Radya Nikolayevna Yeroshina was a former Soviet

Soviet Union

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 cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s, training at Lokomotiv

Lokomotiv

Lokomotiv is a shortcut for Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society that existed in the former Soviet Union. It was owned and supported by national railroad companies, hence the name. VSS Lokomotiv contained a lot of clubs, that bore the same name...

in Moscow

Moscow

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She won four Winter Olympic medals with three silvers in the 10 km (1956 and the 3x5 km (1956, 1960) and a bronze in the 10 km (1960). She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival

Holmenkollen ski festival

The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...

 in 1958.

Yeroshina also won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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with a gold in the 3x5 km (1958) and a bronze in the 10 km (1962). The 1962 medal was later revoked as a result of testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.