Arianna Follis

Arianna Follis
Country Italy
Full nameArianna Fernanda Follis
Born (1977-11-11) 11 November 1977 (age 47)
Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Ski clubG.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1996, 1998–2011)
Indiv. starts199
Indiv. podiums23
Indiv. wins8
Team starts43
Team podiums13
Team wins4
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2011)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Sapporo 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec Team sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Canmore 4 × 5 km relay

Arianna Fernanda Follis (born 11 November 1977, in Ivrea) is an Italian cross-country skier.

Biography

Born in Ivrea, Piedmont, but originally from Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Aosta Valley, where she was raised, Follis started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at Turin in 2006.[1]

Follis earned five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (Individual sprint: 2009), one silver (Individual sprint: 2011) and three bronzes (10 km: 2007, Team sprint: 2009, 4 × 5 km relay: 2005). She has six individual victories at various levels up to 10 km since 1998.

She retired from cross-country skiing after the 2010–2011 season.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2006 28 — 36 12 7 Bronze 7
2010 32 11 9 — — 4 4

World Championships

  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2001 23 — — 28 CNX[a] 13 — —
2003 25 — — 21 30 — 7 —
2005 27 18 — — — — Bronze 5
2007 29 Bronze — 19 — — 6 8
2009 31 — — 7 8 Gold 5 Bronze
2011 33 — — 19 DNS Silver 4 4
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 Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
1996 18 NC — — — — — — —
1998 20 NC — NC — — — — —
1999 21 NC — NC — — — — —
2000 22 77 — 45 NC — — — —
2001 23 49 — — — 37 — — —
2002 24 85 — — — 73 — — —
2003 25 57 — — — 40 — — —
2004 26 36 48 — — 20 — — —
2005 27 48 51 — — 25 — — —
2006 28 16 30 — — 7 — — —
2007 29 10 17 — — 8 — 16 —
2008 30 7 9 — — 9 — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9
2009 31 4 8 — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — 8 11
2010 32 5 7 — — 10 — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 12
2011 33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 — — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 4 4

Individual podiums

  • 8 victories – (3 WC, 5 SWC)
  • 23 podiums – (13 WC, 10 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2005–06 7 March 2006 Sweden Borlänge, Sweden 0.75 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
2  2006–07  16 December 2006 France La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
3 31 December 2006 Germany Munich, Germany 1.1 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
4 5 January 2007 Italy Asiago, Italy 1.2 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
5 21 January 2007 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
6 2007–08 30 December 2007 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 1.0 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
7 28 December 2007
– 6 January 2008		 Czech RepublicItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
8  2008–09  27 December 2008 Germany Oberhof, Germany 2.8 km Individual F Stage World Cup 2nd
9 29 December 2008 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
10 1 January 2009 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
11 17 January 2009 Canada Whistler, Canada 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
12 30 January 2009 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 10 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
13 31 January 2009 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
14 7 March 2009 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
15 2009–10 6 January 2010 Italy Toblach, Italy 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st
16 1–10 January 2010 GermanyCzech RepublicItaly Tour de Ski Overall Standings World Cup 3rd
17  2010–11  20 November 2010 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
18 4 December 2010 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 0.9 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
19 12 December 2010 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
20 5 January 2011 Italy Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
21 6 January 2011 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
22 12 March 2011 Finland Lahti, Finland 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
23 20 March 2011 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 1st

Team podiums

  • 4 victories – (1 RL, 3 TS)
  • 13 podiums – (7 RL, 6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1  2001–02  16 December 2001 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Paluselli / Paruzzi / Belmondo
2  2002–03  24 November 2002 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Genuin / Paruzzi / Valbusa
3 14 February 2003 Italy Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Moroder
4 23 March 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Confortola
5  2004–05  24 November 2004 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi
6 5 December 2004 Switzerland Bern, Switzerland 6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi
7 2008–09 18 January 2009 Canada Whistler, Canada 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Genuin
8 2009–10 6 December 2009 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Genuin
9 7 March 2010 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Longa / Confortola / Valbusa
10  2010–11  21 November 2010 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Genuin / Longa / Rupil
11 5 December 2010 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Genuin
12 19 December 2010 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd De Martin Topranin / Longa / Rupil
13 6 February 2011 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Genuin / Longa / Rupil

Italian Championships

  • 2001: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint
  • 2003: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km pursuit
  • 2004: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint
  • 2005: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit
  • 2006: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint
  • 2007: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit
  • 2008: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2009: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2010:
    • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit
  • 2011: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km

Ski mountaineering results

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arianna Follis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Casali, Luca (30 December 2012). "Follis torna per fare la pizzaiola Addio alla divisa della Forestale". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ "FOLLIS Arianna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ Tour du Rutor Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Trofeo Mezzalama Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

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