Yelena Burukhina (born March 9, 1977) is a former Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. She won two medals at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver (30 km) and a bronze (4 × 5 km relay).
| Yelena Burukhina | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1977 Dolgoprudny, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1997–1998, 2000–2003, 2005–2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (21st in 2001) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 29 May, 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||
Burukina's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the 15 km at Salt Lake City in 2002. She has two individual career victories at 5 km (2002) and at 10 km (2005).
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games edit
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km mass start |
Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | — | 13 | — | — | 16 | — | — |
| 2006 | 29 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — |
World Championships edit
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24 | — | — | — | CNX[a] | 6 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | — | — | 7 | Silver | — | Bronze |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 1997 | 20 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 21 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 23 | 65 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2002 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — |
| 2003 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | 64 | — | — |
| 2005 | 28 | 55 | 38 | — | — | NC | — | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 30 | 82 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31 | 57 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Individual podiums edit
- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000–01 | 14 March 2001 |  Borlänge, Sweden |
5 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2001–02 | 22 December 2001 |  Ramsau, Austria |
15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums edit
- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001–02 | 27 November 2001 |  Kuopio, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sidko / Yegorova / Zavyalova |
| 2 | 16 December 2001 |  Davos, Switzerland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Sidko / Rocheva / Schastlivaya |
References edit
- ^ "BURUKHINA Elena". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links edit
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