Olga Medvedtseva
Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva (Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Медведцева), former Pyleva (Russian: Пылёва), née Zamorozova (Russian: Заморозова), (born 7 July 1975) is a former Russian biathlete.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics she won an individual gold medal in the 10:km pursuit, as well as the bronze medal in the team relay.
Pyleva also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon compe*ion during the 2004–05 season in the sprint and pursuit events.
She retired after the 2009–10 season.
Contents
- 1 Record
- 1.1 Olympic Games
- 1.2 World Championships
- 1.3 Doping offense and disqualification in 2006
- 2 See also
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Record
Olympic Games
World Championships
Doping offense and disqualification in 2006
At the 2006 Winter Olympics she won the silver in the women's 15:km individual race, but on February 16, 2006, she was disqualified from further compe*ion for failing a drug test when she tested positive for the stimulant carphedon. The International Olympic Committee panel found her guilty, and she was expelled from the games and stripped of her medal. She was then banned for two years from compe*ion, and the authorities in Turin started a criminal investigation into the matter. The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Committee claimed that Pyleva took an over-the-counter medication for an ankle injury prescribed by her personal doctor who is not a team doctor, which contained carphedon.
See also
- Russia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
External links
- Olga Medvedtseva at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU