Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games.
Career
She was the most successful athlete at the 1998 Winter Olympics. However, Lazutina was banned from competition for a period of 2 years due to a positive drug test result during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Before the drug test controversy in 2002 ended her career, Lazutina earned several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Hero of the Russian Federation; Holmenkollen Medal; Order of Friendship of Peoples; Order of Honour
Hero of the Russian Federation; the Holmenkollen medal