Olga Medvedtseva

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Olga Medvedtseva
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Full nameOlga Valeryevna Medvedtseva
Born (1975-07-07) July 7, 1975 (age 49)
Borodino, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski club CSKA Moscow
World Cup career
Seasons2000-2010
Podiums37
Wins10
Medal record
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Women's biathlon
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City 10 km pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Vancouver 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Disqualified 2006 Turin 15 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Oberhof 15 km individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Hochfilzen 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Oslo 12.5 km mass start
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Hochfilzen 12.5 km mass start
Women's cross-country skiing
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1993 Harrachov4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1995 Gällivare4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1994 Breitenwang15 km freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1994 Breitenwang5 km classical
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1995 Gällivare5 km classical
Updated on January 23, 2010.

Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Ольга Валерьевна Медведцева), former Pyleva ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Пылёва), née Zamorozova ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Заморозова), (born 7 July 1975) is a former Russian biathlete.

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At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she won an individual gold medal in the 10 km pursuit, as well as the bronze medal in the team relay. She won her second gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in a relay.

Pyleva also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition during the 2004–05 season in the sprint and pursuit events.

She retired after the 2009–10 season. [1]

Doping offense and disqualification in 2006

At the 2006 Winter Olympics she won the silver in the women's 15 km individual race, but on February 16, 2006, she was disqualified from further competition for failing a drug test when she tested positive for the stimulant carphedon. The International Olympic Committee panel found her guilty, and she was expelled from the games and stripped of her medal. She was then banned for two years from competition, and the authorities in Turin started a criminal investigation into the matter. The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Committee claimed that Pyleva took an over-the-counter medication for an ankle injury prescribed by her personal doctor who is not a team doctor, which contained carphedon. [2]

Record

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelay
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Salt Lake City 4th8thGoldBronze
Flag of Italy.svg 2006 Torino DSQ (2nd)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 21st22nd20th4thGold

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay
Flag of Norway.svg 2000 Holmenkollen 11th11thGold
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2001 Pokljuka 13th7th4th7thGold
Flag of Norway.svg 2002 Holmenkollen Silver
Flag of Russia.svg 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 36th30th14th
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 Oberhof Gold45th24th24thSilver
Flag of Austria.svg 2005 Hochfilzen 6th6th4thBronzeGoldGold [b]
Flag of South Korea.svg 2009 Pyeongchang 19th21st14th9thGold

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