Kristina Šmigun-Vähi

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi
Kristina Šmigun in Otepää in 2006
Born	(1977-02-23) 23 February 1977 (age 39) Tartu, Estonia
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Ski club	Oti Sportclub
World Cup career
Seasons	1994–2007, 2010
Individual wins	16
Indiv. podiums	50
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2000 and 2003)
Medal record Women's cross country skiing Representing  Estonia International nordic ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 1 0 World Championships 1 3 2 Junior World Championships 2 4 0 Total 5 8 2 Olympic Games 2006 Turin 10 km classical 2006 Turin 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit 2010 Vancouver 10 km freestyle World Championships 2003 Val di Fiemme 5 km + 5 km double pursuit 1999 Ramsau 15 km freestyle 2003 Val di Fiemme 10 km classical 2003 Val di Fiemme 15 km mass start 1999 Ramsau 30 km classical 2003 Val di Fiemme 30 km freestyle Junior World Championships 1997 Canmore 5 km classical 1997 Canmore 15 km freestyle 1995 Gällivare 5 km classical 1995 Gällivare 15 km freestyle 1996 Asiago 5 km classical 1996 Asiago 15 km freestyle
Updated on 7 September 2016.

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (born 23 February 1977 in Tartu) is a former and so far most successful Estonian female cross-country skier. Her parents, Anatoli Šmigun and Rutt Rehemaa were both prominent Nordic skiers. Kristina Šmigun-Vähi was coached by her father.

On 12 February 2006, she won the Winter Olympics gold medal for the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, becoming the first Estonian woman to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. Four days later, she won a second gold medal in the 10 km classical.

On 15 February 2010, she won her third Olympic medal, a silver in the 10 km freestyle race. With two golds and one silver, Kristina Šmigun-Vähi is the most successful Estonian athlete in Olympic history (summer or winter), tying the record of men's cross-country skier Andrus Veerpalu.

Šmigun-Vähi has also found success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning six medals. This included one gold (2003: 5 km + 5 km double pursuit), three silvers (1999: 15 km, 2003: 10 km, 15 km), and two bronzes (1999, 2003: both in 30 km).

On 2 July 2010, Šmigun-Vähi announced that she will quit her professional sport career to focus on her family and her daughter Victoria-Kris.

On 24 October 2016, the World Anti-Doping Agency Athletes' Commission stated that Šmigun, who won two gold medals at the Turin Games, faces a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing before the end of October. If Šmigun were to be stripped of her gold medals, Kateřina Neumannová of Czech Republic could be elevated to gold in the 7.5 + 7.5 km double pursuit event. Marit Bjørgen of Norway could acquire a seventh gold medal in the 10 km classical event.