Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
German cross-country skier and biathlete
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle Sachenbacher-Stehle in Stockholm, 2007
Country Germany Born (1980-11-27 ) 27 November 1980 (age 43) Traunstein , West Germany Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) Ski club WSV Reit im Winkl Seasons 14 – (1999 –2011 , 2014 ) Starts 228 Podiums 12 Wins 3 Overall titles 0 – (4th in 2003 , 2006 ) Discipline titles 0
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (German pronunciation: [ˈeːfi ˈzaxənbaxɐˈʃteːlə] ; born 27 November 1980) is a retired German cross-country skier and biathlete from Reit im Winkl who has competed since 1998. She was born in Traunstein , West Germany . Competing in three Winter Olympics , she won five medals with two golds (Team sprint: 2010 , 4 × 5 km relay: 2002 ) and three silvers (Individual sprint: 2002, 4 × 5 km relay: 2006 , 2010).[1]
Sachenbacher-Stehle has also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (4 × 5 km relay: 2003) and four silvers (5 km + 5 km double pursuit: 2003, team sprint: 2007 with Claudia Künzel-Nystad , 4 × 5 km relay: 2009) and a bronze. She also has fourteen individual victories at various levels in distances up to 5 km in her career from 1998 to 2006.
She received a five-day suspension at the beginning of the 2006 Winter Olympics due to a high hemoglobin level.[2] She was one of twelve athletes given five-day suspensions for health reasons – the International Ski Federation decided they could not safely compete due to an abnormally high red blood cell counts.
From the 2012/2013 season, she switched to biathlon, citing motivational problems, and was given a slot in the German B-team. Members of the B-team are eligible to compete in IBU Cup races.[3] Her results in the IBU-Cup made her eligible to compete in the Biathlon World Cup . In her first World Cup race, on 14 December 2012 in Pokljuka , Sachenbacher-Stehle finished 59th.[4] On 6 January 2013 she achieved the first IBU Cup podium, finishing second in the 7.5 km sprint in Otepää .[5] As of January 2014, her best individual performance in a World Cup race remains sixth place in 7.5 km sprint in Sochi on 10 March 2013. She finished fourth in the 12.5 kilometre mass start biathlon competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games on 17 February 2014.
On 21 February 2014, it was confirmed that Sachenbacher-Stehle had tested positive for methylhexanamine during the Sochi Olympic Games.[6] [7] She was stripped of her Olympic accreditation, and her results were annulled. In July 2014, she was banned for two years for doping.[8] In November 2014 it was announced that the Court of Arbitration for Sport had ruled that her ban should be cut to six months after she appealed, on the grounds that her failed test was due to contamination of food supplements.[9] However shortly afterwards she announced her retirement from the sport in an interview on the television programme Sportschau .[10]
She married German alpine skier Johannes Stehle in July 2005.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS) .[11]
Olympic Games
5 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver)
World Championships
6 medals – (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
Year
Age
5 km
10 km
15 km
Pursuit
30 km
Sprint
4 × 5 km relay
Team sprint
1999
18
23
—
—
25
—
—
Bronze
—
2001
20
—
—
31
—
CNX [a]
—
—
—
2003
22
—
—
—
Silver
6
5
Gold
—
2005
24
—
17
—
—
—
—
4
—
2007
26
—
6
—
4
—
—
Silver
Silver
2009
28
—
—
—
13
DNS
—
Silver
7
2011
30
—
—
—
13
13
—
—
5
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup
Season standings
Season
Age
Discipline standings
Ski Tour standings
Overall
Distance
Long Distance
Middle Distance
Sprint
Nordic Opening
Tour de Ski
World Cup Final
1999
19
44
—
40
—
51
—
—
—
2000
20
29
—
48
54
38
—
—
—
2001
21
43
—
—
—
41
—
—
—
2002
22
16
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
2003
23
4
—
—
—
9
—
—
—
2004
24
11
12
—
—
13
—
—
—
2005
25
14
13
—
—
31
—
—
—
2006
26
4
5
—
—
19
—
—
—
2007
27
9
14
—
—
18
—
8
—
2008
28
10
10
—
—
11
—
8
17
2009
29
17
17
—
—
29
—
DNF
8
2010
30
16
13
—
—
39
—
DNF
13
2011
31
60
40
—
—
NC
DNF
—
—
2014
34
NC
NC
—
—
—
—
DNF
—
Individual podiums
3 victories – (3 WC )
12 podiums – (12 WC )
No.
