Arianna Follis

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Arianna Follis
Arianna Follis 2011.jpg
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Full nameArianna Fernanda Follis
Born (1977-11-11) 11 November 1977 (age 47)
Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Ski club G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1996, 1998–2011)
Indiv. starts199
Indiv. podiums23
Indiv. wins8
Team starts43
Team podiums13
Team wins4
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2011)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Liberec Individual sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Oslo Individual sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Sapporo 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Liberec Team sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1997 Canmore4 × 5 km relay

Arianna Fernanda Follis (born 11 November 1977, in Ivrea) is an Italian cross-country skier.

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Biography

Born in Ivrea, Piedmont, but originally from Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Aosta Valley, where she was raised, Follis started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at Turin in 2006. [1]

Follis earned five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (Individual sprint: 2009), one silver (Individual sprint: 2011) and three bronzes (10 km: 2007, Team sprint: 2009, 4 × 5 km relay: 2005). She has six individual victories at various levels up to 10 km since 1998.

She retired from cross-country skiing after the 2010–2011 season. [2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2006 28 — 36 12 7 Bronze 7
2010 32 11 9 — — 4 4

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2001 23——28CNX [a] 13——
2003 25——2130—7—
2005 2718——— — Bronze5
2007 29 Bronze —19——68
2009 31 — — 7 8 Gold 5 Bronze
2011 33 — — 19 DNS Silver 4 4
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		World Cup
Final
1996 18NC———————
1998 20NC—NC—————
1999 21NC—NC—————
2000 2277—45NC————
2001 2349———37———
2002 2485———73———
2003 2557———40———
2004 263648——20———
2005 274851——25———
2006 281630——7———
2007 291017——8—16—
2008 3079——9—Bronze medal icon.svg9
2009 3148——Silver medal icon.svg—811
2010 3257——10—Bronze medal icon.svg12
2011 33Bronze medal icon.svg5——Silver medal icon.svg944

Individual podiums

  • 8 victories – (3 WC, 5 SWC)
  • 23 podiums – (13 WC, 10 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2005–06 7 March 2006 Flag of Sweden.svg Borlänge, Sweden0.75 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2  2006–07  16 December 2006 Flag of France.svg La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
331 December 2006 Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany1.1 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
45 January 2007 Flag of Italy.svg Asiago, Italy1.2 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
521 January 2007 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
6 2007–08 30 December 2007 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic1.0 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
728 December 2007
– 6 January 2008		 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Italy.svg Tour de Ski Overall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
8  2008–09  27 December 2008 Flag of Germany.svg Oberhof, Germany2.8 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
929 December 2008 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
101 January 2009 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
1117 January 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler, Canada7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
1230 January 2009 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
1331 January 20091.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
147 March 2009 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
15 2009–10 6 January 2010 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
161–10 January 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Italy.svg Tour de Ski Overall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
17  2010–11  20 November 2010 Flag of Sweden.svg Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
184 December 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany0.9 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1912 December 2010 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
205 January 2011 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
216 January 201115 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
2212 March 2011 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
2320 March 2011 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 4 victories – (1 RL, 3 TS)
  • 13 podiums – (7 RL, 6 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1  2001–02  16 December 2001 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Paluselli / Paruzzi / Belmondo
2  2002–03  24 November 2002 Flag of Sweden.svg Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Genuin / Paruzzi / Valbusa
314 February 2003 Flag of Italy.svg Asiago, Italy6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Moroder
423 March 2003 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Confortola
5  2004–05  24 November 2004 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Paruzzi
65 December 2004 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Paruzzi
7 2008–09 18 January 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler, Canada6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st Genuin
8 2009–10 6 December 2009 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st Genuin
97 March 2010 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Longa / Confortola / Valbusa
10  2010–11  21 November 2010 Flag of Sweden.svg Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Genuin / Longa / Rupil
115 December 2010 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st Genuin
1219 December 2010 Flag of France.svg La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd De Martin Topranin / Longa / Rupil
136 February 2011 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Genuin / Longa / Rupil

Italian Championships

Ski mountaineering results

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arianna Follis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Casali, Luca (30 December 2012). "Follis torna per fare la pizzaiola Addio alla divisa della Forestale". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "FOLLIS Arianna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Tour du Rutor Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Trofeo Mezzalama Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

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