Gabriella Paruzzi

Gabriella Paruzzi
Full name	Gabriella Paruzzi
Born	21 June 1969 Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Ski club	G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons	1991-2006
Individual wins	4
Indiv. podiums	18
Overall titles	1 (2003/04)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Competitor for  Italy Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City 30 km classical 1992 Albertville 4 x 5 km 1994 Lillehammer 4 x 5 km 1998 Nagano 4 x 5 km 2006 Turin 4 x 5 km World Championships 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 x 5 km 1993 Falun 4 x 5 km 1999 Ramsau 4 x 5 km 2001 Lahti 4 x 5 km 2005 Oberstdorf 4 x 5 km

Gabriella Paruzzi (born June 21, 1969 in Udine) is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the G.S. Forestale. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.

Equipment

She was sponsored by Rossignol, and skied with Rossignol X-IUM skis for both skate and classic disciplines. Her boots were also named Rossignol X-IUM's, and the bindings are Rottefella R3's. Her boots and bindings are of the New Nordic Norm (NNN) system.

2002 Olympics

At the 2002 Olympics, she was in the women's 30 km classical event, when one of her poles broke. Luckily, her coach was nearby, and she took his pole, which was too long. She kept on racing and near the end the coach came back to give her the right size pole. She caught the pack of skiers and ended up winning gold by 4.5 seconds in that race.

Sport Results

• 1990:
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
• 1991:
  • Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - silver
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km
• 1992:
  • Winter Olympics: 4 x 5 km - bronze
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km
• 1993:
  • Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - silver
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km
• 1994:
  • Winter Olympics: 4 x 5 km - bronze
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
• 1997:
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
• 1998:
  • Winter Olympics: 4 x 5 km - Bronze
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km
• 1999:
  • Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - silver
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
• 2000:
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km
• 2001:
  • Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - bronze
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
  • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
• 2002:
  • Winter Olympics: 30 km classical - gold
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
• 2003:
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
• 2004:
  • Women's Overall World Cup - Winner
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
• 2005:
  • Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - bronze
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x7.5 km pursuit
  • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
• 2006: Winter Olympics - 4 x 5 km - bronze

Trivia

• The ski stadium in Tarvisio is named in her honor.^[1]

Notes

1. FIS Newsflash 117. March 7, 2007.

External links

• Gabriella Paruzzi at the International Ski Federation
• Official website (Italian)