Selina Gasparin

Selina Gasparin (born 3 April 1984) is a Swiss biathlete.[2]

Selina Gasparin
Gasparin in 2010
Born (1984-04-03) 3 April 1984[1]
Samedan, Switzerland
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup career
Individual wins2
Indiv. podiums3
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Individual
Updated on 14 February 2014.

Biography

She won a silver medal in the Individual at 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]

Gasparin competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. Her best performance was 40th in the individual. She also finished 56th in the sprint and 48th in the pursuit.[3]

As of February 2013, her best performance at the Biathlon World Championships was 10th, as part of the 2012 Swiss mixed relay team. Her best individual performance is 12th in the 2012 sprint.[2]

As of February 2013, Gasparin's best individual performance in the Biathlon World Cup is 4th in the individual at Östersund in 2012/13. Her best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 29th, in 2010/11 and 2011/12.[2]

On 6 December 2013, Gasparin won her first World cup event by finishing first in a sprint competition in Hochfilzen. A week later she took another win in sprint in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand.[2]

She is the older sister of fellow biathletes Elisa Gasparin and Aita Gasparin.[4] She married Russian cross-country skier and fellow Olympic medalist Ilia Chernousov[5] in June 2014.[6] In September 2014 Gasparin announced that she was pregnant and would miss the 2014-15 season.[7]

Biathlon results

[2]

Olympic Games
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Canada 2010 Vancouver 40th 56th 48th – – —
Russia 2014 Sochi Silver 13th 15th 10th 9th 12th
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 65th 41st 39th – 6th –
China 2022 Beijing 62nd – – – – –

Individual victories

2 victories (2 Sp)

Date Event Competition Level
6 December 2013Austria Hochfilzen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup
14 December 2013France Annecy7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8]

World Championships
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 		  15 km 
 skiathlon 		  30 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20132831—————

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final
20132810374—————
20183387—60—DNF——
202035NCNCNC—DNF——

References
  1. "Selina GASPARIN". sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. IBU Profile – Selina Gasparin
  3. Sports-Reference Profile
  4. Prasad, Sonali (15 February 2014). "Gasparin sisters bond over biathlon in Sochi". olympic.org. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. "Athletes - Ilia Chernousov". Sochi2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. "Sochi Medalists Selina Gasparin, Ilia Chernousov Marry". International Biathlon Union. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  7. "A Daughter for Marie Dorin Habert". International Biathlon Union. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. "GASPARIN Selina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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