Cristina Paluselli

Cristina Paluselli (born 23 October 1973) is a former professional Italian cross-country skier.

Biography Paluselli won ten FIS Worldloppet Cup races, and was ranked first for two consecutive years, during the 2004 and 2005.

As member of the Italian National Team, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and had her best individual finish of 16th in the 15 km at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Paluselli's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 39th in the 10 km both in 2002 and 2006. She has eleven individual victories at various distances, mainly at the FIS Marathon Cup, from 2002 to 2006. She was the winner in the most prestigious ski marathons such as Jizerska Padesatka, Bedřichov, Oberammergau, Marcialonga, Livigno, Rena - Lillehammer, and Vasaloppet. Her Vasaloppet victory came in 2005.

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

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2002 28 39 — 53 — — — 2006 32 39 — — — — —

World Championships 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay 1995 21 — 34 — — — 2001 27 40 19 25 — Bronze 2003 29 — 16 — — — 7

a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1994 20 1995 21 43 1996 22 43 1997 23 58 45 1998 24 60 39 — 1999 25 — 2000 26 59 36 48 — 2001 27 30 47 2002 28 58 2003 29 59 2004 30 62 43 — 2005 31 — 2006 32 126 94 —

Team podiums

2 victories – (2 ) 6 podiums – (6 )