Arianna Follis
Arianna Fernanda Follis (born November 11, 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.
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| Full name | Arianna Fernanda Follis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1977 Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | G.S. Forestale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1996, 1998–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 199 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 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 |
World Championships
- 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 |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
Season standings
| 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 |
Individual podiums
- 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 |  | 0.75 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 2 | 2006–07 | 16 December 2006 |  | 15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 31 December 2006 |  | 1.1 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 4 | 5 January 2007 | | 1.2 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 21 January 2007 |  | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 6 | 2007–08 | 30 December 2007 |  | 1.0 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 7 | 28 December 2007 – 6 January 2008 | | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 8 | 2008–09 | 27 December 2008 | | 2.8 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 9 | 29 December 2008 | | 1.3 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 10 | 1 January 2009 | | 1.2 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 11 | 17 January 2009 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 12 | 30 January 2009 | | 10 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 13 | 31 January 2009 | | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 14 | 7 March 2009 |  | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 15 | 2009–10 | 6 January 2010 | | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 16 | 1–10 January 2010 | | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 17 | 2010–11 | 20 November 2010 | | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 18 | 4 December 2010 | | 0.9 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 19 | 12 December 2010 |  | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 20 | 5 January 2011 | | 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 | | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 23 | 20 March 2011 | | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
Team podiums
- 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 | | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Paluselli / Paruzzi / Belmondo |
| 2 | 2002–03 | 24 November 2002 | | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Genuin / Paruzzi / Valbusa |
| 3 | 14 February 2003 | | 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Moroder | |
| 4 | 23 March 2003 | | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Confortola | |
| 5 | 2004–05 | 24 November 2004 | | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Paruzzi |
| 6 | 5 December 2004 | | 6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Paruzzi | |
| 7 | 2008–09 | 18 January 2009 | | 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Genuin |
| 8 | 2009–10 | 6 December 2009 | | 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Genuin |
| 9 | 7 March 2010 | | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Longa / Confortola / Valbusa | |
| 10 | 2010–11 | 21 November 2010 | | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Genuin / Longa / Rupil |
| 11 | 5 December 2010 | | 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Genuin | |
| 12 | 19 December 2010 | | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | De Martin Topranin / Longa / Rupil | |
| 13 | 6 February 2011 | | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Genuin / Longa / Rupil | |
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)[3]
- 2001: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Gloriana Pellissier and Alexia Zuberer)
- 2003: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Cristina Favre-Moretti and Chiara Raso)[4]
References
- Casali, Luca (30 December 2012). "Follis torna per fare la pizzaiola Addio alla divisa della Forestale". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- "FOLLIS Arianna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- Tour du Rutor Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Trofeo Mezzalama Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Arianna Follis at the International Ski Federation
- Arianna Follis at the International Olympic Committee
- Arianna Follis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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