Alyona Viktorovna Sidko (; born 20 September 1979, Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian cross-country skier who competed between 2000 and 2013.
Sidko won a bronze medal in the Individual Sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She also won a bronze in the Team sprint (with Yuliya Chepalova) at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and had her best individual finish of 12th in the Individual sprint in 2003. Sidko has nineteen wins at various levels in distances in up to 10 km since 2002. She took the 2007–08 season off due to pregnancy but returned for the 2008–09 season.
Sidko was banned from competing at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics for breaking anti-doping rules. She had tested positive for EPO at a race in Krasnogorsk 26 December 2009 and was subsequently banned from competing in the sport for two years.Topher Sabot: Russian Alena Sidko Tests Positive for EPO, fasterskier.com, 20 January 2010
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2006 26 — — — Bronze — 6
World Championships 1 medal – (1 bronze) Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 2005 25 — — — 13 —Bronze 2007 27 — — 27 30 7 — 2009 29 17 — — 43 —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2000 20 — 2001 21 101 — 2002 22 45 40 2003 23 25 15 2004 24 20 29 16 2005 25 29 37 19 2006 26 23 37 16 2007 27 28 31 23 29 2009 29 26 28 30 — 19 2010 30 100 75 —
Individual podiums 1 victory 2 podiums No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2003–04 25 October 2003 Düsseldorf, Germany 0.8 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd2 2005–0630 December 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
Team podiums
6 podiums – (3 , 3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)1 2001–02 27 November 2001 Kuopio, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Yegorova / Burukhina / Gavrylyuk2 16 December 2001 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Rocheva / Burukhina / Schastlivaya3 2002–03 14 February 2003 Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Korostelyova4 2003–04 26 October 2003 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Hahina5 23 November 2003 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Hahina / Vorontsova / Zavyalova6 2005–06 23 October 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Matveyeva
References
FIS Newsflash 177 on Sidko's return from pregnancy. April 30, 2008.
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