Olga Medvedtseva

Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva, born on 7 July 1975 and formerly known as Olga Pyleva and, by birth, Zamorozova, is a former Russian biathlete. At the 2002 Winter Olympics she won the individual gold medal in the 10 km pursuit and a bronze medal in the team relay, and she won a second Olympic gold in the relay at the 2010 Games. She also won the sprint and the pursuit at the Holmenkollen biathlon competition in the 2004-05 season. At the 2006 Winter Olympics she took silver in the women's 15 km individual race, but on 16 February 2006 she failed a drug test for the stimulant carphedon, was expelled from the Games, stripped of the medal and banned for two years. She retired after the 2009-10 season.