Gabriella Paruzzi (born June 21, 1969 in Udine) is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the C.S. Forestale club. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.

Equipment

She was sponsored by Rossignol, and skied with Rossignol X-IUM skis for both skate and classic disciplines. Her boots were also named Rossignol X-IUM's, and the bindings are Rottefella R3's. Her boots and bindings are of the NNN (New Nordic Norm) system.

2002 Olympics

At the 2002 Olympics, she was in the women's 30 km classical event, when one of her poles broke. Luckily, her coach was nearby, and she took his pole, which was too long. She kept on racing and near the end the coach came back to give her the right size pole. She caught the pack of skiers and ended up winning gold by 4.5 seconds in that race.

Sport Results

• 1991 Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - silver
• 1992 Winter Olympics: 4 x 5 km - bronze
• 1993 Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - silver
• 1994 Winter Olympics: 4 x 5 km - bronze
• 1998 Winter Olympics: 4 x 5 km - Bronze
• 1999 Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - silver
• 2001 Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - bronze
• 2002 Winter Olympics: 30 km classical - gold
• 2004 Women's Overall World Cup - Winner
• 2005 Nordic skiing World Championships: 4 × 5 km - bronze
• 2006 Winter Olympics - 4 x 5 km - bronze

Trivia

• The ski stadium in Tarvisio is named in her honor.

Note

External links

• Official website