Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle

Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
	Sachenbacher-Stehle at Stockholm in 2007
Born	27 November 1980; Traunstein, West Germany
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Ski club	WSV Reit im Winkl
World Cup career
Seasons	1999–2011
Individual wins	3
Indiv. podiums	12
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 2003 and 2006)
Discipline titles	0 – (4th in SP in 2002)
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Germany
International nordic ski competitions
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships

Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (German pronunciation: [ˈeːfi ˈzaxənbaxɐˈʃteːlə]; born 27 November 1980) is a retired German cross-country skier and biathlete from Reit im Winkl who has competed since 1998. She was born in Traunstein, West Germany. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won five medals with two golds (Team sprint: 2010, 4 × 5 km: 2002) and three silvers (Individual sprint: 2002, 4 × 5 km: 2006, 2010).

Sachenbacher-Stehle has also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (4 × 5 km: 2003) and four silvers (5 km + 5 km double pursuit: 2003, team sprint: 2007 with Claudia Künzel-Nystad, 4 × 5 km: 2009) and a bronze. She also has fourteen individual victories at various levels in distances up to 5 km in her career from 1998 to 2006.

From the 2012/2013 season, she switched to biathlon, citing motivational problems, and was given a slot in the German B-team. Members of the B-team are eligible to compete in IBU Cup races.^[1] Her results in the IBU-Cup made her eligible to compete in the Biathlon World Cup. In her first World Cup race, on 14 December 2012 in Pokljuka, Sachenbacher-Stehle finished 59th.^[2] On 6 January 2013 she achieved the first IBU Cup podium, finishing second in the 7.5 km sprint in Otepää.^[3] As of January 2014, her best individual performance in a World Cup race remains 6th place in 7.5 km sprint in Sochi on 10 March 2013. She finished 4th in the 12.5 kilometre mass start biathlon competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games on 17 February 2014.

On 21 February 2014, it was confirmed that Sachenbacher-Stehle had tested positive for methylhexanamine during the Sochi Olympic Games.^[4]^[5] She was stripped of her Olympic accreditation, and her results were annulled. In July 2014, she was banned for two years for doping.^[6] In November 2014 it was announced that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had ruled that her ban should be cut to six months after she appealed, on the grounds that her failed test was due to contamination of food supplements.^[7] However shortly afterwards she announced her retirement from the sport in an interview on the television programme Sportschau.^[8]

She married German alpine skier Johannes Stehle in July 2005.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[9]

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Distance		Sprint
1999	18	44	40^[a]		51
2000	19	29	48^[b]	54^[b]	38
2001	20	43	N/A		41
2002	21	16	N/A		4
2003	22	4	N/A		9
2004	23	11	12		13
2005	24	14	13		31
2006	25	4	5		19
2007	26	9	14		18
2008	27	10	10		11
2009	28	17	17		29
2010	29	16	13		39
2011	30	60	40		–

a. ¹ Awarded as "Long Distance World Cup".

b. ¹ 48th in the Long Distance World Cup.
² 54th in the Middle Distance World Cup.

Individual podiums

3 victories
12 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2001–02	27 December 2001	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	0.7 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
2	2002–03	23 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	5 km F Individual	World Cup	1st
3		12 February 2003	Reit im Winkl, Germany	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
4		22 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	5 km + 5 km C/F Pursuit	World Cup	2nd
5	2003–04	29 November 2003	Kuusamo, Finland	7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F Pursuit	World Cup	3rd
6	2003–04	24 February 2004	Trondheim, Norway	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
7	2005–06	15 December 2005	Canmore, Canada	10 km F Individual	World Cup	3rd
8		8 March 2006	Falun, Sweden	5 km + 5 km C/F Pursuit	World Cup	1st
9		11 March 2006	Oslo, Norway	30 km F Mass Start	World Cup	3rd
10		19 March 2006	Sapporo, Japan	7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F Pursuit	World Cup	3rd
11	2007–08	1 March 2008	Lahti, Finland	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
12	2009–10	1 March 2008	Rybinsk, Russia	7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F Pursuit	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

7 victories – (4 RL, 3 TS)
25 podiums – (19 RL, 6 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1998–99	26 February 1999	Falun, Sweden	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Championships^[a]	3rd	Bauer / Roth / Wille
2	2001–02	10 March 2002	Falun, Sweden	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	3rd	Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
3	2002–03	24 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
4		8 December 2002	Davos, Switzerland	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	3rd	Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
5		19 January 2003	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	1st	Bauer / Henkel / Künzel
6		19 January 2003	Asiago, Italy	6 x 1.4 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Künzel
7		23 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	1st	Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
8	2003–04	23 November 2003	Beitostølen, Norway	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Henkel / Böhler / Künzel
9		7 December 2003	Dobbiaco, Italy	6 x 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Künzel
10		14 December 2003	Davos, Switzerland	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Böhler / Henkel / Künzel
11		11 January 2004	Otepää, Estonia	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
12		15 February 2004	Oberstdorf, Germany	6 x 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Künzel
13	2004–05	24 November 2004	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 x 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Henkel
14		21 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	3rd	Böhler / Reschwam Schulze / Künzel
15		12 December 2004	Lago di Tesero, Italy	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Henkel / Künzel / Böhler
16	2005–06	20 November 2005	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Henkel / Böhler / Künzel
17	2005–06	15 February 2004	Sapporo, Japan	6 x 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Künzel-Nystad
18	2006–07	19 November 2006	Gällivare, Sweden	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Henkel / Zeller / Künzel-Nystad
19		17 December 2006	La Clusaz, France	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	1st	Böhler / Bauer / Künzel-Nystad
20		25 March 2007	Falun, Sweden	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	1st	Bauer / Böhler / Künzel-Nystad
21	2007–08	25 November 2007	Beitostølen, Norway	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Böhler / Zeller / Künzel-Nystad
22		9 December 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Henkel, Zeller, Böhler
23		24 February 2008	Falun, Sweden	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Böhler / Zeller / Künzel-Nystad
24	2009–10	1 March 2008	Rybinsk, Russia	6 x 0.8 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Böhler
25	2009–10	7 March 2010	Lahti, Finland	4 x 5 km M Relay	World Cup	2nd	Fessel / Zeller / Gössner

a. ¹ 1999 World Championship races are included in the 1998–99 World Cup scoring system.

