Olga Danilova

Who is Olga Danilova?

Olga Danilova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002. Her statistics are listed as:

⁕Height: 168 cm

⁕Weight: 56 kg

Danilova won a total of eleven medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including four golds, four silvers, and three bronzes. She also won the 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000.

Danilova won three medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, with a gold in the 15 km classical and the 4 x 5 km, and a silver in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit.

In 2002 she again participated in the cross country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Danilova won two medals with a gold in the 5 km + 5 km combined putsuit and a silver in the 10 km classical. However, she was one of three cross-country skiers who was disqualified after blood tests indicated the use of darbepoetin, a drug intended to boost red blood cell production.