Olga Abramova (Ukrainian: Ольга Абрамова; born 15 September 1988) is a former Russian (2011-2012) and Ukrainian (2012-2022) biathlete. Having little success in the Russian team, she changed her citizenship to Ukrainian in 2012.[1] She made her World Cup debut at the 2013–14 season in Antholz, Italy and went on to become a regular member of the Ukrainian team.[2] On 10 January 2016 she failed a drug test when meldonium was found in her doping test. Meldonium became illegal to use on 1 January 2016.
| Olga Abramova | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 15 September 1988 Barysh, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 2014–2022 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Updated on 24 April 2024. | |
Performances edit
| Level | Year | Event | IN | SP | PU | MS | RL | MRL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBCH | 2014 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
DNF | 6 | ||||
| EBCH | 2015 |  Otepää, Estonia |
26 | DNS | 6 | |||
| BWCH | 2015 |  Kontiolahti, Finland |
9 | 10 | 28 | 6 |
World Cup edit
Podiums edit
| Season | Place | Competition | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 |  Antholz, Italy |
Relay | 3 |
| 2015–16 |  Hochfilzen, Austria |
Relay | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Kontiolahti, Finland |
Mixed relay | 3 |
Positions edit
| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 100th | — | — | 3 | 89th | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 173 | 40th | 5 | 63rd | 107 | 30th | 69 | 32nd | 8 | 49th |
| 2015–16 | 213 | 35th | 25 | 36th | 69 | 39th | 79 | 35th | 40 | 32nd |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 100th | — | — | — | — | 3 | 82nd | — | — |
References edit
- ^ Ольга Абрамова: До сегодняшней гонки для меня все заканчивалось после стойки [Olga Abramova: Until today's race everything finished for me after shooting standing]. Biathlon.com.ua (in Russian). 23 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Ольга Абрамова: Скорость на первых кругах вселяет оптимизм [Olga Abramova: The speed on initials laps is very otpimistic]. Biathlon.com.ua (in Russian). 18 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
External links edit
- Profile on biathlon.com.ua
- Olga Abramova at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Olga Abramova at IBU BiathlonResults.com
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