Arianna Follis
Country Italy
Full nameArianna Fernanda Follis
Born (1977-11-11) 11 November 1977
Ivrea, Piedmont, Italy
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Ski clubG.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1996, 19982011)
Individual wins8
Team wins4
Indiv. podiums23
Team podiums13
Indiv. starts199
Team starts43
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2011)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Turin4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 LiberecIndividual sprint
Silver medal – second place2011 OsloIndividual sprint
Bronze medal – third place2005 Oberstdorf4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sapporo10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2009 LiberecTeam sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Canmore4 × 5 km relay

Arianna Fernanda Follis (born 11 November 1977, in Ivrea, Piedmont) is an Italian cross-country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at Turin in 2006.

Follis earned five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (Individual sprint: 2009), one silver (Individual sprint: 2011) and three bronzes (10 km: 2007, Team sprint: 2009, 4 × 5 km relay: 2005). She has six individual victories at various levels up to 10 km since 1998.

She retired from cross-country skiing after the 2010–2011 season.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20062836127Bronze7
20103211944

World Championships

  • 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
20012328CNX[a]13
20032521307
20052718Bronze5
200729Bronze1968
20093178Gold5Bronze
20113319DNSSilver44
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
199618NC
199820NCNC
199921NCNC
2000227745NC
2001234937
2002248573
2003255740
200426364820
200527485125
20062816307
2007291017816
2008307993rd place, bronze medalist(s)9
200931482nd place, silver medalist(s)811
20103257103rd place, bronze medalist(s)12
2011333rd place, bronze medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)944

Individual podiums

  • 8 victories – (3 WC, 5 SWC)
  • 23 podiums – (13 WC, 10 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12005–067 March 2006Sweden Borlänge, Sweden0.75 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2 2006–07 16 December 2006France La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
331 December 2006Germany Munich, Germany1.1 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
45 January 2007Italy Asiago, Italy1.2 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
521 January 2007Russia Rybinsk, Russia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
62007–0830 December 2007Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic1.0 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
728 December 2007
– 6 January 2008
Czech RepublicItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
8 2008–09 27 December 2008Germany Oberhof, Germany2.8 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
929 December 2008Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
101 January 2009Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FStage World Cup1st
1117 January 2009Canada Whistler, Canada7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
1230 January 2009Russia Rybinsk, Russia10 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
1331 January 20091.3 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
147 March 2009Finland Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
152009–106 January 2010Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
161–10 January 2010GermanyCzech RepublicItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
17 2010–11 20 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
184 December 2010Germany Düsseldorf, Germany0.9 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
1912 December 2010Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
205 January 2011Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
216 January 201115 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
2212 March 2011Finland Lahti, Finland5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
2320 March 2011Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 4 victories – (1 RL, 3 TS)
  • 13 podiums – (7 RL, 6 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2001–02 16 December 2001Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPaluselli / Paruzzi / Belmondo
2 2002–03 24 November 2002Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdGenuin / Paruzzi / Valbusa
314 February 2003Italy Asiago, Italy6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdMoroder
423 March 2003Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdValbusa / Paruzzi / Confortola
5 2004–05 24 November 2004Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi
65 December 2004Switzerland Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdParuzzi
72008–0918 January 2009Canada Whistler, Canada6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stGenuin
82009–106 December 2009Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stGenuin
97 March 2010Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLonga / Confortola / Valbusa
10 2010–11 21 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdGenuin / Longa / Rupil
115 December 2010Germany Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stGenuin
1219 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDe Martin Topranin / Longa / Rupil
136 February 2011Russia Rybinsk, Russia4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stGenuin / Longa / Rupil

Italian Championships

  • 2001: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint
  • 2003: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km pursuit
  • 2004: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint
  • 2005: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit
  • 2006: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, sprint
  • 2007: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit
  • 2008: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2009: 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2010:
    • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 1st, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 × 7.5 km pursuit
  • 2011: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km

Ski mountaineering results

References

  1. Casali, Luca (30 December 2012). "Follis torna per fare la pizzaiola Addio alla divisa della Forestale". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "FOLLIS Arianna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. Tour du Rutor Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Trofeo Mezzalama Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

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