Olga Danilova


Olga Valeryevna Danilova is a Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance-enhancing drugs in 2002. Her statistics are listed as:
Danilova won a total of eleven medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including four golds, four silvers, and three bronzes. She also won the 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000.
Danilova 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 who was 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 medal awards 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

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
199322—8———
199524155Bronze4Gold
199726Bronze456Gold
199928Silver65SilverGold
200130SilverSilverBronze—Gold

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1994–95 14 December 1994 Tauplitzalm, Austria10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
2 1994–95 11 February 1995 Oslo, Norway30 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
3 1994–95 14 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada10 km Pursuit FWorld Championships3rd
4 1996–97 23 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway5 km Individual CWorld Championships3rd
51998–9919 December 1998 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
61998–9922 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria5 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
71998–9927 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria30 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
8 1999–00 12 December 1999 Sappada, Italy5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd
9 1999–00 18 December 1999 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
10 1999–00 5 February 2000 Lillehammer, Norway5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup2nd
11 1999–00 11 March 2000 Oslo, Norway30 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
12 1999–00 17 March 2000 Bormio, Italy5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
13 2000–01 16 December 2000 Brusson, Italy10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
14 2000–01 10 February 2001 Otepää, Estonia5 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
15 2001–02 24 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
16 2001–02 8 December 2001 Cogne, Italy5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
17 2001–02 5 January 2002 Val di Fiemme, Italy5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
18 2001–02 8 January 2002 Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
11994–9515 January 1995 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
21994–9529 January 1995 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndZamorozova / Martynova / Shalina
31994–957 February 1995 Hamar, Norway4 × 3 km Relay FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Lazutina / Välbe
41994–9512 February 1995 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
51994–9517 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stLazutina / Välbe / Gavrylyuk
6 1996–97 24 November 1996 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Zavyalova / Chepalova
7 1996–97 8 December 1996 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdBaranova-Masalkina / Nageykina / Chepalova
8 1996–97 15 December 1996 Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Yegorova / Välbe
9 1996–97 28 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
10 1996–97 9 March 1997 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Välbe
11 1996–97 16 March 1997 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Nageykina / Välbe
121997–9823 November 1997 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stBaranova-Masalkina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
131997–987 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stVälbe / Chepalova / Lazutina
141997–9814 December 1997 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stNageykina / Välbe / Lazutina
151997–986 March 1998 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLazutina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
161997–9810 March 1998 Falun, Sweden6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdSkladneva
171998–9929 November 1998 Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stReztsova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
181998–9920 December 1998 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stNageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
191998–9926 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stLazutina / Reztsova / Gavrylyuk
20 1999–00 28 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
21 1999–00 19 December 1999 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup1stNageykina / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
22 1999–00 13 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stNageykina / Yegorova / Gavrylyuk
23 1999–00 27 February 2000 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stZavyalova / Lazutina / Chepalova
24 1999–00 4 March 2000 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stGavrylyuk / Zavyalova / Chepalova
25 2000–01 26 November 2000 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndYegorova / Lazutina / Chepalova
262001–0227 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBaranova-Masalkina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova

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