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 (until 1991) and Russia

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n cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds (4x5 km: 1988, 1994, 1998) and one bronze (15 km: 1994).

In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad. Gavrilyuk's biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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, where she earned eleven medals. This included six golds (4x5 km: 1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001), three silvers (5 km: 1995, 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit: 1995, 1999), and two bronzes (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit: 1997, 4x5 km: 2003.

She also won the 30 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival

Holmenkollen ski festival

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in 1996.

External links

• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file