Gabriella Paruzzi

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Gabriella Paruzzi
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1969-06-21) 21 June 1969 (age 55)
Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Ski club G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (19902006)
Starts229
Podiums18
Wins4
Overall titles1 – (2004)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City 30 km classical
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Albertville 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Nagano   4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Falun 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay

Gabriella Paruzzi (born 21 June 1969) 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.

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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 were Rottefella R3's. Her boots and bindings were 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). [1]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1992 22 23 9 16 12 Bronze
1994 24 24 12 18 30 Bronze
1998 28 9 14 12 10 Bronze
2002 32 6 8 Gold 8 6
2006 36 13 5 5 Bronze 7

World Championships

 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1991 218Silver
1993 232618146Silver
1995 25198124
1997 27201594
1999 2919171210Silver
2001 311613CNX [a] 17Bronze
2003 33454
2005 3511516 Bronze
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint
1990 20NC
1991 2125
1992 2222
1993 2315
1994 2427
1995 2527
1996 2620
1997 27242323
1998 28262226
1999 29161026
2000 3021181730
2001 3166
2002 32816
2003 33Bronze medal icon.svg14
2004 34Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2005 35101022
2006 363624NC

Individual podiums

  • 4 victories
  • 18 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  2000–01  10 January 2001 Flag of the United States.svg Soldier Hollow, United States5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
2  2001–02  9 March 2002 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
316 March 2002 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
4  2002–03  26 October 2002 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
57 December 2002 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
64 January 2003 Flag of Russia.svg Kavgolovo, Russia5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
718 January 2003 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
816 March 2003 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
9 2003–04 25 October 2003 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1013 December 2003 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1120 December 2003 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
126 January 2004 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
1317 January 2004 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
1425 January 2004 Flag of Italy.svg Marcialonga, Italy70 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
155 March 2004 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
167 March 200410 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
17  2003–04  23 October 2003 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
18  2004–05  23 October 2003 Flag of Italy.svg Lago di Tesero, Italy7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories – (2 RL, 1 TS)
  • 29 podiums – (25 RL, 4 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1  1990–91  15 February 1991 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships [1] 2nd Vanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
2  1991–92  18 February 1992 Flag of France.svg Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games [1] 3rd Vanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
3  1992–93  26 February 1993 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships [1] 2nd Vanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
4  1993–94  22 February 1994 Flag of Norway.svg Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games [1] 3rd Vanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
5  1995–96  17 December 1995 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2nd Paluselli / Belmondo / Di Centa
614 January 1996 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rd Paluselli / Belmondo / Di Centa
7  1996–97  15 December 1996 Flag of Italy.svg Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rd S. Valbusa / Dal Sasso / Belmondo
816 March 1997 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rd Peyrot / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
9  1997–98  23 November 1997 Flag of Norway.svg Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rd Moroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
107 December 1997 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rd Moroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
1114 December 1997 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2nd Di Centa / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
12  1998–99  29 November 1998 Flag of Finland.svg Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2nd Moroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
1320 December 1998 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Confortola / Belmondo / S. Valbusa
1410 January 1999 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Confortola / Belmondo / S. Valbusa
1526 February 1999 Flag of Austria.svg Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships [1] 2nd S. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
1614 March 1999 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd S. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
17  1999–00  27 February 2000 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rd S. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
184 March 2000 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Santer / Confortola / S. Valbusa
19 2000–01 13 January 2001 Flag of the United States.svg Soldier Hollow, United States4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st S. Valbusa / Paluselli / Belmondo
20  2001–02  16 December 2001 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Paluselli / Follis / Belmondo
2113 January 2002 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd S. Valbusa
223 March 2002 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st S. Valbusa
2310 March 2002 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st S. Valbusa / Paluselli / Belmondo
24  2002–03  24 November 2002 Flag of Sweden.svg Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Genuin / Follis / S. Valbusa
251 December 2002 Flag of Finland.svg Rukatunturi, Finland2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd F. Valbusa / S. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
2623 March 2003 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd S. Valbusa / Confortola / Follis
27  2003–04  7 February 2004 Flag of France.svg La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Longa / Confortola / S. Valbusa
28  2004–05  24 November 2004 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Follis
295 December 2004 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Follis

Note:1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Trivia

Notes

  1. "PARUZZI Gabriella". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. FIS Newsflash 117. March 7, 2007.

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