Olga SLYUSAREVA

Between 1998 and 2006, Olga Slyusareva was a fixture on the podium of the points race at international championships. In that period, she won four world titles (2001-04) and four other World Championship medals, while claiming the 2004 Olympic gold and 2000 Olympic bronze in the event. When the scratch race regained World Championship status in 2002, she also started competing in that event, winning five medals and two titles (2003, 2005). She has also won three silvers and a bronze in the individual pursuit. She did not often compete on the road, but had several successes, notably four stage wins in the Giro Donne, and an Olympic bronze in the road race in 2004.