Overall record

Result	Distance Races^[a]						Sprint	Ski Tours	Individual Events	Team Events^[10]		All Events
Result	≤ 5 km^[b]	≤ 10 km^[b]	≤ 15 km^[b]	≤ 30 km^[b]	≥ 30 km^[b]	Pursuit^[c]	Sprint	Ski Tours	Individual Events	Team Sprint	Relay	All Events
1st place	1	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	3	3	4	10
2nd place	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	–	4	3	10	17
3rd place	–	1	–	1	–	2	1	–	5	–	5	10
Podiums	1	1	–	1	–	5	4	–	12	6	19	37
Top 10	4	22	7	9	–	17	19	3	81	12	28	121
Points	13	61	17	11	–	27	63	4	196	14	29	239
Others	5	8	1	1	–	2	14	–	31	–	–	31
DNF	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	4	5	–	–	5
Starts	18	69	19	12	–	29	77	8	232	14	29	275

a. ¹ Classification is made according to FIS classification.

b. ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ Includes individual and mass start races.

c. ¹ Includes pursuit and double pursuit races.

Note: Until 1999 World Championships, World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from the 1999 World Championships are included in the World Cup overall record.

Olympic results

5 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver)

Cross Country Skiing

Year	Age	10 km individual	2 × 5 km pursuit	2 × 7.5 km pursuit	15 km mass start	30 km individual	30 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km relay	Team sprint
2002	21	–	18	N/A	12	–	N/A	2	1	N/A
2006	25	20	N/A	–	N/A	N/A	13	–	2	5
2010	29	12	N/A	11	N/A	N/A	4	–	2	1

Controversy

Sachenbacher received a five-day suspension at the beginning of the 2006 Winter Olympics due to a high hemoglobin level.^[11] She was one of twelve athletes given five-day suspensions for health reasons – the International Ski Federation decided they could not safely compete due to an abnormally high red blood cell counts.

Biathlon

Year	Age	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed Relay
2014	33	20	11	27	DSQ	–	DSQ

Sachenbacher-Stehle was later disqulified after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

World Championship results

6 medals – (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km individual	10 km individual	2 × 5 km pursuit	2 × 7.5 km pursuit	15 km mass start	30 km individual	30 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km relay	Team sprint
1999	18	23	N/A	25	N/A	–	–	N/A	N/A	3	N/A
2001	20	N/A	–	–	N/A	31	CNX^[a]	N/A	–	–	N/A
2003	22	N/A	–	2	N/A	–	6	N/A	5	1	N/A
2005	24	N/A	17	N/A	–	N/A	N/A	–	–	4	–
2007	26	N/A	6	N/A	4	N/A	N/A	–	–	2	2
2009	28	N/A	–	N/A	13	N/A	N/A	DNS	–	2	7
2011	30	N/A	–	N/A	13	N/A	N/A	13	–	5	–

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

References

↑ "Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle gets a spot in biathlon B-Team". International Ski Federation. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
↑ "Ernüchternde Sachenbacher-Premiere" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
↑ "Iourieva Celebrates Second Win". International Biathlon Union. 6 January 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
↑ "Biathletin Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle positiv getestet". Focus.de. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
↑ "Sochi 2014: German athlete fails A sample drugs test". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014.
↑ "German Olympic champion Evi Sachenbacher banned for doping". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
↑ Elser, Christopher (14 November 2014). "German Olympic Skier's Doping Ban Reduced by Sports Appeal Court". businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "Biathlete Sachenbacher-Stehle announces retirement following doping case". dw.de. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ "Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
↑ "Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle". skisport365.com. Ski Sport 365. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
↑ "Skiers suspended over blood tests". CNN. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

"Court refuses to lift Sachenbacher-Stehle's suspension", The Washington Post, 11 February 2006.
McCauley, Janie. "2002 champ loses appeal of high hemoglobin suspension", Ski Racing, 11 February 2006.

External links

Evi Sachenbacher Stehle at the International Ski Federation
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle profile
Official website (in German)

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[1] "Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle gets a spot in biathlon B-Team". International Ski Federation. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[2] "Ernüchternde Sachenbacher-Premiere" (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[3] "Iourieva Celebrates Second Win". International Biathlon Union. 6 January 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[4] "Biathletin Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle positiv getestet". Focus.de. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

[5] "Sochi 2014: German athlete fails A sample drugs test". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014.

[6] "German Olympic champion Evi Sachenbacher banned for doping". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.

[7] Elser, Christopher (14 November 2014). "German Olympic Skier's Doping Ban Reduced by Sports Appeal Court". businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[8] "Biathlete Sachenbacher-Stehle announces retirement following doping case". dw.de. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[FISprofile-9] "Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[10] "Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle". skisport365.com. Ski Sport 365. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

[11] "Skiers suspended over blood tests". CNN. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

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