Arianna Follis (born November 11, 1977 in Ivrea

Ivrea

Ivrea is a town and comune of the province of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley , it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area. Ivrea lies in a basin that, in prehistoric times, formed a great lake...

, Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

) is an Italian

Italy

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 cross country skier who started competing in 1995. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at Turin

Turin

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 in 2006

2006 Winter Olympics

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Follis earned five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

 with a gold (Individual sprint: 2009), one silver (Individual sprint: 2011) and three bronzes (10 km: 2007, Team sprint: 2009, 4 x 5 km: 2005). She has six individual victories at various levels up to 10 km since 1998.

She retired from cross country skiing after the 2010-2011 season.

Ski mountaineering results

• 2000: 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Gloriana Pellissier
  Gloriana Pellissier
  Gloriana Pellissier is a French- Italian ski mountaineer.Pellissier was born in Aosta. She started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Tour du Rutor race in 1996. She has been member of the national team since 1999...
  
  )
• 2001: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Gloriana Pellissier
  Gloriana Pellissier
  Gloriana Pellissier is a French- Italian ski mountaineer.Pellissier was born in Aosta. She started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Tour du Rutor race in 1996. She has been member of the national team since 1999...
  
   and Alexia Zuberer
  Aléxia Zuberer
  Aléxia Zuberer is a Swiss-French ski mountaineer, ski instructor and mountain guide, and took also part in several Himalayan expeditions.- Selected results :* 1998:** 1st, Tour du Rutor...
  
  )
• 2003: 1st, Trofeo Mezzalama (together with Cristina Favre-Moretti
  Cristina Favre-Moretti
  Cristina Favre-Moretti, née Moretti , is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Her twin sister Isabella Crettenand-Moretti is also a ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 1998:...
  
   and Chiara Raso
  Chiara Raso
  Chiara Raso is an Italian ski mountaineer.Raso was born in Aosta. She started ski mountaineering in 2000 and competed first in the Tour de Breuil race in the same year...
  
  )