Arianna Follis

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.

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.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

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 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 Silver 4 4

a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1996 18 1998 20 — 1999 21 — 2000 22 77 45 — 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 9 2009 31 4 8 8 11 2010 32 5 7 10 12 2011 33 5 9 4 4

Individual podiums 8 victories – (3 , 5 ) 23 podiums – (13 , 10 )

Team podiums 4 victories – (1 , 3 ) 13 podiums – (7 , 6 )

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 2000: 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Gloriana Pellissier) 2001: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Gloriana Pellissier and Alexia Zuberer) 2003: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Cristina Favre-Moretti and Chiara Raso)