Selina Gasparin

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Selina Gasparin
Selina Gasparin Bern 2010.jpg
Gasparin in 2010
Born (1984-04-03) 3 April 1984 (age 41) [1]
Samedan, Switzerland
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup career
Indiv. podiums3
Indiv. wins2
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Sochi Individual
Updated on 14 February 2014.

Selina Gasparin (born 3 April 1984) is a Swiss former biathlete. [2]

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Biography

She won a silver medal in the Individual at 2014 Winter Olympics. [2]

Gasparin competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. Her best performance was 40th in the individual. She also finished 56th in the sprint and 48th in the pursuit. [3]

As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships was 10th, as part of the 2012 Swiss mixed relay team. Her best individual performance is 12th in the 2012 sprint. [2]

As of February 2013, Gasparin's best individual performance in the Biathlon World Cup is 4th in the individual at Östersund in 2012/13. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 29th, in 2010/11 and 2011/12. [2]

On 6 December 2013, Gasparin won her first World cup event by finishing first in a sprint competition in Hochfilzen. A week later she took another win in sprint in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand. [2]

She is the older sister of fellow biathletes Elisa Gasparin and Aita Gasparin. [4] She married Russian cross-country skier and fellow Olympic medalist Ilia Chernousov [5] in June 2014. [6] In September 2014 Gasparin announced that she was pregnant and would miss the 2014-15 season. [7]

She retired at the end of the 2021-22 season.

Biathlon results

[2]

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver 40th56th48th––—
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi Silver13th15th10th9th12th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang 65th41st39th–6th–
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing 62nd–––––

Individual victories

2 victories (2 Sp)

DateEventCompetitionLevel
6 December 2013 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen 7.5 km Sprint Biathlon World Cup
14 December 2013 Flag of France.svg Annecy 7.5 km Sprint Biathlon World Cup

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [8]

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 		 15 km 
 skiathlon 		 30 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2013 28 31 — — — — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		Ski Tour
2020		World Cup
Final
2013 2810374—————
2018 3387—60—DNF——
2020 35NCNCNC—DNF——

References

  1. ↑ "Selina GASPARIN". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IBU Profile – Selina Gasparin
  3. ↑ Sports-Reference Profile
  4. ↑ Prasad, Sonali (15 February 2014). "Gasparin sisters bond over biathlon in Sochi". olympic.org . Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Athletes - Ilia Chernousov". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sochi Medalists Selina Gasparin, Ilia Chernousov Marry". International Biathlon Union . 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "A Daughter for Marie Dorin Habert". International Biathlon Union . 22 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "GASPARIN Selina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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