Kristina Šmigun-Vähi

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (born 23 February 1977) 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.[1]

Not to be confused with Kristina Vähi.
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi
Kristina Šmigun in Otepää in 2006
Born (1977-02-23) 23 February 1977
Tartu, Estonia
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Ski clubOti Sportclub
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (1993–2007, 2010)
Individual wins16
Indiv. podiums50
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts179
Team starts20
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2000 and 2003)
Discipline titles2 – (1 LD, 1 MD)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Estonia
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 0
World Championships 1 3 2
Total 3 4 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin10 km classical
Gold medal – first place2006 Turin15 km double pursuit
Silver medal – second place2010  Vancouver10 km freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Val di Fiemme10 km double pursuit
Silver medal – second place1999 Ramsau15 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place2003 Val di Fiemme10 km classical
Silver medal – second place2003 Val di Fiemme15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1999 Ramsau30 km classical
Bronze medal – third place2003 Val di Fiemme30 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Canmore5 km classical
Gold medal – first place1997 Canmore15 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place1995 Gällivare5 km classical
Silver medal – second place1995 Gällivare15 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place1996 Asiago5 km classical
Silver medal – second place1996 Asiago15 km freestyle
Updated on 27 January 2019.

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 (summer or winter), 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 (2003: 5 km + 5 km double pursuit), three silvers (1999: 15 km, 2003: 10 km, 15 km), and two bronzes (1999, 2003: both in 30 km).

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.[2]

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.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
19941730—2827————
199821————46———
200225—DNF713725——
200629—Gold—Gold8———
201033—Silver—DNF27———

World Championships
  • 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
1995185—20—————
19972028—89————
1999229—Silver6Bronze———
200124—1241—CNX[a]19——
200326—SilverSilverGoldBronze———
200528—4—DNF14—13—
200730—9—106—15—
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup
Kristina Šmigun and Kateřina Neumannová in 2006

Season titles
  • 2 titles – (1 long distance, 1 middle distance)
Season
Discipline
1999Long Distance
2000 Middle Distance 

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
199316NC——————
19941760——————
19951829——————
19961917——————
19972013—21—15——
19982119—15—27——
1999224—1st place, gold medalist(s)—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)——
2000232nd place, silver medalist(s)—2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)——
20012410———23——
2002254———24——
2003262nd place, silver medalist(s)———41——
20042753rd place, bronze medalist(s)——47——
20052843rd place, bronze medalist(s)——70——
2006291711——38——
200730115——NCDNF—
2010333222——84—6

Individual podiums
  • 16 victories – (16 WC)
  • 50 podiums – (49 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11998–9927 December 1998Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
25 January 1999Estonia Otepää, Estonia10 km C IndividualWorld Cup3rd
312 January 1999Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup1st
419 February 1999Austria Ramsau, Austria15 km F Mass StartWorld Championships[1]2nd
527 February 199930 km C Mass StartWorld Championships[1]3rd
620 March 1999Norway Oslo, Norway30 km F Mass StartWorld Cup3rd
71999–20005 December 1999Sweden Kiruna, Sweden5 km C IndividualWorld Cup3rd
810 December 1999Italy Sappada, Italy10 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
928 December 1999Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany1.5 km F SprintWorld Cup1st
108 January 2000Russia Moscow, Russia15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
1112 January 2000Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
1216 February 2000 Switzerland  Ulrichen, Switzerland5 km C IndividualWorld Cup1st
1320 February 2000France Lamoura Mouthe, France44 km F Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
143 March 2000Finland Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
152000–0129 November 2000Norway Beitostølen, Norway5 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
1620 December 2000 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland15 km C Mass StartWorld Cup3rd
172001–0225 November 2001Finland Kuopio, Finland5 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
1812 December 2001Italy Brusson, Italy10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
1915 December 2001 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
2022 December 2001Austria Ramsau, Austria15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup1st
212 March 2002Finland Lahti, Finland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
2216 March 2002Norway Oslo, Norway30 km F Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
232002–0323 November 2002Sweden Kiruna, Sweden5 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
2430 November 2002Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
257 December 2002 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup2nd
2614 December 2002Italy Cogne, Italy10 km C Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
2721 December 2002Austria Ramsau, Austria5 km + 5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup3rd
284 January 2003Russia Kavgolovo, Russia5 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
2912 January 2003Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km C Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
3018 January 2003Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
312003–0422 November 2003Norway Beitostølen, Norway10 km F IndividualWorld Cup1st
3228 November 2003Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
3329 November 20037.5 km + 7.5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup1st
346 December 2003Italy Toblach, Italy15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup1st
3520 December 2003Austria Ramsau, Austria10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
3621 December 20037.5 km + 7.5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup1st
376 January 2004Sweden Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup3rd
3810 January 2004Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km C Mass StartWorld Cup2nd
392004–0520 November 2004Sweden Gällivare, Sweden10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
4026 November 2004Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup2nd
4128 November 200410 km C IndividualWorld Cup1st
4211 December 2004Italy Lago di Tesero, Italy7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F PursuitWorld Cup2nd
4318 December 2004Austria Ramsau, Austria15 km F Mass StartWorld Cup1st
442005–0627 November 2005Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
457 January 2006Estonia Otepää, Estonia10 km C IndividualWorld Cup2nd
462006–0718 November 2006Sweden Gällivare, Sweden10 km F IndividualWorld Cup2nd
4726 November 2006Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup3rd
4811 March 2007Finland Lahti, Finland10 km C IndividualWorld Cup1st
492009–1012 December 2009 Switzerland  Davos, Switzerland10 km F IndividualWorld Cup3rd
5021 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km F PursuitStage World Cup3rd

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Overall record
Result Distance Races[a] Sprint Ski
Tours		 Individual
Events		   Team Events[5] All
Events
≤ 5 km[b] ≤ 10 km[b] ≤ 15 km[b] ≤ 30 km[b] ≥ 30 km[b] Pursuit[c] Team Sprint   Relay[d]
1st place354––22–16––16
2nd place–951111–18––18
3rd place3812–2––16––16
Podiums622103153–50––50
Top 10164618711381110–12122
Points2757279219221164119184
Others22–––14–9––9
DNF–––––––11––1
Starts2959279220262174119194
a. 1 Classification is made according to FIS classification.
b. 1 2 3 4 5 Includes individual and mass start races.
c. 1 Includes pursuit and double pursuit races.
d. 1 May be incomplete due to lack of appropriate sources for some relay races prior to 1995/96 World Cup season.

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.

See also

References
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  2. Butler, Nick (24 Oct 2016). "Šmigun-Vähi facing CAS hearing after "positive" retest at Turin 2006". INSIDETHEGAMES.BIZ. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  3. "Palju õnne! Kristina Šmigun-Vähi sai poja!". Delfi. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "SMIGUN-VAEHI Kristina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. "Kristina Smigun-Vähi". SkiSport365. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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