Viola Bauer

German cross-country skier (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Viola Bauer (born 13 December 1976) is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007. She has won a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold (2002) and a silver (2006) in the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit (2002).

Born (1976-12-13) 13 December 1976 (age 49)
Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany
Country Germany
SportSkiing
ClubSWV Goldlauter
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Viola Bauer
Personal information
Born (1976-12-13) 13 December 1976 (age 49)
Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany
Sport
Country Germany
SportSkiing
ClubSWV Goldlauter
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (1999–2007)
Indiv. starts119
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins0
Team starts29
Team podiums11
Team wins5
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place2002 Salt Lake City4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2006 Turin4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2002 Salt Lake City5 km + 5 km
combined pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Val di Fiemme4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place2007 Sapporo4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1999 Ramsau4 × 5 km relay
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Bauer also has a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2003, a silver in 2007, and a bronze in 1999. Her best individual finish at the World Championships was sixth in the Individual sprint event in 2005.

Bauer had eleven individual wins at various levels from 1998 to 2007. She retired following the 2006-07 World Cup season.[1] She now works as a commentator for Eurosport.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
More information Year, Age ...
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20022510—Bronze6—GoldN/a
20062910N/a———Silver5
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World Championships

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
More information Year, Age ...
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
19992229N/a—24—N/aBronzeN/a
200124N/a131318CNX[a]—4N/a
200326N/a—DNS18——GoldN/a
200528N/a—N/a1311644
200730N/a—N/a212316Silver—
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a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

More information Season, Age ...
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
19992266N/aNCN/a45N/a
20002355N/a—NC36N/a
20012435N/aN/aN/a38N/a
20022521N/aN/aN/a15N/a
20032620N/aN/aN/a34N/a
2004274336N/aN/a37N/a
2005283228N/aN/a29N/a
2006291814N/aN/a25N/a
2007301618N/aN/a2610
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Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
More information No., Season ...
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 11 March 2007Finland Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
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Team podiums

  • 5 victories – (4 RL, 1 TS)
  • 11 podiums – (9 RL, 2 TS)
More information No., Season ...
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2001–02 10 March 2002Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHenkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
2 2002–03 24 November 2002Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
38 December 2002Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHenkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel
419 January 2003Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHenkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
526 January 2003Germany Oberhof, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdBöhler
623 March 2003Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHenkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
7 2003–04 11 January 2004Estonia Otepää, Estonia4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel
87 February 2004France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Reschwam Schulze / Künzel
92004–0523 January 2005Italy Pragelato, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stKünzel
102006–0717 December 2006France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBöhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle
1125 March 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBöhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle
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