Arianna Follis
Arianna Fernanda Follis (born 11 November 1977, in Ivrea, Piedmont) is an Italian cross-country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at Turin in 2006. Follis earned five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (Individual sprint: 2009), one silver (Individual sprint: 2011) and three bronzes (10 km: 2007, Team sprint: 2009, 4 × 5 km relay: 2005). She has six individual victories at various levels up to 10 km since 1998. She retired from cross-country skiing after the 2010–2011 season. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze) World Championships 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze) a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather. World Cup Season standings Individual podiums 8 victories – (3 , 5 ) 23 podiums – (13 , 10 ) Team podiums 4 victories – (1 , 3 ) 13 podiums – (7 , 6 ) Italian Championships 2001: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint 2003: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km pursuit 2004: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint 2005: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit 2006: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint 2007: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit 2008: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km 2009: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km 2010: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit 2011: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km Ski mountaineering results 2000: 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Gloriana Pellissier) 2001: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Gloriana Pellissier and Alexia Zuberer) 2003: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Cristina Favre-Moretti and Chiara Raso) References External links 1977 births Living people Italian female cross-country skiers Italian female ski mountaineers Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Tour de Ski skiers People from Ivrea Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin Skiers from Piedmont