Anastasiya Vladimirovna Kuzmina born Anastasiya Vladimirovna Shipulina (born August 28, 1984 in Tyumen

Tyumen

Tyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most...

) is a Russian-born Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 biathlete

Biathlon

Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...

. She won the silver medal in 2009 Biathlon World Championships

Biathlon World Championships 2009

The 43rd Biathlon World Championships were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea from February 13 to February 22, 2009. It was the first time that the Biathlon World Championships were held in Asia ....

 in Pyeongchang mass start and a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

 in Vancouver, Canada. She also won a silver medal in the 10 km pursuit race at the same games.

Kuzmina's victory makes her the second Slovak after Ondrej Nepela

Ondrej Nepela

Ondrej Nepela was an Olympic gold medalist and three-time World champion Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:...

 to win a Winter Olympic gold medal, first for independent Slovakia.

Her brother Anton Shipulin

Anton Shipulin

Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin is a Russian biathlete. Absolute champion of European Biathlon Championship 2008 . The bronze medallist of the Winter Olympic Games 2010...

 is also Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n biathlete. Her husband, Daniel Kuzmin, is an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i cross-country skier

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

 and Kuzmina's personal coach at the 2010 Olympics. They have one son - Yelisey.

External links

• Profile on biathlonworld.com
• Statistics
• :de:Anastasia Kuzmina