Gabriella Paruzzi

She was sponsored by Rossignol, and skied with Rossignol X-IUM skis for both skate and classic disciplines. Her boots were also named Rossignol X-IUM's, and the bindings were Rottefella R3's. Her boots and bindings were of the New Nordic Norm (NNN) system. ==2002 Winter Olympics==

At the 2002 Olympics, she was in the women's 30 km classical event, when one of her poles broke. Luckily, her coach was nearby, and she took his pole, which was too long. She kept on racing and near the end the coach came back to give her the right size pole. She caught the pack of skiers and ended up winning gold by 4.5 seconds in that race. ==Cross-country skiing results==

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games • 5 medals – (1 gold, 4 bronze) World Championships • 5 medals – (3 silver, 2 bronze) } || 17 ||bgcolor="cc9966"|Bronze || :a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather. World Cup Season standings Individual podiums • 4 victories • 18 podiums Team podiums • 3 victories – (2 , 1 ) • 29 podiums – (25 , 4 ) Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system. ==Trivia==

• The ski stadium in Tarvisio is named in her honor. ==Notes==