Gabriella Paruzzi


Gabriella Paruzzi is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the G.S. Forestale. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.

Equipment

She was sponsored by Rossignol, and skied with Rossignol X-IUM skis for both skate and classic disciplines. Her boots were also named Rossignol X-IUM's, and the bindings are Rottefella R3's. Her boots and bindings are of the New Nordic Norm system.

2002 Winter Olympics

At the 2002 Olympics, she was in the women's 30 km classical event, when one of her poles broke. Luckily, her coach was nearby, and she took his pole, which was too long. She kept on racing and near the end the coach came back to give her the right size pole. She caught the pack of skiers and ended up winning gold by 4.5 seconds in that race.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
199121———8Silver
1993232618146Silver
19952519—8124
19972720—1594
19992919171210Silver
20013116—1317Bronze
2003334—54——
20053511516—Bronze—

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2000–01 10 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
2 2001–02 9 March 2002 Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
3 2001–02 16 March 2002 Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
4 2002–03 26 October 2002 Düsseldorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
5 2002–03 7 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
6 2002–03 4 January 2003 Kavgolovo, Russia5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
7 2002–03 18 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
8 2002–03 16 March 2003 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
92003–0425 October 2003 Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
102003–0413 December 2003 Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
112003–0420 December 2003 Ramsau, Austria10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
122003–046 January 2004 Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
132003–0417 January 2004 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
142003–0425 January 2004 Marcialonga, Italy70 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
152003–045 March 2004 Lahti, Finland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
162003–047 March 2004 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
17 2003–04 23 October 2003 Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
18 2004–05 23 October 2003 Lago di Tesero, Italy7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1 1990–91 15 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndVanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
2 1991–92 18 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games3rdVanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
3 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndVanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
4 1993–94 22 February 1994 Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games3rdVanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
5 1995–96 17 December 1995 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndPaluselli / Belmondo / Di Centa
6 1995–96 14 January 1996 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdPaluselli / Belmondo / Di Centa
7 1996–97 15 December 1996 Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdS. Valbusa / Dal Sasso / Belmondo
8 1996–97 16 March 1997 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdPeyrot / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
9 1997–98 23 November 1997 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMoroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
10 1997–98 7 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMoroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
11 1997–98 14 December 1997 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
12 1998–99 29 November 1998 Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMoroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
13 1998–99 20 December 1998 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndConfortola / Belmondo / S. Valbusa
14 1998–99 10 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdConfortola / Belmondo / S. Valbusa
15 1998–99 26 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndS. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
16 1998–99 14 March 1999 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdS. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
17 1999–00 27 February 2000 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdS. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
18 1999–00 4 March 2000 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSanter / Confortola / S. Valbusa
192000–0113 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stS. Valbusa / Paluselli / Belmondo
20 2001–02 16 December 2001 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPaluselli / Follis / Belmondo
21 2001–02 13 January 2002 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndS. Valbusa
22 2001–02 3 March 2002 Lahti, Finland4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stS. Valbusa
23 2001–02 10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stS. Valbusa / Paluselli / Belmondo
24 2002–03 24 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdGenuin / Follis / S. Valbusa
25 2002–03 1 December 2002 Rukatunturi, Finland2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdF. Valbusa / S. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
26 2002–03 23 March 2003 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdS. Valbusa / Confortola / Follis
27 2003–04 7 February 2004 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLonga / Confortola / S. Valbusa
28 2004–05 24 November 2004 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdFollis
29 2004–05 5 December 2004 Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdFollis

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

Trivia