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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. She won her second gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in a relay.

Pyleva also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition during the 2004–05 season in the sprint and pursuit events.

She retired after the 2009–10 season.[1]

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 competition 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 competition, 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.[2]

Record

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4th 8th Gold — Bronze
Italy 2006 Torino DSQ (2nd) ― ― ― ―
Canada 2010 Vancouver 21st 22nd 20th 4th Gold

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed Relay
Norway 2000 Holmenkollen 11th — — 11th Gold —
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 13th 7th 4th 7th Gold
Norway 2002 Holmenkollen — Silver —
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk ― 36th 30th 14th —
Germany 2004 Oberhof Gold 45th 24th 24th Silver
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 6th 6th 4th Bronze Gold Gold[b]
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 19th 21st 14th 9th Gold ―

See also

References

  1. ^ Kokesh, Jerry (23 November 2010). "Russia Focuses on World Championships". Biathlonworld. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Russian Biathlete Expelled From Torino for Doping | Fox News". Fox News. 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2016-08-06.

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