Kristina Šmigun

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Medal record
Kristina Šmigun
Competitor for Estonia
Women's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold	2006 Turin	7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit
Gold	2006 Turin	10 km classical
World Championships
Gold	2003 Val di Fiemme	5 km + 5 km double pursuit
Silver	1999 Ramsau	15 km
Silver	2003 Val di Fiemme	10 km
Silver	2003 Val di Fiemme	15 km
Bronze	1999 Ramsau	30 km
Bronze	2003 Val di Fiemme	30 km

Kristina Šmigun (born February 23, 1977 in Tartu) is an Estonian cross-country skier. She and her sister Katrin Šmigun (who is also a skier) are daughters of the Russian Anatoli Šmigun and Estonian Rutt Rehemaa who were both prominent nordic skiers. Kristina Šmigun is coached by her father.

On February 12, 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.

Šmigun 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).

[edit] Overall results

[edit] Individual races

16 wins (14 Individual, 2 Sprint)

Date	Location	Race
11 March 2007	Lahti	10k
18 December 2004	Ramsau	15k
28 November 2004	Kuusamo	10k
21 December 2003	Ramsau	Pursuit
6 December 2003	Dobbiaco	15k
29 November 2003	Kuusamo	Pursuit
22 November 2003	Beitostoelen	10k
4 January 2003	Kavgolovo	5k
23 November 2002	Kiruna	5k
2 March 2002	Lahti	10k
22 December 2001	Ramsau	15k
3 March 2000	Lahti	Sprint
16 February 2000	Ulrichen	5k
28 December 1999	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Sprint
10 December 1999	Sappada	10k
12 January 1999	Nove Mesto	15k

[edit] Personal life

Šmigun took of the 2007-08 World Cup season to pregnancy and is expecting her first child in June 2008.

[edit] See also

• Estonian athlete of the year

[edit] References

• FIS Newsflash 177 on Šmigun's pregnancy announcement in June 2008. April 30, 2008.
• FIS-Ski: Kristina Smigun - statistics

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