Olga Novikova
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Olga Novikova is a Kazakhstani ski-orienteering
competitor. She was born (date + year?) in Kazakhstan, and later moved to Russia. She is Junior World Champion
from 2004. She won a silver medal at the World Ski Orienteering Championships
in 2007, competing for Russia. Competing for Kazakhstan she placed third overall in the World Cup in 2010, and won four gold medals at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.
in Vuokatti, and also a silver medal in the long distance. At the 2004 Junior World Championships in S-chanf
she won silver medals in both the long and the middle distance.
At the World Ski Orienteering Championships
in Russia in 2007 she placed 8th in the middle distance, and won a silver medal in the sprint.
She competed for Kazakhstan during the 2010 World Cup in Ski Orienteering
, and placed third overall behind winner Natalya Tomilova
and Marte Reenaas
.
She also competes internationally in foot orienteering
, and participated at the 2010 World Orienteering Championships
in Trondheim, where she placed 30th in the middle distance.
Competing for Kazakhstan
at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana
/Almaty
, she won four gold medals in ski orienteering
out of four possible. She won the sprint ahead of Liu Xiaoting
and Yevgeniya Kuzmina
. She won the middle distance ahead of Kuzmina and Liu, and the long distance ahead of Kuzmina and Kim Ja-Youn. She was also part of the Kazakhstani relay team, along with Kuzmina and Elmira Moldasheva
, and won gold medals ahead of the team from South Korea
.
Ski-orienteering
Ski orienteering is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF...
competitor. She was born (date + year?) in Kazakhstan, and later moved to Russia. She is Junior World Champion
Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships were first held in 1994. Since 1998, competitions have been held annually. Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation .-Host Towns/Cities:...
from 2004. She won a silver medal at the World Ski Orienteering Championships
World Ski Orienteering Championships
The World Ski Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women...
in 2007, competing for Russia. Competing for Kazakhstan she placed third overall in the World Cup in 2010, and won four gold medals at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.
Career
Novikova won a gold medal in the short distance at the 2004 Junior World Ski Orienteering ChampionshipsJunior World Ski Orienteering Championships
The Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships were first held in 1994. Since 1998, competitions have been held annually. Representative countries must be members of the International Orienteering Federation .-Host Towns/Cities:...
in Vuokatti, and also a silver medal in the long distance. At the 2004 Junior World Championships in S-chanf
S-chanf
S-chanf is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.Localities in S-chanf municipality include Susauna, Chapella and Cinuos-chel.-Name:...
she won silver medals in both the long and the middle distance.
At the World Ski Orienteering Championships
World Ski Orienteering Championships
The World Ski Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women...
in Russia in 2007 she placed 8th in the middle distance, and won a silver medal in the sprint.
She competed for Kazakhstan during the 2010 World Cup in Ski Orienteering
World Cup in Ski Orienteering
The World Cup in Ski Orienteering is a series of ski-orienteering competitions organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first official World Cup was held in 1989, then every second year up to 1999, and then in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2007-2008.-Women:-Men:-See...
, and placed third overall behind winner Natalya Tomilova
Natalia Tomilova
Natalia Tomilova is a Russian ski-orienteering competitor and winner of the overall world cup.She received a bronze medal in the long course at the 2004 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Östersund, a silver medal in 2005 in Levi, and a bronze medal in the middle distance in 2007 in Moscow...
and Marte Reenaas
Marte Reenaas
Marte Reenaas is a Norwegian ski-orienteering competitor and world champion. She won a gold medal in the relay event at the World Ski Orienteering Championships in Levi in 2005, together with Kjersti Reenaas and Stine Hjermstad Kirkevik. She received a bronze medal in the long distance in Moscow...
.
She also competes internationally in foot orienteering
Foot orienteering
Foot orienteering is the oldest formal orienteering sport, and the one with the most "starts" per year. Usually, a foot-O is a timed race in which participants start at staggered intervals, are individually timed, and are expected to perform all navigation on their own. The control points are...
, and participated at the 2010 World Orienteering Championships
World Orienteering Championships
The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....
in Trondheim, where she placed 30th in the middle distance.
Competing for Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
-Biathlon:Kazakhstan will send a team of 21 athletes. The team includes Olympic silver medalist Elena Khrustaleva.Men*Alexsandr Chervyhkov*Yan Savitskiy*Alexandr Trifonov*Dias Keneshev*Nikolay Braichenko*Sergey NaumikWomen*Viktoriya Afanasyeva...
at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
/Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
, she won four gold medals in ski orienteering
Ski orienteering at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
Ski orienteering at the 2011 Asian Winter Games was held at Biathlon/Cross-Country Ski Complex in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The eight events were scheduled for January 31– February 5, 2011.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Sprint:January 31-Middle distance:...
out of four possible. She won the sprint ahead of Liu Xiaoting
Liu Xiaoting
Liu Xiaoting is a ski-orienteering competitor from China. She won two medals at the 2011 Asian Winter Games, including a silver medal in the sprint behind Olga Novikova, and a bronze medal in the middle distance, behind Novikova and Yevgeniya Kuzmina....
and Yevgeniya Kuzmina
Yevgeniya Kuzmina
Yevgeniya Kuzmina is a ski-orienteering competitor from Kazakhstan. She won four medals at the 2011 Asian Winter Games, including a gold medal in the relay, silver medals in the middle distance and the long distance, and a bronze medal in the sprint....
. She won the middle distance ahead of Kuzmina and Liu, and the long distance ahead of Kuzmina and Kim Ja-Youn. She was also part of the Kazakhstani relay team, along with Kuzmina and Elmira Moldasheva
Elmira Moldasheva
Elmira Moldasheva is a ski-orienteering competitor from Kazakhstan. She competed at the 2009 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Rusutsu, where she placed 30th in the sprint, 32nd in the middle distance, 30th in the long distance, and 7th in the relay with the Kazakhstani team. She won a gold...
, and won gold medals ahead of the team from South Korea
South Korea at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
South Korea participated in the 2011 Asian Winter Games held in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan from January 30, 2011 to February 6, 2011.-Medal table:- Gold:Alpine skiing* Men's combined – Jung Dong-Hyun* Women's downhill – Kim Sun-Joo...
.