| Selina Gasparin | ||||||||||||||
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 Gasparin in 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1984 [1] Samedan, Switzerland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 14 February 2014. | ||||||||||||||
Selina Gasparin (born 3 April 1984) is a Swiss biathlete. [2]
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]
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 Vancouver | 40th | 56th | 48th | – | – | — |
 2014 Sochi | Silver | 13th | 15th | 10th | 9th | 12th |
 2018 Pyeongchang | 65th | 41st | 39th | – | 6th | – |
 2022 Beijing | 62nd | – | – | – | – | – |
2 victories (2 Sp)
| Date | Event | Competition | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December 2013 |  Hochfilzen | 7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 14 December 2013 |  Annecy | 7.5 km Sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [8]
| Year | Age | 10 km individual | 15 km skiathlon | 30 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | ||
| 2013 | 28 | 103 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 33 | 87 | — | 60 | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2020 | 35 | NC | NC | NC | — | DNF | — | — |
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