Viola Bauer (born 13 December 1976 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, East Germany) is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007. She has won a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold (2002) and a silver (2006) in the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit (2002).
| Viola Bauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1976 Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SWV Goldlauter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (1999–2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bauer also has a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2003, a silver in 2007, and a bronze in 1999. Her best individual finish at the World Championships was sixth in the Individual sprint event in 2005.
Bauer had eleven individual wins at various levels from 1998 to 2007. She retired following the 2006-07 World Cup season.[1] She now works as a commentator for Eurosport.
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games edit
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | 10 | — | Bronze | 6 | — | Gold | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Silver | 5 |
World Championships edit
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | 29 | — | — | 24 | — | — | Bronze | — |
| 2001 | 24 | — | 13 | 13 | 18 | CNX[a] | — | 4 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | — | — | DNS | 18 | — | — | Gold | — |
| 2005 | 28 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 30 | — | — | — | 21 | 23 | 16 | Silver | — |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski | ||
| 1999 | 22 | 66 | — | NC | — | 45 | — |
| 2000 | 23 | 55 | — | — | NC | 36 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | 35 | — | — | — | 38 | — |
| 2002 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | 15 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | 34 | — |
| 2004 | 27 | 43 | 36 | — | — | 37 | — |
| 2005 | 28 | 32 | 28 | — | — | 29 | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 18 | 14 | — | — | 25 | — |
| 2007 | 30 | 16 | 18 | — | — | 26 | 10 |
Individual podiums edit
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–07 | 11 March 2007 |  Lahti, Finland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums edit
- 5 victories – (4 RL, 1 TS)
- 11 podiums – (9 RL, 2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–02 | 10 March 2002 |  Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher |
| 2 | 2002–03 | 24 November 2002 | Kiruna, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher |
| 3 | 8 December 2002 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Henkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel | |
| 4 | 19 January 2003 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher | |
| 5 | 26 January 2003 | Oberhof, Germany |
6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Böhler | |
| 6 | 23 March 2003 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher | |
| 7 | 2003–04 | 11 January 2004 |  Otepää, Estonia |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Henkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel |
| 8 | 7 February 2004 |  La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Henkel / Reschwam Schulze / Künzel | |
| 9 | 2004–05 | 23 January 2005 |  Pragelato, Italy |
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | Künzel |
| 10 | 2006–07 | 17 December 2006 | La Clusaz, France |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Böhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle |
| 11 | 25 March 2007 | Falun, Sweden |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Böhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle |
References edit
- ^ FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Athlete : BAUER Viola". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
External links edit
- Viola Bauer at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Viola Bauer at Olympics.com
- Viola Bauer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website (in German)
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