Veronika Stepanova
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| Born | 4 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2 – (2021–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (60th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 12 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Veronika Sergeyevna Stepanova (Russian: Вероника Сергеевна Степанова; born 4 January 2001) is a Russian cross-country skier who competes internationally with the Russian national team.
Career
[edit | edit source]Stepanova competed at three Junior World Championships from 2019 to 2021, winning individual gold in the 5 km freestyle technique in 2021, and two silver medals with the relay team in 2019 and 2021.[1] She represented Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the individual sprint and won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]During the meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on 26 April 2022, commemorating Russian medal winners at the 2022 Winter Olympics and in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Stepanova said: "In my eyes, Russia is back strong, proud and successful again. Not everyone in the world likes her; it’s obvious. But we are on the right track, and we will definitely win, just as we won the Olympics."[4]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit | edit source]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]
Olympic Games
[edit | edit source]- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21 | — | — | — | 7 | Gold | — |
World Cup
[edit | edit source]Season standings
[edit | edit source]| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||||
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| Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski | ||||||
| 2021 | 20 | 117 | 86 | — | 30 | — | — | ||||
| 2022[note 1] | 21 | 60 | 31 | NC | 7 | — | — | ||||
Team podiums
[edit | edit source]- 1 victory – (1 RL, 1 TS)
- 1 podium – (1 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021–22 | 5 December 2021 | Norway Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Stupak / Nepryayeva / Sorina |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ On 1 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIS decided not to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in FIS competitions, with immediate effect.[6]
References
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External links
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Russian female cross-country skiers
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Russia
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Olympic gold medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes
- People from Yelizovo
- Sportspeople from Kamchatka Krai
- Sports controversies
- 21st-century Russian sportswomen
- Russian cross-country skiing biography stubs
- Russian Winter Olympic medalist stubs