Olena Pidhrushna
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olena Pidhrushna |
| Born |
9 January 1987 Legnica, Poland |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Professional information | |
| Sport | Biathlon |
| Club | Kolos |
| World Cup debut | 2 March 2007 |
| Olympic Games | |
| Teams | 2 (2010, 2014) |
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 4 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 7 (2006/07, 2008/09–2013/14) |
| Individual victories | 1 |
| All victories | 4 |
| Individual podiums | 7 |
| All podiums | 18 |
Medal record
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Olena Pidhrushna (Ukrainian: Олена Михайлівна Підгрушна; born 9 January 1987) is a Ukrainian biathlete.
Career
She represented Ukraine at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[1] She lives in Ternopil.
Pidhrushna took a hat-trick of medals at the 2013 Biathlon World Championships, where she won the gold in the sprint, was part of the women's relay team which won silver, and secured a bronze in the pursuit. For these achievements she was named as Ukraine's best sportswoman of 2013.[2] Together with Juliya Dzhyma, Valj Semerenko and Vita Semerenko she won the gold medal in the Women's relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. Pidhrushna took a break in her sport career at the end of the 2013-14 season, and was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the Ukrainian government.[2] But on November 30, 2014, she gave an interview for biathlon.com.ua, in which she stated: "I took break in my sport career for a decree only. I can't do anything before the time the child will be born... so I must do something... I want fans to understand my decision and wait. I hope to be back in future, after the child will be born..."[3] So she returned in November 2015.
Performances
| Level | Year | Event | IN | SP | PU | MS | RL | MRL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBWCH | 2005 |  Kontiolahti, Finland | 12 | 24 | 32 | 7 | ||
| JBWCH | 2006 |  Presque Isle, United States | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | ||
| EBCH | 2006 |  Langdorf, Germany | 18 | 31 | DNF | 4 | ||
| JBWCH | 2007 |  Martell, Italy | 26 | 6 | 12 | 10 | ||
| EBCH | 2007 |  Bansko, Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| JBWCH | 2008 | Ruhpolding, Germany | 15 | 34 | 31 | 6 | ||
| EBCH | 2008 |  Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||
| BWCH | 2009 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea | 16 | DNF | ||||
| EBCH | 2009 |  Ufa, Russia | 9 | 1 | ||||
| OLY | 2010 |  Vancouver, Canada | 32 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 6 | |
| EBCH | 2010 |  Otepää, Estonia | 13 | 2 | ||||
| EBCH | 2011 | Ridanna, Italy | 2 | 1 | ||||
| BWCH | 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 24 | 31 | 19 | 24 | DSQ | |
| EBCH | 2012 |  Osrblie, Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| BWCH | 2012 | Ruhpolding, Germany | 14 | 6 | ||||
| BWCH | 2013 | Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |
| OLY | 2014 | Sochi, Russia | 8 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 1 | |
| BWCH | 2016 |  Oslo, Norway | DNF | 16 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 4 |
World Cup
Podiums
| Season | Place | Competition | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Oberhof, Germany | Relay | 1 |
| 2010–11 |  Hochfilzen, Austria | Relay | 2 |
| 2010–11 |  Pokljuka, Slovenia | Mixed relay | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Kontiolahti, Finland | Mixed relay | 2 |
| 2012–13 |  Östersund, Sweden | Sprint | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Hochfilzen, Austria | Relay | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Oberhof, Germany | Relay | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Antholz, Italy | Pursuit | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Sochi, Russia | Relay | 2 |
| 2013–14 | Östersund, Sweden | Mixed relay | 3 |
| 2013–14 | Hochfilzen, Austria | Relay | 1 |
| 2013–14 |  Annecy-Le Grand Bornand, France | Relay | 2 |
| 2013–14 | Oberhof, Germany | Sprint | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Östersund, Sweden | Individual | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Östersund, Sweden | Sprint | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Hochfilzen, Austria | Relay | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Ruhpolding, Germany | Relay | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Canmore, Canada | Sprint | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Presque Isle, United States | Relay | 2 |
Positions
| Season | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass starts | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 28 | 70 | 52 | – | 52 |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 29 |
| 2010–11 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| 2011–12 | 10 | 36 | 51 | 30 | 32 |
| 2012–13 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 8 |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 19 | 34 | 31 | 28 |
Winter Olympics
| Year | Location | Competition | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sochi, Russia | Relay | 1 |
Personal life
Pidhrushna married Oleksiy Kayda on 26 May 2013.[4] Kayda is a member of Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) for the party Svoboda.[5] According to Pidhrushna her husband was attacked in December 2013 by "provocateurs" during the Euromaidan demonstrations.[6] During the awarding ceremony after her victory in women's relay in Hochfilzen on 8 December 2013, she and other Ukrainian biathletes shouted "For Maidan".[6] Pidhrushna gained at a news conference after her women's relay victory at the 2014 Winter Olympics a minute's silence in memory of the people who died in Kiev in the February 2014 Euromaidan riots.[7]
References
- ↑ "Olena Pidhrushna, Biathlon". Vancouver 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- 1 2 "Retiring from Biathlon; Part 2, the Women". International Biathlon Union. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ biathlon.com.ua (30 November 2014). "Olena Pidhrushna. Our sportsmen showed their character".
- ↑ (Ukrainian) "Свободівець" Кайда повінчався з біатлоністкою Підгрушною , Tablo ID (27 May 2013)
- ↑ Кайда, Олексій Петрович, Civil movement "Chesno"
- 1 2 (Ukrainian) "За Майдан" – біатлоністки підтримали українців на врученні золотих медалей, gazeta.ua (08/12/2013)
- ↑ Minute's silence respected at Ukraine news conference, Reuters (21 February 2014)
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