Claim: Larisa Lazutina  is a Russian former professional cross-country skier, she won five medals in Japan and was the most successful athlete at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Evidence: Larisa Yevgenyevna Lazutina (Russian: Лариса Евгеньевна Лазутина; née Ptitsyna, born 1 June 1965) is a Russian former professional cross-country skier. She was the most successful athlete at the 1998 Winter Olympics. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals: three gold, one silver and one bronze medal.