Season
Date
Location
Race
Level
Place
1
2001–02
27 December 2001
Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany
0.7 km Sprint F
World Cup
1st
2
2002–03
23 November 2002
Kiruna , Sweden
5 km F Individual
World Cup
1st
3
12 February 2003
Reit im Winkl , Germany
1.0 km Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
4
22 March 2003
Falun , Sweden
5 km + 5 km C/F Pursuit
World Cup
2nd
5
2003–04
29 November 2003
Rukatunturi , Finland
7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F Pursuit
World Cup
3rd
6
24 February 2004
Trondheim , Norway
1.5 km Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
7
2005–06
15 December 2005
Canmore , Canada
10 km F Individual
World Cup
3rd
8
8 March 2006
Falun , Sweden
5 km + 5 km C/F Pursuit
World Cup
1st
9
11 March 2006
Oslo , Norway
30 km F Mass Start
World Cup
3rd
10
19 March 2006
Sapporo , Japan
7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F Pursuit
World Cup
3rd
11
2007–08
1 March 2008
Lahti , Finland
1.2 km Sprint F
World Cup
3rd
12
2009–10
1 March 2008
Rybinsk , Russia
7.5 km + 7.5 km C/F Pursuit
World Cup
2nd
Team podiums
7 victories – (4 RL , 3 TS )
25 podiums – (19 RL , 6 TS )
No.
Season
Date
Location
Race
Level
Place
Teammate(s)
1
1998–99
26 February 1999
Ramsau , Austria
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Championships[1]
3rd
Bauer / Roth / Wille
2
2001–02
10 March 2002
Falun , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
3
2002–03
24 November 2002
Kiruna , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
4
8 December 2002
Davos , Switzerland
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
5
19 January 2003
Nové Město , Czech Republic
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Bauer / Henkel / Künzel
6
19 January 2003
Asiago , Italy
6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Künzel
7
23 March 2003
Falun , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
8
2003–04
23 November 2003
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Henkel / Böhler / Künzel
9
7 December 2003
Dobbiaco , Italy
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
Künzel
10
14 December 2003
Davos , Switzerland
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Böhler / Henkel / Künzel
11
11 January 2004
Otepää , Estonia
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Henkel / Bauer / Künzel
12
15 February 2004
Oberstdorf , Germany
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
Künzel
13
2004–05
24 November 2004
Düsseldorf , Germany
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
2nd
Henkel
14
21 November 2004
Gällivare , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
3rd
Böhler / Reschwam Schulze / Künzel
15
12 December 2004
Lago di Tesero , Italy
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Henkel / Künzel / Böhler
16
2005–06
20 November 2005
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Henkel / Böhler / Künzel
17
15 February 2004
Sapporo , Japan
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Künzel-Nystad
18
2006–07
19 November 2006
Gällivare , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Henkel / Zeller / Künzel-Nystad
19
17 December 2006
La Clusaz , France
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Böhler / Bauer / Künzel-Nystad
20
25 March 2007
Falun , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
1st
Bauer / Böhler / Künzel-Nystad
21
2007–08
25 November 2007
Beitostølen , Norway
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Böhler / Zeller / Künzel-Nystad
22
9 December 2007
Davos , Switzerland
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Henkel / Zeller / Böhler
23
24 February 2008
Falun , Sweden
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Böhler / Zeller / Künzel-Nystad
24
2009–10
1 March 2008
Rybinsk , Russia
6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F
World Cup
1st
Böhler
25
7 March 2010
Lahti , Finland
4 × 5 km Relay C/F
World Cup
2nd
Fessel / Zeller / Gössner
Overall record
Result
Distance Races[a]
Sprint
Ski Tours
Individual Events
Team Events[12]
All Events
≤ 5 km[b]
≤ 10 km[b]
≤ 15 km[b]
≤ 30 km[b]
≥ 30 km[b]
Pursuit[c]
Team Sprint
Relay
1st place
1
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
3
3
4
10
2nd place
–
–
–
–
–
2
2
–
4
3
10
17
3rd place
–
1
–
1
–
2
1
–
5
–
5
10
Podiums
1
1
–
1
–
5
4
–
12
6
19
37
Top 10
4
22
7
9
–
17
19
3
81
12
28
121
Points
13
61
17
11
–
27
63
4
196
14
29
239
Others
5
8
1
1
–
2
14
–
31
–
–
31
DNF
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
5
–
–
5
Starts
18
69
19
12
–
29
77
8
232
14
29
275
a. 1 Classification is made according to FIS classification.
b. 1 2 3 4 5 Includes individual and mass start races.
c. 1 Includes pursuit and double pursuit races.
Note: Until 1999 World Championships , World Championship races are part of the World Cup. Hence results from the 1999 World Championships are included in the World Cup overall record.
