Arianna Follis

Born in Ivrea, Piedmont, but originally from Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Aosta Valley, where she was raised, Follis started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at Turin in 2006.^[1]

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.^[2]

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[3]

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2006	28	—	36	12	7	Bronze	7
2010	32	11	9	—	—	4	4

• 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
2001	23	—	—	28	CNX[a]	13	—	—N/a
2003	25	—	—	21	30	—	7	—N/a
2005	27	18	—N/a	—	—	—	Bronze	5
2007	29	Bronze	—N/a	19	—	—	6	8
2009	31	—	—N/a	7	8	Gold	5	Bronze
2011	33	—	—N/a	19	DNS	Silver	4	4

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1996	18	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1998	20	NC	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1999	21	NC	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2000	22	77	—N/a	45	NC	—	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2001	23	49	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	37	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2002	24	85	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	73	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2003	25	57	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	40	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2004	26	36	48	—N/a	—N/a	20	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2005	27	48	51	—N/a	—N/a	25	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2006	28	16	30	—N/a	—N/a	7	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2007	29	10	17	—N/a	—N/a	8	—N/a	16	—N/a
2008	30	7	9	—N/a	—N/a	9	—N/a		9
2009	31	4	8	—N/a	—N/a		—N/a	8	11
2010	32	5	7	—N/a	—N/a	10	—N/a		12
2011	33		5	—N/a	—N/a		9	4	4

• 8 victories – (3 WC, 5 SWC)
• 23 podiums – (13 WC, 10 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2005–06	7 March 2006	Borlänge, Sweden	0.75 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
2	2006–07	16 December 2006	La Clusaz, France	15 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
3		31 December 2006	Munich, Germany	1.1 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
4		5 January 2007	Asiago, Italy	1.2 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
5		21 January 2007	Rybinsk, Russia	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
6	2007–08	30 December 2007	Prague, Czech Republic	1.0 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	1st
7		28 December 2007 – 6 January 2008	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
8	2008–09	27 December 2008	Oberhof, Germany	2.8 km Individual F	Stage World Cup	2nd
9		29 December 2008	Prague, Czech Republic	1.3 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	1st
10		1 January 2009	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.2 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	1st
11		17 January 2009	Whistler, Canada	7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	3rd
12		30 January 2009	Rybinsk, Russia	10 km Mass Start F	World Cup	2nd
13		31 January 2009		1.3 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
14		7 March 2009	Lahti, Finland	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
15	2009–10	6 January 2010	Toblach, Italy	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st
16		1–10 January 2010	Tour de Ski	Overall Standings	World Cup	3rd
17	2010–11	20 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
18		4 December 2010	Düsseldorf, Germany	0.9 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
19		12 December 2010	Davos, Switzerland	1.4 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
20		5 January 2011	Toblach, Italy	1.3 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
21		6 January 2011		15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
22		12 March 2011	Lahti, Finland	5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	3rd
23		20 March 2011	Falun, Sweden	10 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st

• 4 victories – (1 RL, 3 TS)
• 13 podiums – (7 RL, 6 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2001–02	16 December 2001	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Paluselli / Paruzzi / Belmondo
2	2002–03	24 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Genuin / Paruzzi / Valbusa
3		14 February 2003	Asiago, Italy	6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Moroder
4		23 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Valbusa / Paruzzi / Confortola
5	2004–05	24 November 2004	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi
6		5 December 2004	Bern, Switzerland	6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi
7	2008–09	18 January 2009	Whistler, Canada	6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Genuin
8	2009–10	6 December 2009	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Genuin
9		7 March 2010	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Longa / Confortola / Valbusa
10	2010–11	21 November 2010	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Genuin / Longa / Rupil
11		5 December 2010	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Genuin
12		19 December 2010	La Clusaz, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	De Martin Topranin / Longa / Rupil
13		6 February 2011	Rybinsk, Russia	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Genuin / Longa / Rupil

• 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