Anfisa Reztsova


Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova, née Romanova, is a former Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000.

Career

In Soviet times, she trained at Dynamo in Vladimir.
She earned a total of five medals in the Winter Olympics, including three golds, one silver, and one bronze. She is notable for performing the feat of being the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both cross-country skiing and biathlon. She is one of the few sportspersons to win gold at three consecutive Olympics under three different flags, the first being the Soviet Union in 1988, the second - Unified Team in 1992, and the third being the Russian Federation in 1994.
Reztsova also found success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning three golds and two silvers. She also won one cross-country World Cup and seven biathlon World Cups in her career.
She lives in Moscow. She is the mother of biathlete Daria Virolaynen.
In the interview to the Russian ski magazine Ski sport she admitted using banned performance-enhancing drugs during 1998–99 season.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km
relay
198823——SilverGold

World Championships

Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 20 km 30 km 4 × 5 km
relay
198520—125Gold
198722Silver4SilverGold
1999341154—Gold

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1984–85 14 February 1985 Klingenthal, East Germany10 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
2 1984–85 18 February 1985 Nové Město, Czechoslovakia5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
3 1985–86 7 December 1985 Labrador City, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
4 1986–87 16 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany5 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
5 1986–87 20 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany20 km Individual FWorld Championships2nd
6 1986–87 28 February 1987 Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
7 1986–87 15 March 1987 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
8 1987–88 16 December 1987 Bohinj, Yugoslavia10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
9 1987–88 25 February 1988 Calgary, Canada20 km Individual FOlympic Games2nd
10 1998–99 14 February 1999 Seefeld, Austria5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
11984–8522 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships1stTikhonova / Smetanina / Vasilchenko
21986–8717 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Championships1st Ordina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
31986–871 March 1987 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Cup1stOrdina / Lazutina / Välbe
41987–8821 February 1988 Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Tikhonova
51998–9929 November 1998 Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
61998–9920 December 1998 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdDenisova / Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova
71998–9910 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Cup1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
81998–9926 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Championships1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
91998–9914 March 1999 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Yegorova / Skladneva
101998–9921 March 1999 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLazutina / Baranova-Masalkina / Yegorova
111999–0029 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stYegorova / Skladneva / Chepalova

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.