Viola Bauer
Viola Bauer (born 13 December 1976 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, East Germany) is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007. She has won a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold (2002) and a silver (2006) in the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit (2002).
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1976 Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SWV Goldlauter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 – (1999–2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bauer also has a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2003, a silver in 2007, and a bronze in 1999. Her best individual finish at the World Championships was sixth in the Individual sprint event in 2005.
Bauer had eleven individual wins at various levels from 1998 to 2007. She retired following the 2006-07 World Cup season.[1] She now works as a commentator for Eurosport.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | 10 | — | Bronze | 6 | — | Gold | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Silver | 5 |
World Championships
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | 29 | — | — | 24 | — | — | Bronze | — |
| 2001 | 24 | — | 13 | 13 | 18 | CNX[a] | — | 4 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | — | — | DNS | 18 | — | — | Gold | — |
| 2005 | 28 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 30 | — | — | — | 21 | 23 | 16 | Silver | — |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | ||
| 1999 | 22 | 66 | — | NC | — | 45 | — |
| 2000 | 23 | 55 | — | — | NC | 36 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | 35 | — | — | — | 38 | — |
| 2002 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | 15 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | 34 | — |
| 2004 | 27 | 43 | 36 | — | — | 37 | — |
| 2005 | 28 | 32 | 28 | — | — | 29 | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 18 | 14 | — | — | 25 | — |
| 2007 | 30 | 16 | 18 | — | — | 26 | 10 |
Individual podiums
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–07 | 11 March 2007 |  Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 5 victories – (4 RL, 1 TS)
- 11 podiums – (9 RL, 2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–02 | 10 March 2002 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher |
| 2 | 2002–03 | 24 November 2002 | Kiruna, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher |
| 3 | 8 December 2002 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Henkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel | |
| 4 | 19 January 2003 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher | |
| 5 | 26 January 2003 | Oberhof, Germany | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Böhler | |
| 6 | 23 March 2003 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher | |
| 7 | 2003–04 | 11 January 2004 |  Otepää, Estonia | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Henkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel |
| 8 | 7 February 2004 |  La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Henkel / Reschwam Schulze / Künzel | |
| 9 | 2004–05 | 23 January 2005 |  Pragelato, Italy | 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | Künzel |
| 10 | 2006–07 | 17 December 2006 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Böhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle |
| 11 | 25 March 2007 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Böhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle | |
References
- FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.
- "Athlete : BAUER Viola". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
External links
- Viola Bauer at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Viola Bauer at the International Olympic Committee
- Viola Bauer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website (in German)
