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Encyclopedia > Olga Pyleva
Olympic Medal Record
Women's Biathlon
Gold 2002 10 km Pursuit
Bronze 2002 4 x 7.5 km Relay

Olga Pyleva (Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Пылёва, born July 7, 1975 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian biathlete. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... The name biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon 10 km Sprint Men: Without any misses with the shooting, Bjørndalen wins his second gold of the Games. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon 10 km Sprint Men: Without any misses with the shooting, Bjørndalen wins his second gold of the Games. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Krasnoyarsk Coat of Arms (2004) Krasnoyarsk (Russian: Красноя́рск), administrative center of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, is the third largest city in Siberia. ... The name biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ...


At the 2002 Winter Olympics she won an individual gold medal in 10 km pursuit as well as a bronze medal in relay. The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...


At the 2006 Winter Olympics she won the silver in the women's 15 km race, but on February 16th, 2006, she was disqualified from further events for failing a drug test when she tested positive for the stimulant carphedon. The IOC panel found her guilty, and she was expelled from the games and stripped of her medal. The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Committee said she took an over-the-counter medication for an ankle injury, which contained carphedon [1]. The Olympic Flame at Turin The XX Olympic Winter Games are currently being held in Turin(Torino), Italy. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ...


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Olga Pyleva: Information from Answers.com (391 words)
Olga Pyleva (Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Пылёва, born July 7, 1975 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian biathlete.
Pyleva also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition during the 2004/05 season in the sprint and pursuit events.
The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Committee said 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 [3].
GMToday Sports (795 words)
CESANA, Italy - After Olga Pyleva won the silver medal in her first Olympic biathlon race this week, she cuddled a white "Cheburashka," a furry Russian cartoon animal that is the team's official mascot.
Pyleva was favored heading into Thursday's 7.5km sprint to win her second medal of the games.
As athletes were approaching the starting line, an announcer told the crowd that Pyleva was scratched because she had fallen ill, and the Russian team issued a statement lamenting that she was therefore ineligible for Saturday's 10km pursuit, where she was the reigning Olympic gold medalist.
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