eleven individual wins at various levels from 1998 to 2007. She retired following the 2006-07 World Cup season.FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007. She now works as a commentator for

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 1 podium

Team podiums

* 5 victories – (4 , 1 ) * 11 podiums – (9 , 2 )

References

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* * * * 1976 births Living people People from Annaberg-Buchholz German female cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic cross-country skiers of Germany Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Saxony {{Germany-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub