Soviet cross-country skier (1948–2022)
Nina Petrovna Rocheva (Russian : Нина Петровна Рочева , née Selyunina ; 13 October 1948 – 8 January 2022) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York .
Rocheva also earned two medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the world ski championships: gold (under her maiden name Selyunina at the 1974 Championships in Falun , Sweden, and bronze at the 1978 World Championships in Lahti , Finland.
She was married to the Soviet Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Vasily (Pavlovich) Rochev , she is the mother of Vasily (Vasilyevich) Rochev , also Olympic medalist in that discipline. She died on 8 January 2022, at the age of 73.[1]
Cross-country skiing results [ edit ] Olympic Games [ edit ] Year Age 5 km 10 km 4 × 5 km relay 1980 31 15 — 2nd
World Championships [ edit ] 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze) Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km relay 1974 25 — — — 1st 1978 29 — 8 — 3rd
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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