Olga Valeryevna Danilova (Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Данилова; born 10 June 1970 in Bugulma, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance-enhancing drugs in 2002.

Olga Danilova
Country Russia
Full nameOlga Valeryevna Danilova
Born (1970-06-10) 10 June 1970 (age 54)
Bugulma, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (19911995, 19972002)
Starts114
Podiums18
Wins4
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1995, 2000)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 15 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 5 km + 10 km
combined pursuit
Disqualified 2002 Salt Lake City 5 km + 5 km
combined pursuit
Disqualified 2002 Salt Lake City 10 km classical
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1999 Ramsau 5 km classical
Silver medal – second place 1999 Ramsau 30 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti 10 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti 15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thunder Bay 5 km + 10 km
combined pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Lahti 5 km + 5 km
combined pursuit
Junior World Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1989 Vang 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1990 Les Saisies 5 km classical
Gold medal – first place 1990 Les Saisies 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Vang 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Les Saisies 15 km freestyle

Career

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Her statistics are listed as height: 168 cm (5 ft 6 in), weight: 56 kg (123 lb).

Danilova won a total of eleven medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including four golds (4 × 5 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001), four silvers (5 km: 1999, 10 km: 2001, 15 km: 2001, 30 km: 1999), and three bronzes (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit: 1995, 5 km: 1997, 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit: 2001). She also won the 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000.

In 1992, Danilova made her Olympic debut. She won three medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, with a gold in the 15 km classical and the 4 × 5 km relay, and a silver in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit.

In 2002, she again participated in the cross-country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Danilova won two medals with a gold in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit and a silver in the 10 km classical. However, she was one of three cross-country skiers (together with Johann Mühlegg and Larisa Lazutina) who were disqualified after blood tests indicated the use of darbepoetin, a drug intended to boost red blood cell production.

In February 2004, the International Olympic Committee stripped Danilova's 2002 Olympic medals following a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling in December 2003. The results were amended accordingly. As a result of the use of the banned substance, Olga Danilova received a two-year ban by the International Ski Federation in 2002.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1992 21 6 11 20
1998 27 5 Gold Silver 13 Gold
2002 31 DSQ DSQ DSQ DNS

World Championships

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  • 11 medals – (4 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1993 22 8
1995 24 15 5 Bronze 4 Gold
1997 26 Bronze 4 5 6 Gold
1999 28 Silver 6 5 Silver Gold
2001 30 Silver Silver Bronze CNX[a] Gold
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1991 20 21
1992 21 22
1993 22 20
1994 23 15
1995 24 4
1997 26 5 5 8
1998 27 7 4 10
1999 28 8 5 11
2000 29 4   5 7
2001 30 7 49
2002 31 7

Individual podiums

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  • 4 victories
  • 18 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1994–95  14 December 1994   Tauplitzalm, Austria 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
2 11 February 1995   Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
3 14 March 1995   Thunder Bay, Canada 10 km Pursuit F World Championships[1] 3rd
4  1996–97  23 February 1997   Trondheim, Norway 5 km Individual C World Championships[1] 3rd
5 1998–99 19 December 1998   Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
6 22 February 1999   Ramsau, Austria 5 km Individual C World Championships[1] 2nd
7 27 February 1999 30 km Individual C World Championships[1] 2nd
8  1999–00  12 December 1999   Sappada, Italy 5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
9 18 December 1999   Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
10 5 February 2000   Lillehammer, Norway 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 2nd
11 11 March 2000   Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 1st
12 17 March 2000   Bormio, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
13  2000–01  16 December 2000   Brusson, Italy 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
14 10 February 2001   Otepää, Estonia 5 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
15  2001–02  24 November 2001   Kuopio, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
16 8 December 2001   Cogne, Italy 5 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
17 5 January 2002   Val di Fiemme, Italy 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 1st
18 8 January 2002 15 km Mass Start C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 20 victories – (20 RL)
  • 26 podiums – (25 RL, 1 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1994–95 15 January 1995   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
2 29 January 1995   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Zamorozova / Martynova / Shalina
3 7 February 1995   Hamar, Norway 4 × 3 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
4 12 February 1995   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
5 17 March 1995   Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 1st Lazutina / Välbe / Gavrylyuk
6  1996–97  24 November 1996   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Zavyalova / Chepalova
7 8 December 1996   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 3rd Baranova-Masalkina / Nageykina / Chepalova
8 15 December 1996   Brusson, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Yegorova / Välbe
9 28 February 1997   Trondheim, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
10 9 March 1997   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
11 16 March 1997   Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Nageykina / Välbe
12 1997–98 23 November 1997   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Baranova-Masalkina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
13 7 December 1997   Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Välbe / Chepalova / Lazutina
14 14 December 1997   Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Välbe / Lazutina
15 6 March 1998   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Lazutina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
16 10 March 1998   Falun, Sweden 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Skladneva
17 1998–99 29 November 1998   Muonio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Reztsova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
18 20 December 1998   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
19 26 February 1999   Ramsau, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 1st Lazutina / Reztsova / Gavrylyuk
20  1999–00  28 November 1999   Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
21 19 December 1999   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Nageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
22 13 January 2000   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nageykina / Yegorova / Gavrylyuk
23 27 February 2000   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 1st Zavyalova / Lazutina / Chepalova
24 4 March 2000   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Gavrylyuk / Zavyalova / Chepalova
25  2000–01  26 November 2000   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Yegorova / Lazutina / Chepalova
26 2001–02 27 November 2001   Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Baranova-Masalkina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DANILOVA Olga". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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