Ekaterina Ivanova (biathlete)
Encyclopedia
Ekaterina Vinogradova (born September 3, 1977 in Novosibirsk
) is a Russian
-born biathlete
and cross-country skier
. She competed for Belarus
then for the United States
and now compete for Armenia
.
and operated since 1993. In 2003 she was promoted to the Belarus national team and began her international career at the European Championships in Forni Avoltri
. Here she won gold in the pursuit and bronze in the sprint and the relay. A year later in Minsk
, she won silver in the pursuit and in the relay, 2005 in Langdorf
again in the relay gold. Vinogradova also debuted in 2003 in a sprint race in the Biathlon World Cup
and was already in the first race in decades in Kontiolahti
. At the next World Cup stop in Hochfilzen
, she won with the white Russian squadron. Their best finish was two third places in the sprint at the World Cup once in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany
, a second time in 2006 on Holmenkollen
in Oslo
. The 2003/04 season they finished in 17th, 2005/06 in 20th from the overall World Cup.
Vinogradova is competed on World Championships
in 2003
in Khanty-Mansiysk
, 2004
in Oberhof and 2005 in Hochfilzen part. At World Championships Vinogradova was often in top form. In 2003 she was 11th in a single, 15th in the sprint, ninth in the pursuit and fourth in the relay. The following year she won at the same time the German
Martina Glagow, the bronze medal in the sprint, was sixth in the pursuit and once again fourth in the relay. In Hochfilzen they eventually won bronze in the relay again. Vinogradova also took to the 2006 Winter Olympics
participate in Turin
. In the individual race they could not achieve significant results, with the season, she missed a medal in fourth place but only just.
In addition to the Olympic biathlon Vinogradova also competes in Summer Biathlon. She took 2003 Avoltri Forni, 2004 in Osrblie
and 2005 Muonio
in world championships and won gold in all three years with the squadron. More medals, she missed in 2005 as fourth in the sprint and pursuit and fifth in the mass start only barely.
Vinogradova lives in the Auburn
in the United States and is also active there as biathlete and cross-country skier. At the University of Vermont
, she completed her Bachelor of Science. It starts for the Auburn Ski Club. They played their first international cross-country races in 1999 and immediately gained in Quebec
her first two races over 10 km freestyle and 5 km Classic. So far, they won ten races of the FIS and the Continental Cup. In 2004 she made her debut in Düsseldorf
in the Cross-country skiing World Cup and became the 19th their first World Cup points. At the highest level, it was not for the U.S., but for Belarus. The following year she started at the same race, but missed as the 35th more points. In 2009 she won the Highlands Nordic in the mixed championships of Americans and Canadians over 5 km freestyle silver and bronze on the 30-kilometer freestyle distance. Vinogradova reached in biathlon at the North America Championships Biathlon 2008 in Itasca very good results. After winning the Sprint still behind Anna Lies Cook and Caitlin Compton
bronze, she won the pursuit race and the mass start.
Vinogradova since the 2006-07 season, no longer was used internationally, she celebrated her international comeback in the 2010-11 and now starts for Armenia. First, they took part to achieve without significant results at the IBU Cup, in Presque Isle
contest after five years a World Cup race and was on 50th place.
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
) is a Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
-born 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...
and 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...
. She competed for Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
then for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and now compete for Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
.
Career
Ekaterina Vinogradova, coached by Sergey Vinogradov and starts for Dinamo Minsk, lives in California's AuburnAuburn, California
Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...
and operated since 1993. In 2003 she was promoted to the Belarus national team and began her international career at the European Championships in Forni Avoltri
Forni Avoltri
Forni Avoltri is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 130 km northwest of Trieste and about 70 km northwest of Udine, on the border with Austria...
