Cristina Paluselli

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

Cristina Paluselli
Country	Italy
Born	(1973-10-23) 23 October 1973 (age 51) Trento, Italy
Ski club	G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1994–2006)
Indiv. starts	106
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	23
Team podiums	6
Team wins	2
Overall titles	0 – (30th in 2001)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Italy World Championships 2001 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay

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.^[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

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	CNX[a]	—	Bronze
2003	29	—	—	16	—	—	—	7

a. ¹ Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
1994	20	NC	—	—	—	—
1995	21	43	—	—	—	—
1996	22	43	—	—	—	—
1997	23	58	—	NC	—	45
1998	24	60	—	39	—	—
1999	25	NC	—	NC	—	—
2000	26	59	—	36	48	—
2001	27	30	—	—	—	47
2002	28	58	—	—	—	NC
2003	29	59	—	—	—	NC
2004	30	62	43	—	—	—
2005	31	NC	—	—	—	NC
2006	32	126	94	—	—	—

Team podiums

• 2 victories – (2 RL)
• 6 podiums – (6 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1994–95	7 February 1995	Hamar, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Valbusa / Dal Sasso / Belmondo
2	1995–96	17 December 1995	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Belmondo / Paruzzi / Di Centa
3		14 January 1996	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Belmondo / Paruzzi / Di Centa
4	2000–01	13 January 2001	Soldier Hollow, United States	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
5	2001–02	16 December 2001	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi / Follis / Belmondo
6		10 March 2002	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo