Selina GASPARIN

Historical Results

Nini, Zwirbeli

Mountaineering, cooking, knitting, collecting mushrooms

Athlete, Border Police

Sports and Movement Sciences

Husband, Ilya Chernousov (married 2014 in Novosibirsk). Daughters, Leila (born 2015) and Kiana (born October 2018). Parents, Patrizia and Renato. Younger sisters, Elisa and Aita.

German, Italian, Rhaeto-Romanic, English, Norwegian

SC Gardes Frontiere / SC Bual Lantsch

National: Sandra Flunger (AUT)

Husband Ilya Chernousov (cross-country skiing): Sochi 2014 Olympic bronze medallist for Russian Federation (50km Mass Start Free). Competed at four World Championships, winning bronze in 2011 (30km pursuit). Has three World Cup victories and has two Swiss national titles (both 2015). Switched nationalities to Switzerland in 2020.

Sister Elisa Gasparin (Biathlon): Two-time Olympian (2014, 2018), with two individual top-10 finishes. Nine World Championship appearances with a best finish of 13th (2015 sprint). Four World Cup podiums (all relays), sharing with both sisters in the women's relay.

Sister Aita Gasparin (Biathlon): Two-time Olympian (2014, 2018), competing in three races. Seven World Championship appearances with two top-10 individual finishes (both 2020). Three World Cup relay podiums, shared with both sisters.

Cross-country skiing: Competed at the 2013 World Championships in Val di Fiemme finishing 31st in the 10km Free. Participated in a handful of World Cup races and national championships. Two-time medallist at the World Military Championships (gold 2014, silver 2017). Two Junior World Championship appearances (2002, 2003) and the 2005 Winter Universiade.

2005 in World Cup in Oestersund (Sprint - 86th)

2008: Severely bruised hip after a quad-bike accident, missing two weeks.

2005: Pyelitis (inflammation of the renal pelvis) after her first World Cup in November 2005. Returned to the IBU Cup in January 2006.

2010

Started alpine skiing at age two, but was recommended to do cross-country skiing due to an orthopedic problem. Focused on cross-country throughout primary school. While studying in Norway she learned about biathlon, which was relatively unknown in Switzerland, switching to the sport in 2004.

Loves the contrast between skiing and shooting. (Extrarunde Biathlon Podcast No 87, 5 Jul 2021)

Win a medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, after disappointing results at PyeongChang 2018. "I do not want to stop. The energy, motivation, and pure enthusiasm for biathlon is still in me, even after so many years." (Extrarunde Biathlon Podcast No 87, 5 Jul 2021)

"You keep asking yourself the question: How much running training can you handle? Are 700 hours per season enough? And are the five shooting sessions a week enough? It's really tough. I have to be careful all the time that it's not too much. As an endurance athlete, you are always tired. And when you are not tired, you train more - and then you are tired." (nzz.ch, 7 Feb 2014)

Winning individual silver at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the same day her husband, Ilya Chernousov (RUS), won cross-country bronze in the 50km mass start. "This day remains unforgettable." (schweizer-illustrierte.ch, 19 Feb 2021)

During her cross-country career, eight-time Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Bjoern Daehlie (NOR). As a biathlete, eight-time Olympic biathlon gold medalist Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) and two-time Olympic biathlon gold medallist Magdalena Neuner (GER).

"I am always motivated to get the most out of myself. The greatest reward is the feeling, the satisfaction, the joy when something worked out successfully." (schweizer-illustrierte.ch, 19 Feb 2021)

Swiss Sportswoman of the Year runner-up (2014)