Biathlon results
Olympic Games
Event
Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass start
Relay
Mixed relay
2014 Sochi
20th
11th
27th
DSQ
—
DSQ
References
External links
3 × 5 km
1956 : Sirkka Polkunen , Mirja Hietamies , Siiri Rantanen (FIN )
1960 : Irma Johansson , Britt Strandberg , Sonja Edström-Ruthström (SWE )
1964 : Alevtina Kolchina , Yevdokiya Mekshilo , Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS )
1968 : Inger Aufles , Babben Enger-Damon , Berit Mørdre (NOR )
1972 : Lyubov Mukhachyova , Alevtina Olyunina , Galina Kulakova (URS )
4 × 5 km
1976 : Nina Baldycheva , Zinaida Amosova , Raisa Smetanina , Galina Kulakova (URS )
1980 : Marlies Rostock , Carola Anding , Veronika Hesse , Barbara Petzold (GDR )
1984 : Inger Helene Nybråten , Anne Jahren , Brit Pettersen , Berit Aunli (NOR )
1988 : Svetlana Nageykina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Tamara Tikhonova , Anfisa Reztsova (URS )
1992 : Yelena Välbe , Raisa Smetanina , Larisa Lazutina , Lyubov Yegorova (EUN )
1994 : Yelena Välbe , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Lyubov Yegorova (RUS )
1998 : Nina Gavrylyuk , Olga Danilova , Yelena Välbe , Larisa Lazutina (RUS )
2002 : Manuela Henkel , Viola Bauer , Claudia Künzel , Evi Sachenbacher (GER )
2006 : Natalya Baranova-Masalkina , Larisa Kurkina , Yuliya Chepalova , Yevgeniya Medvedeva (RUS )
2010 : Vibeke Skofterud , Therese Johaug , Kristin Størmer Steira , Marit Bjørgen (NOR )
2014 : Ida Ingemarsdotter , Emma Wikén , Anna Haag , Charlotte Kalla (SWE )
2018 : Ingvild Flugstad Østberg , Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen , Ragnhild Haga , Marit Bjørgen (NOR )
2022 : Yuliya Stupak , Natalya Nepryayeva , Tatiana Sorina , Veronika Stepanova (ROC )
3 × 5 km
1954: Lyubov Kozyreva , Margarita Maslennikova , Valentina Tsaryova ,
1958: Radya Yeroshina , Alevtina Kolchina , Lyubov Kozyreva
1962: Lyubov Baranova , Maria Gusakova , Alevtina Kolchina
1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh , Rita Achkina , Alevtina Kolchina
1970: Nina Baldycheva , Galina Kulakova , Alevtina Olyunina
4 × 5 km
1974: Nina Baldycheva , Nina Selyunina , Raisa Smetanina , Galina Kulakova
1978: Taina Impiö , Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen , Hilkka Riihivuori , Helena Takalo
1982: Anette Bøe , Inger Helene Nybråten , Berit Aunli , Brit Pettersen
1985: Tamara Tikhonova , Raisa Smetanina , Liliya Vasilchenko , Anfisa Romanova
1987: Antonina Ordina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Larisa Ptistyna , Anfisa Reztsova
1989: Pirkko Määttä , Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi , Jaana Savolainen , Marjo Matikainen
1991: Lyubov Yegorova , Raisa Smetanina , Tamara Tikhonova , Yelena Välbe
1993: Yelena Välbe , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Lyubov Yegorova
1995: Olga Danilova , Yelena Välbe , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk
1997: Olga Danilova , Larisa Lazutina , Nina Gavrylyuk , Yelena Välbe
1999: Olga Danilova , Larisa Lazutina , Anfisa Reztsova , Nina Gavrylyuk
2001: Olga Danilova , Larisa Lazutina , Yuliya Chepalova , Nina Gavrylyuk
2003: Manuela Henkel , Viola Bauer , Claudia Künzel , Evi Sachenbacher
2005: Vibeke Skofterud , Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen , Kristin Størmer Steira , Marit Bjørgen
2007: Virpi Kuitunen , Aino-Kaisa Saarinen , Riitta-Liisa Roponen , Pirjo Manninen
2009 : Pirjo Muranen , Virpi Kuitunen , Riitta-Liisa Roponen , Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
2011 : Vibeke Skofterud , Therese Johaug , Kristin Størmer Steira , Marit Bjørgen
2013 : Heidi Weng , Therese Johaug , Kristin Størmer Steira , Marit Bjørgen
2015 : Heidi Weng , Therese Johaug , Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen , Marit Bjørgen
2017 : Maiken Caspersen Falla , Heidi Weng , Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen , Marit Bjørgen
2019 : Ebba Andersson , Frida Karlsson , Charlotte Kalla , Stina Nilsson
2021 : Tiril Udnes Weng , Heidi Weng , Therese Johaug , Helene Marie Fossesholm
2023 : Tiril Udnes Weng , Astrid Øyre Slind , Ingvild Flugstad Østberg , Anne Kjersti Kalvå