Cristina Paluselli
Cristina Paluselli (born October 23, 1973) is a former professional Italian cross-country skier.
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| Born | October 23, 1973 Trento, Italy | |||||||||||||
| Ski club | G.S. Forestale | |||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1994–2006 | |||||||||||||
| Team wins | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 106 | |||||||||||||
| Team starts | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (30th in 2001) | |||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Paluselli won ten FIS Worldloppet Cup races, and was ranked first for two consecutive years, during the 2004 and 2005.
As member of the Italian National Team, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and had her best individual finish of 16th in the 15 km at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Paluselli's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 39th in the 10 km both in 2002 and 2006. She has eleven individual victories at various distances, mainly at the FIS Marathon Cup, from 2002 to 2006. She was the winner in the most prestigious ski marathons such as Jizerska Padesatka, Bedřichov, Oberammergau, Marcialonga, Livigno, Rena - Lillehammer, and Vasaloppet.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28 | 39 | — | 53 | — | — | — | N/A |
| 2006 | 32 | 39 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — |
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21 | — | N/A | 34 | — | — | N/A | — |
| 2001 | 27 | N/A | 40 | 19 | 25 | CNX[a] | — | Bronze |
| 2003 | 29 | N/A | — | 16 | — | — | — | 7 |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1994 | 20 | NC | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | 21 | 43 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1996 | 22 | 43 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | 23 | 58 | N/A | NC | N/A | 45 |
| 1998 | 24 | 60 | N/A | 39 | N/A | — |
| 1999 | 25 | NC | N/A | NC | N/A | — |
| 2000 | 26 | 59 | N/A | 36 | 48 | — |
| 2001 | 27 | 30 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 47 |
| 2002 | 28 | 58 | N/A | N/A | N/A | NC |
| 2003 | 29 | 59 | N/A | N/A | N/A | NC |
| 2004 | 30 | 62 | 43 | N/A | N/A | — |
| 2005 | 31 | NC | — | N/A | N/A | NC |
| 2006 | 32 | 126 | 94 | N/A | N/A | — |
Team podiums
- 2 victories – (2 RL)
- 6 podiums – (6 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994–95 | 7 February 1995 |  | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Valbusa / Dal Sasso / Belmondo |
| 2 | 1995–96 | 17 December 1995 | | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Belmondo / Paruzzi / Di Centa |
| 3 | 14 January 1996 |  | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Belmondo / Paruzzi / Di Centa | |
| 4 | 2000–01 | 13 January 2001 |  | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo |
| 5 | 2001–02 | 16 December 2001 |  | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Paruzzi / Follis / Belmondo |
| 6 | 10 March 2002 |  | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo | |
References
- "PALUSELLI Cirstina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.