Olga Valeryevna Danilova ( Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Данилова; born 10 June 1970 in Bugulma, Tatar ASSR) 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: , weight: Danilova won a total of eleven medals at the

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, 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. Danilova won three medals at the

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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

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events at the

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. 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 Johann Mühlegg (born 8 November 1970 in Ostallgäu, Germany) is a former top level cross-country skier who competed in international competitions first representing Germany and then Spain, after becoming a Spanish citizen in 1999. He was exclud ...

and Larisa Lazutina) who was disqualified after blood tests indicated the use of

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, a drug intended to boost red blood cell production. In February 2004 the

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stripped Danilova's medal awards following a

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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

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in 2002.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)

World Championships

* 11 medals – (4 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze) :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*4 victories *18 podiums

Team podiums

* 20 victories – (20 ) * 26 podiums – (25 , 1 ) Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
IOC Executive Board disqualifies Muehlegg and Danilova from the Salt Lake City Games
— IOC press release, 28 February 2004. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Danilova, Olga 1970 births Living people People from Bugulma Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Doping cases in cross-country skiing Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic cross-country skiers of the Unified Team Olympic cross-country skiers of Russia Russian female cross-country skiers Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Competitors stripped of Winter Olympics medals Russian sportspeople in doping cases FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Tatarstan 21st-century Russian women