Gabriella Paruzzi
Birth date21 June 1969 (age 57)
Birth placeUdine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Height173 cm
ClubG.S. Forestale
Seasons17 – (1990–2006)
Wins4
Totalpodiums18
Teamwins7
Teampodiums21
Individual starts229
Team starts59
Wctitles0
Wcoveralls1 – (2004)
Show-medalsno

Gabriella Paruzzi (born 21 June 1969) 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 were Rottefella R3's. Her boots and bindings were of the New Nordic Norm (NNN) system.

2002 Winter 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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 4 bronze)
 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
1992222391612Bronze
19942424121830Bronze
1998289141210Bronze
200232—68Gold86
2006361355—Bronze7

World Championships

  • 5 medals – (3 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint  4 × 5 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
1991212619—8Silver
1993232618146Silver
19952519—8124
19972720—1594
19992919171210Silver
20013116—13CNX17Bronze
2003334—54——
20053511516—Bronze—
a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint
199020NC
19912125
19922222
19932315
19942427
19952527
19962620
199727242323
199828262226
199929161026
20003021181730
20013166
200232816
20033314
200434
200535101022
2006363624NC

Individual podiums

  • 4 victories
  • 18 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelstyle="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place
1 2000–01 10 January 2001Soldier Hollow, United States5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
2 2001–02 9 March 2002Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
316 March 2002Oslo, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
4 2002–03 26 October 2002Düsseldorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
57 December 2002Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
64 January 2003Kavgolovo, Russia5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
718 January 2003Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
816 March 2003Lahti, Finland10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
92003–0425 October 2003Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1013 December 2003Davos, Switzerland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1120 December 2003Ramsau, Austria10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
126 January 2004Falun, Sweden7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup2nd
1317 January 2004Nové Město, Czech Republic10 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
1425 January 2004Marcialonga, Italy70 km Mass Start CWorld Cup1st
155 March 2004Lahti, Finland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
167 March 200410 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
17 2003–04 23 October 2003Düsseldorf, Germany0.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
18 2004–05 23 October 2003Lago di Tesero, Italy7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories – (2 RL, 1 TS)
  • 29 podiums – (25 RL, 4 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelstyle="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| PlaceTeammate(s)
1 1990–91 15 February 1991Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndVanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
2 1991–92 18 February 1992Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games3rdVanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
3 1992–93 26 February 1993Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndVanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
4 1993–94 22 February 1994Lillehammer, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games3rdVanzetta / Di Centa / Belmondo
5 1995–96 17 December 1995Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndPaluselli / Belmondo / Di Centa
614 January 1996Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdPaluselli / Belmondo / Di Centa
7 1996–97 15 December 1996Brusson, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdS. Valbusa / Dal Sasso / Belmondo
816 March 1997Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdPeyrot / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
9 1997–98 23 November 1997Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdMoroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
107 December 1997Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdMoroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
1114 December 1997Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
12 1998–99 29 November 1998Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndMoroder / S. Valbusa / Belmondo
1320 December 1998Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndConfortola / Belmondo / S. Valbusa
1410 January 1999Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdConfortola / Belmondo / S. Valbusa
1526 February 1999Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships2ndS. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
1614 March 1999Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdS. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
17 1999–00 27 February 2000Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdS. Valbusa / Confortola / Belmondo
184 March 2000Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSanter / Confortola / S. Valbusa
192000–0113 January 2001Soldier Hollow, United States4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stS. Valbusa / Paluselli / Belmondo
20 2001–02 16 December 2001Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPaluselli / Follis / Belmondo
2113 January 2002Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndS. Valbusa
223 March 2002Lahti, Finland4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stS. Valbusa
2310 March 2002Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stS. Valbusa / Paluselli / Belmondo
24 2002–03 24 November 2002Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdGenuin / Follis / S. Valbusa
251 December 2002Rukatunturi, Finland2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdF. Valbusa / S. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
2623 March 2003Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdS. Valbusa / Confortola / Follis
27 2003–04 7 February 2004La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLonga / Confortola / S. Valbusa
28 2004–05 24 November 2004Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdFollis
295 December 2004Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdFollis

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Trivia

Notes

  1. ^ "PARUZZI Gabriella". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ FIS Newsflash 117. March 7, 2007.