Kristina Šmigun-Vähi


Kristina Šmigun-Vähi is a former Estonian female cross-country skier and politician. She is the most successful Estonian female cross-country skier with two Olympic gold medals. In 2019 she was elected as a Member of the Estonian Parliament.

Career

On 12 February 2006, she won the Winter Olympics gold medal for the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, becoming the first Estonian woman to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. Four days later, she won a second gold medal in the 10 km classical.
On 15 February 2010, she won her third Olympic medal, a silver in the 10 km freestyle race. With two golds and one silver, Šmigun-Vähi is the most successful Estonian athlete in Olympic history, tying the record of men's cross-country skier Andrus Veerpalu.
Šmigun-Vähi has also found success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning six medals. This included one gold, three silvers, and two bronzes.
On 2 July 2010, Šmigun-Vähi announced that she will quit her professional sport career to focus on her family and her daughter Victoria-Kris. On 24 October 2016, the World Anti-Doping Agency Athletes' Commission stated that Šmigun-Vähi faced a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing before the end of October.

Personal life

She is the daughter of former cross-country skiers Rutt and Anatoli Šmigun. Her sister Katrin Šmigun and cousin Aivar Rehemaa were also cross-country skiers.
Šmigun-Vähi is married to her long-time manager Kristjan-Thor Vähi, She missed the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons due to pregnancy. She has two children, daughter born in 2008 and son born in 2011.

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
199417302827——
199821———46—
200225Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre classical|713725—
200629GoldGold8———
201033SilverCross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit|27———

World Championships

Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
199518520———
1997202889——
1999229Silver6Bronze—
2001241241—19—
200326SilverSilverGoldBronze——
200528414—13—
2007309106—15—

World Cup

Season titles

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
11998–9927 December 1998 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
21998–995 January 1999 Otepää, Estonia10 km C IndividualWorld Cup3rd
31998–9912 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup1st
41998–9919 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria15 km F Mass StartWorld Championships2nd
51998–9927 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria30 km C Mass StartWorld Championships3rd
61998–9920 March 1999 Oslo, Norway30 km F Mass StartWorld Cup3rd
71999–20005 December 1999 Kiruna, Sweden5 km C IndividualWorld Cup3rd
81999–200010 December 1999 Sappada, Italy10 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
91999–200028 December 1999 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany1.5 km F SprintWorld Cup1st
101999–20008 January 2000 Moscow, Russia15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
111999–200012 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
121999–200016 February 2000 Ulrichen, Switzerland5 km C IndividualWorld Cup1st
131999–200020 February 2000 Lamoura Mouthe, France44 km F Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
141999–20003 March 2000 Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
152000–0129 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway5 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
162000–0120 December 2000 Davos, Switzerland15 km C Mass StartWorld Cup3rd
172001–0225 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland5 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
182001–0212 December 2001 Brusson, Italy10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
192001–0215 December 2001 Davos, Switzerland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
202001–0222 December 2001 Ramsau, Austria15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup1st
212001–022 March 2002 Lahti, Finland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
222001–0216 March 2002 Oslo, Norway30 km F Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
232002–0323 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden5 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
242002–0330 November 2002 Kuusamo, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
252002–037 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup2nd
262002–0314 December 2002 Cogne, Italy10 km C Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
272002–0321 December 2002 Ramsau, Austria5 km + 5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup3rd
282002–034 January 2003 Kavgolovo, Russia5 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
292002–0312 January 2003 Otepää, Estonia15 km C Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
302002–0318 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
312003–0422 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway10 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
322003–0428 November 2003 Kuusamo, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
332003–0429 November 2003 Kuusamo, Finland7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup1st
342003–046 December 2003 Toblach, Italy15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup1st
352003–0420 December 2003 Ramsau, Austria10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
362003–0421 December 2003 Ramsau, Austria7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup1st
372003–046 January 2004 Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup3rd
382003–0410 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia15 km C Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
392004–0520 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
402004–0526 November 2004 Kuusamo, Finland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup2nd
412004–0528 November 2004 Kuusamo, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup1st
422004–0511 December 2004 Lago di Tesero, Italy7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup2nd
432004–0518 December 2004 Ramsau, Austria15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup1st
442005–0627 November 2005 Kuusamo, Finland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
452005–067 January 2006 Otepää, Estonia10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
462006–0718 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden10 km F IndividualWorld Cup2nd
472006–0726 November 2006 Kuusamo, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup3rd
482006–0711 March 2007 Lahti, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup1st
492009–1012 December 2009 Davos, Switzerland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
502009–1021 March 2010 Falun, Sweden10 km F PursuitStage World Cup3rd

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

Overall record

Note: Until 1999 World Championships and 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were part of the World Cup. Hence results from those races are included in the World Cup overall record.