Larisa Lazutina
Larissa Evgenevna Lasutina (Russian Лариса Евгеньевна Лазутина; born June 1, 1965 in Kondopoga; birth name Ptizyna ) is a former Russian cross-country skier. Early in her career, she competed for the Soviet Union in 1992 under the colors of the CIS, after Russia.
Career
Lasutina won at the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville gold with the 4x5 -kilometer cross-country relay. This triumph they could repeat at the Games in Lillehammer in 1994. Your greatest achievements came at the Winter Games in Nagano in 1998, when she took a classic over 5 km, 10- km pursuit race and with the Russian squadron won gold and also silver over 15 km classic and bronze over 30 km in free technique.
At World Championships won Lasutina 1987-2001 a total of 14 medals: eleven gold, one silver and two bronze. Five of their gold medals they won in the relay. In the seasons 1989/1990 and 1997/1998 she decided the World Cup itself. In addition, they won in 22 World Cup races. In 1998, she was named Europe's athlete of the year, as the heroine of the Russian Federation and the Holmenkollen medal.
At the Olympic Games in 2002 in Salt Lake City she was the most successful cross-country skier ever to her the gold medal over 30 km and the silver medals were stripped of about 15 km and 10 - km pursuit race again because of doping.
Achievements
Olympic Winter Games
World Championships
Cross-country skiing World Cup
- 22 victories in World Cup race
- World Cup overall champion in 1990, 1998
- 1st place Long Distance World Cup rankings in 1998, 2000