Kristina Šmigun-Vähi
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==Cross-country skiing career== |
==Cross-country skiing career== |
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On 12 February 2006, she won the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] [[gold medal]] for the 7.5 |
On 12 February 2006, she won the [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] [[gold medal]] for the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, becoming the first Estonian woman to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. Four days later, she won a second gold medal in the 10 km classical. |
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On 15 February 2010, she won her third [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Olympic medal]], a silver in the 10 |
On 15 February 2010, she won her third [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Olympic medal]], a silver in the 10 km freestyle race. With two golds and one silver, Šmigun-Vähi is the most successful Estonian athlete in Olympic history (summer or winter), tying the record of men's cross-country skier [[Andrus Veerpalu]]. |
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Šmigun-Vähi has also found success at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]], earning six medals. This included one gold (2003: 5 |
Šmigun-Vähi has also found success at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]], earning six medals. This included one gold (2003: 5 km + 5 km double pursuit), three silvers (1999: 15 km, 2003: 10 km, 15 km), and two bronzes (1999, 2003: both in 30 km). |
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On 2 July 2010, Šmigun-Vähi announced that she will quit her professional sport career to focus on her family and her daughter Victoria-Kris. On 24 October 2016, the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] Athletes' Commission stated that Šmigun-Vähi faced a [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] hearing before the end of October.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1042965/smigun-vahi-facing-cas-hearing-after-positive-retest-at-turin-2006|title=Šmigun-Vähi facing CAS hearing after "positive" retest at Turin 2006|last=Butler|first=Nick|date=24 Oct 2016|publisher=Dunsar Media Company Limited|work=INSIDETHEGAMES.BIZ|access-date=2016-10-24}} |
On 2 July 2010, Šmigun-Vähi announced that she will quit her professional sport career to focus on her family and her daughter Victoria-Kris. On 24 October 2016, the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] Athletes' Commission stated that Šmigun-Vähi faced a [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] hearing before the end of October.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1042965/smigun-vahi-facing-cas-hearing-after-positive-retest-at-turin-2006|title=Šmigun-Vähi facing CAS hearing after "positive" retest at Turin 2006|last=Butler|first=Nick|date=24 Oct 2016|publisher=Dunsar Media Company Limited|work=INSIDETHEGAMES.BIZ|access-date=2016-10-24}} |
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