Gabriella Paruzzi is an Italian cross-country skier. She was born June 21, 1969 in Udine, and currently skis with the C.S. Forestale club. She has skied in World Cup events, and in fact, won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004. Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Piazza della Libertà and 15th. ... The tables below list the Cross-country skiing World Cup medalists (i. ...

Equipment

She is sponsored by Rossignol, and skis with Rossignol X-IUM skis for both skate and classic disciplines. Her boots are 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. Rossignol is a sports equipment company based in Isère, France. ... The abbreviation NNN can stand for: New Nordic Norm, a type of binding for cross-country (nordic) skis. ...

2002 Olympics

At the 2002 Olympics, she was in a distance classic event, when in fact, 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 in that race. // Summary The cross-country skiing events at the 2002 Winter Olympics were marred by drug problems. ...