Daria Gaiazova (born 24 December 1983)[1] is a Canadian cross-country skier.

Daria Gaiazova
Country Canada
Born (1983-12-24) 24 December 1983 (age 40)
Pushchino, Soviet Union
Height178 cm (70 in)
Ski clubRocky Mountain Racers
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (20062014)
Starts94
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (42nd in 2013)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Canada
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Park City Team sprint

She was born in Russia and moved with her family to Montreal in 1999.[2] Competing since 2001, she finished seventh in the team sprint, 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 22nd in the individual sprint, and 42nd in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit events. Gaiazova's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay at Sapporo in 2007 while her best individual finish was 28th in the individual sprint event at Liberec two years later.

Her best World Cup finish was 12th on three occasions, all in sprint events, since 2005.

Gaiazova participated at four events in the 2010 Olympics (two individual and two team events), where her best result was the seventh place in the team sprint, together with Sara Renner.[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   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 30 42 24 13 10

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2007 23 47 46 40 52 16
2009 25 46 DNF 28
2011 27 37 20 14 6
2013 29 40 42 DNF 13

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2006 22 NC NC NC
2007 23 NC NC NC DNF
2008 24 NC NC NC
2009 25 78 64 78 51
2010 26 71 82 43 41
2011 27 53 NC 31 48
2012 28 46 67 26 DNF 41
2013 29 42 82 17 DNF DNF
2014 30 68 NC 40 DNF DNF

Team podiums

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  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1  2010–11  5 December 2010   Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.9 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Crawford
2  2012–13  3 February 2013   Sochi, Russia 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 3rd Jones

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Daria Gaiazova". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. ^ "About Dasha". Daria Gaiazova. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Official results book for cross-country skiing, 2010 Olympics" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ^ "GAIAZOVA Daria". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

Sources

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