Medal record | ||
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Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2002 Salt Lake City | 4 × 5 km | |
2006 Turin | 4 x 5 km | |
2002 Salt Lake City | 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit | |
World Championships | ||
2003 Val di Fiemme | 4 x 5 km | |
2007 Sapporo | 4 x 5 km | |
1999 Ramsau | 4 x 5 km |
Viola Bauer (born December 13, 1976 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, East Germany) is a retired German cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2007. She has won a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold (2002) and a silver (2006) in the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit (2002).
Bauer also has a complete set of 4 x 5 km medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2003, a silver in 2007, and a bronze in 1999. Her best individual finish at the World Championships was a 6th in the Individual sprint event in 2005.
Bauer had eleven individual wins at various levels from 1998 to 2007. She retired following the 2006-07 World Cup season. She now works as a commentator for Eurosport.