Viola Bauer

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Viola Bauer
Country Germany
Born (1976-12-13) 13 December 1976 (age 45)
Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany
Ski clubSWV Goldlauter
World Cup career
Seasons1999–2007
Individual wins0
Team wins5
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums11
Indiv. starts119
Team starts29
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2007 Sapporo 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay

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).

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[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games[]

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual 		 15 km 
mass start 		 Pursuit  30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2002 25 10 — Bronze 6 — Gold N/A
2006 29 10 N/A — — — Silver 5

World Championships[]

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km 
individual 		 10 km 
individual 		 15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1999 22 29 N/A — 24 — N/A Bronze N/A
2001 24 N/A 13 13 18 CNX[a] — 4 N/A
2003 26 N/A — DNS 18 — — Gold N/A
2005 28 N/A — N/A 13 11 6 4 4
2007 30 N/A — N/A 21 23 16 Silver —
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
1999 22 66 N/A NC N/A 45 N/A
2000 23 55 N/A — NC 36 N/A
2001 24 35 N/A N/A N/A 38 N/A
2002 25 21 N/A N/A N/A 15 N/A
2003 26 20 N/A N/A N/A 34 N/A
2004 27 43 36 N/A N/A 37 N/A
2005 28 32 28 N/A N/A 29 N/A
2006 29 18 14 N/A N/A 25 N/A
2007 30 16 18 N/A N/A 26 10

Individual podiums[]

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  2006–07  11 March 2007 Finland Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd

Team podiums[]

  • 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 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
2  2002–03  24 November 2002 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
3 8 December 2002 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Henkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel
4 19 January 2003 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
5 26 January 2003 Germany Oberhof, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Böhler
6 23 March 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Henkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
7  2003–04  11 January 2004 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Henkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel
8 7 February 2004 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Henkel / Reschwam Schulze / Künzel
9 2004–05 23 January 2005 Italy Pragelato, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint C World Cup 1st Künzel
10 2006–07 17 December 2006 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Böhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle
11 25 March 2007 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Böhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle

References[]

  1. ^ FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Athlete : BAUER Viola". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

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