Antonina Ordina (Russian: Антонина Ордина, born 24 January 1962) is a Soviet/Swedish former cross-country skier who competed at international level from 1985 to 2002. In the Soviet Union she trained at Dynamo in Kalinin.[1] She won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay (1987 and bronzes in the 30 km and the 4 × 5 km relay (both 1995).

Antonina Ordina
Country Sweden
Born (1962-01-24) 24 January 1962 (age 62)
Naryan-Mar, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Ski clubSK Tegsnäspojkarna
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (19851989, 19941995, 19972001)
Starts74
Podiums8
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (10th in 1999)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
World Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Representing  Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thunder Bay 30 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 5 km relay

Ordina's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was seventh in the 15 km event at Lillehammer in 1994. She also has nineteen victories at various levels in various distances from 1992 to 2002.

She became a Swedish citizen in 1994.[2] She graduated from the Swedish Police Academy in 2007 and works as a police officer in Karlstad, Värmland County.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1994 32 10 7 9 11 6
1998 36 24 19 19 11 8

World Championships

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  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1987 25 9 Gold
1995 33 10 14 6 Bronze Bronze
1997 35 7 21 8 18 9
1999 37 13 9 7 DNF 8

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1985 23 13
1986 24 33
1987 25 11
1988 26 14
1989 27 22
1994 32 14
1995 33 12
1997 35 16 34 17
1998 36 16 26 13
1999 37 10 16 7
2000 38 31 29 23 43
2001 39 85

Individual podiums

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  • 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1984–85 13 December 1984   Val di Sole, Italy 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd
2 1986–87 28 February 1987   Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
3 1987–88 16 December 1987   Bohinj, Yugoslavia 10 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
4 9 January 1988   Leningrad, Soviet Union 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
5 1994–95 18 March 1995   Thunder Bay, Canada 30 km Individual F World Championships[1] 3rd
6 1998–99 12 December 1998   Toblach, Italy 5 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
7 13 December 1998 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
8 5 January 1999   Otepää, Estonia 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

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  • 2 victories
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1986–87 17 February 1987   Oberstdorf, West Germany 4 × 5 km Relay F World Championships[1] 1st Gavrylyuk / Lazutina / Reztsova
2 1 March 1987   Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Lazutina / Välbe / Reztsova
3 1993–94 13 March 1994   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Frithioff / Östlund / Frost
4 1994–95 13 March 1994   Thunder Bay, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[1] 3rd Frithioff / Östlund / Fanqvist
5 16 December 2000   Sapporo, Japan 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Frithioff / Östlund / Fanqvist

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ Panorama of the 1986 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1987. p. 266.
  2. ^ "Antonina Ordina" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Kingdahl, Thomas (17 February 2018). "Skidhjältens nya liv – jobbar som polis". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "ORDINA Antonina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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