Olga Medvedtseva

Olga Medvedtseva
Personal information
Full nameOlga Valeryevna Medvedtseva
Born (1975-07-07) July 7, 1975
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubCSKA Moscow
World Cup career
Seasons2000-2010
Indiv. podiums37
Indiv. wins10
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's biathlon
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City 10 km pursuit
2010 Vancouver 4 × 6 km relay
2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay
Disqualified 2006 Turin 15 km individual
World Championships
2000 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
2004 Oberhof 15 km individual
2005 Hochfilzen 4 × 6 km relay
2005 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
2002 Oslo 12.5 km mass start
2004 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
2005 Hochfilzen 12.5 km mass start
Women's cross-country skiing
Junior World Championships
1993 Harrachov 4 × 5 km relay
1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay
1994 Breitenwang 15 km freestyle
1994 Breitenwang 5 km classical
1995 Gällivare 5 km classical
Updated on January 23, 2010

Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva (Russian: Ольга Валерьевна Медведцева), former Pyleva (Russian: Пылёва), née Zamorozova (Russian: Заморозова), (born 7 July 1975) is a former Russian biathlete.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she won an individual gold medal in the 10 km pursuit, as well as the bronze medal in the team relay. She won her second gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in a relay.

Pyleva also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition during the 2004–05 season in the sprint and pursuit events.

She retired after the 2009–10 season.