| Veronika Stepanova | |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Yelizovo, Kamchatka Oblast, Russia |
| Seasons: | 2 – (2021–2022) |
| Teamwins: | 1 |
| Totalpodiums: | 0 |
| Teampodiums: | 1 |
| Individual Starts: | 6 |
| Team Starts: | 1 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 – (60th in 2022) |
| Wctitles: | 0 |
| Updated: | 12 March 2022 |
Veronika Sergeyevna Stepanova (Russian: Вероника Сергеевна Степанова; born 4 January 2001) is a Russian cross-country skier who competes internationally with the Russian national team.
Stepanova competed at three Junior World Championships from 2019 to 2021, winning individual gold in the 5 km freestyle technique in 2021, and two silver medals with the relay team in 2019 and 2021.[1] She represented Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the individual sprint and won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay.[2] [3]
During the meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on 26 April 2022, commemorating Russian medal winners at the 2022 Winter Olympics and in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Stepanova said: "In my eyes, Russia is back strong, proud and successful again. Not everyone in the world likes her; it’s obvious. But we are on the right track, and we will definitely win, just as we won the Olympics."[4]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | U23 | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | ||||||
| 20 | 117 | 86 | — | 30 | — | — | |||||
| 21 | 60 | 31 | 7 | — | |||||||