Viola Bauer

Viola Bauer (born 13 December 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 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit (2002).

Viola Bauer
Country Germany
Born (1976-12-13) 13 December 1976
Annaberg-Buchholz, East Germany
Ski clubSWV Goldlauter
World Cup career
Seasons1999–2007
Individual wins0
Team wins5
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums11
Indiv. starts119
Team starts29
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Germany
2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 5 km relay
2006 Turin 4 × 5 km relay
2002 Salt Lake City 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit
World Championships
2003 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
2007 Sapporo 4 × 5 km relay
1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay

Bauer also has a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay 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 sixth 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.[1] She now works as a commentator for Eurosport.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games
  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
mass start		  Pursuit  30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20022510—Bronze6—GoldN/A
20062910N/A———Silver5

World Championships
  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km 
individual		  10 km 
individual		  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
19992229N/A—24—N/ABronzeN/A
200124N/A131318CNX[a]—4N/A
200326N/A—DNS18——GoldN/A
200528N/A—N/A1311644
200730N/A—N/A212316Silver—
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
19992366N/ANCN/A45N/A
20002455N/A—NC36N/A
20012535N/AN/AN/A38N/A
20022621N/AN/AN/A15N/A
20032720N/AN/AN/A34N/A
2004284336N/AN/A37N/A
2005293228N/AN/A29N/A
2006301814N/AN/A25N/A
2007311618N/AN/A2610

Individual podiums
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 11 March 2007 Lahti, Finland10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 5 victories – (4 RL, 1 TS)
  • 11 podiums – (9 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2001–02 10 March 2002 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHenkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
2 2002–03 24 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
38 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdHenkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel
419 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHenkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
526 January 2003 Oberhof, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdBöhler
623 March 2003 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stHenkel / Künzel / Sachenbacher
7 2003–04 11 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Sachenbacher / Künzel
87 February 2004 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndHenkel / Reschwam Schulze / Künzel
92004–0523 January 2005 Pragelato, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup1stKünzel
102006–0717 December 2006 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBöhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle
1125 March 2007 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stBöhler / Künzel-Nystad / Sachenbacher-Stehle

References
  1. FIS Newsflash 122. April 11, 2007.
  2. "Athlete : BAUER Viola". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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