. Here she won gold in the pursuit and bronze in the sprint and the relay. A year later in Minsk
Minsk
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, she won silver in the pursuit and in the relay, 2005 in Langdorf
Langdorf
Langdorf is a municipality in the district of Regen in Bavaria in Germany. It was formerly known as Dorfmuri....
again in the relay gold. Vinogradova also debuted in 2003 in a sprint race in the Biathlon World Cup
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....
and was already in the first race in decades in Kontiolahti
Kontiolahti
Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
. At the next World Cup stop in Hochfilzen
Hochfilzen
Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn. Population was 1,109 in 2001.It is a popular winter sports resort, especially for cross country skiing...
, she won with the white Russian squadron. Their best finish was two third places in the sprint at the World Cup once in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany
Oberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
, a second time in 2006 on Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen is a neighborhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, the area has been a ski recreation area since the late 19th century, with its famous, eponymous, ski jump arena hosting competitions since 1892...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. The 2003/04 season they finished in 17th, 2005/06 in 20th from the overall World Cup.
Vinogradova is competed on World Championships
Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
in 2003
Biathlon World Championships 2003
The 38th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...
in Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
, 2004
Biathlon World Championships 2004
The 39th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2004 in Oberhof, Germany.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:-12.5 km mass start:...
in Oberhof and 2005 in Hochfilzen part. At World Championships Vinogradova was often in top form. In 2003 she was 11th in a single, 15th in the sprint, ninth in the pursuit and fourth in the relay. The following year she won at the same time the German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Martina Glagow, the bronze medal in the sprint, was sixth in the pursuit and once again fourth in the relay. In Hochfilzen they eventually won bronze in the relay again. Vinogradova also took to the 2006 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee...
participate in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
. In the individual race they could not achieve significant results, with the season, she missed a medal in fourth place but only just.
In addition to the Olympic biathlon Vinogradova also competes in Summer Biathlon. She took 2003 Avoltri Forni, 2004 in Osrblie
Osrblie
Osrblie is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village is best known for biathlon races, with Biathlon World Cup events taking place since the mid 1990s and with one Biathlon World Championships in 1997.-History:In historical records...
and 2005 Muonio
Muonio
Muonio is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
in world championships and won gold in all three years with the squadron. More medals, she missed in 2005 as fourth in the sprint and pursuit and fifth in the mass start only barely.
Vinogradova lives in the Auburn
Auburn, California
Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California. Its population at the 2010 census was 13,330. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history.Auburn is part of the Greater Sacramento area.- History :...
in the United States and is also active there as biathlete and cross-country skier. At the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
, she completed her Bachelor of Science. It starts for the Auburn Ski Club. They played their first international cross-country races in 1999 and immediately gained in Quebec
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
her first two races over 10 km freestyle and 5 km Classic. So far, they won ten races of the FIS and the Continental Cup. In 2004 she made her debut in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
in the Cross-country skiing World Cup and became the 19th their first World Cup points. At the highest level, it was not for the U.S., but for Belarus. The following year she started at the same race, but missed as the 35th more points. In 2009 she won the Highlands Nordic in the mixed championships of Americans and Canadians over 5 km freestyle silver and bronze on the 30-kilometer freestyle distance. Vinogradova reached in biathlon at the North America Championships Biathlon 2008 in Itasca very good results. After winning the Sprint still behind Anna Lies Cook and Caitlin Compton
Caitlin Compton
Caitlin Compton is an American cross country skier who has competed since 2001. Her best World Cup finish was 17th in the team sprint event at Whistler Olympic Park in January 2009 while her best individual finish was 32nd in a 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit event, also at Whistler Olympic...
bronze, she won the pursuit race and the mass start.
Vinogradova since the 2006-07 season, no longer was used internationally, she celebrated her international comeback in the 2010-11 and now starts for Armenia. First, they took part to achieve without significant results at the IBU Cup, in Presque Isle
Presque Isle, Maine
Presque Isle is the commercial center and largest city in the sparsely populated Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,692 at the 2010 census...
contest after five years a World Cup race and was on 50th place.