Danilova, Olga
Danilova, Olga
Russian cross-country skier. Married and mother of twins.
Olga Danilova finished 6th at Lillehammer in the 5K classical cross-country race in 1992. In 1998, she won a gold medal at Nagano in the 15K classical with a time of 46:55.4, beating out her teammate Larissa Lazutina of Russia in a close contest. Anita Moen-Guidon of Norway went home with the bronze. A few days later, positions reversed. Danilova won a silver medal in the women's 10-kilometer race while Lazutina placed first. They then came together in the 4x5-kilometer relay, along with Nina Gavriliuk , and Yelena Välbe , to win a gold medal for the Russian team with a time of 55:13.5. Norway finished second (Bente Martinsen, Marit Mikkelsplass, Elin Nilsen, Anita Moen-Guidon ) with a time of 55:38.0; Italy third (Karin Moroder, Gabriella Paruzzi, Manuela di Centa , and Stefania Belmondo ) with a time of 56:53.3.