Olga Medvedtseva

Olga Medvedtseva
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 clubCSKA Moscow
World Cup career
Seasons2000-2010
Podiums37
Wins10
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's biathlon
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Disqualified 2006 Turin 15 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2004 Oberhof 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hochfilzen 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2005 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2002 Oslo 12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2004 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hochfilzen 12.5 km mass start
Women's cross-country skiing
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Harrachov 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1994 Breitenwang 15 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Breitenwang 5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gällivare 5 km classical
Updated on January 23, 2010.

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

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

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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

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Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4th 8th Gold — Bronze
Italy 2006 Torino DSQ (2nd) ― ― ― ―
Canada 2010 Vancouver 21st 22nd 20th 4th Gold

World Championships

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Norway 2000 Holmenkollen 11th — — 11th Gold —
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 13th 7th 4th 7th Gold
Norway 2002 Holmenkollen — Silver —
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk ― 36th 30th 14th —
Germany 2004 Oberhof Gold 45th 24th 24th Silver
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 6th 6th 4th Bronze Gold Gold[b]
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 19th 21st 14th 9th Gold ―

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (23 November 2010). "Russia Focuses on World Championships". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Russian Biathlete Expelled From Torino for Doping". Fox News. 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
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