Olga Danilova
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's cross country skiing | ||
Representing  Russia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Nagano | 15 km mass start |
| | 1998 Nagano | 4 x 5 km relay |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Nagano | 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit |
| Disqualified | 2002 Salt Lake City | 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit |
| Disqualified | 2002 Salt Lake City | 10 km |
| World Championships | ||
| | 1995 Thunder Bay | 4 x 5 km |
| | 1997 Trondheim | 4 x 5 km |
| | 1999 Ramsau | 4 x 5 km |
| | 2001 Lahti | 4 x 5 km |
| | 1999 Ramsau | 5 km |
| | 1999 Ramsau | 30 km |
| | 2001 Lahti | 10 km |
| | 2001 Lahti | 15 km |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1995 Thunder Bay | 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit |
| | 1997 Trondheim | 5 km |
| | 2001 Lahti | 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit |
Olga Valeryevna Danilova (Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Данилова; born June 10, 1970 in Bugulma, Tatar ASSR) 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:
- Height: 168 cm
- Weight: 56 kg
Danilova won a total of eleven medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including four golds (4 x 5 km: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001), four silvers (5 km: 1999, 10 km: 2001, 15 km: 2001, 30 km: 1999), and three bronzes (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit: 1995, 5 km: 1997, 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit: 2001). 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 x 5 km, 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 (together with Johann Mühlegg and Larisa Lazutina) who was disqualified after blood tests indicated the use of darbepoetin, a drug intended to boost red blood cell production.
In February 2004 the I.O.C. stripped Danilova's medal awards following a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 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.
See also
External links
- Olga Danilova at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- IOC Executive Board disqualifies Muehlegg and Danilova from the Salt Lake City Games — IOC press release, 28 February 2004.
- Olga Danilova Olympic medals and stats.
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