Olga Medvedtseva

Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva (Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Медведцева), former Pyleva (Russian: Пылёва), née Zamorozova (Russian: Заморозова), (born 7 July 1975) is a former Russian biathlete.

Olga Medvedtseva
Full nameOlga Valeryevna Medvedtseva
Born (1975-07-07) July 7, 1975
Borodino, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski clubCSKA Moscow
World Cup career
Seasons2000-2010
Individual wins10
Indiv. podiums37
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's biathlon
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Salt Lake City10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2010 Vancouver4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2002 Salt Lake City4 × 7.5 km relay
Disqualified2006 Turin15 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Oslo4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2001 Pokljuka4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place2004 Oberhof15 km individual
Gold medal – first place2005 Hochfilzen4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2005 Khanty-MansiyskMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2009 Pyeongchang4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2002 Oslo12.5 km mass start
Silver medal – second place2004 Oberhof4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2005 Hochfilzen12.5 km mass start
Women's cross-country skiing
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Harrachov4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place1995 Gällivare4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1994 Breitenwang15 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1994 Breitenwang5 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1995 Gällivare5 km classical
Updated on January 23, 2010.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she won an individual gold medal in the 10 km pursuit, as well as the bronze medal in the team relay. She won her second gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in a relay.

Pyleva also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition during the 2004–05 season in the sprint and pursuit events.

She retired after the 2009–10 season.[1]

Doping offense and disqualification in 2006

At the 2006 Winter Olympics she won the silver in the women's 15 km individual race, but on February 16, 2006, she was disqualified from further competition for failing a drug test when she tested positive for the stimulant carphedon. The International Olympic Committee panel found her guilty, and she was expelled from the games and stripped of her medal. She was then banned for two years from competition, and the authorities in Turin started a criminal investigation into the matter. The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Committee claimed that Pyleva took an over-the-counter medication for an ankle injury prescribed by her personal doctor who is not a team doctor, which contained carphedon.[2]

Record

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4th 8th Gold — Bronze
Italy 2006 Torino DSQ (2nd) ― ― ― ―
Canada 2010 Vancouver 21st 22nd 20th 4th Gold

World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Norway 2000 Holmenkollen 11th — — 11th Gold —
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 13th 7th 4th 7th Gold
Norway 2002 Holmenkollen — Silver —
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk ― 36th 30th 14th —
Germany 2004 Oberhof Gold 45th 24th 24th Silver
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 6th 6th 4th Bronze Gold Gold[b]
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 19th 21st 14th 9th Gold ―

See also

References
  1. Kokesh, Jerry (23 November 2010). "Russia Focuses on World Championships". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. "Russian Biathlete Expelled From Torino for Doping | Fox News". 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
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