Yelena Burukhina is a former 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 cross country skier who has competed since 1996. She won two medals at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 took place February 18-March 1, 2003 in Val di Fiemme, Italy for a second time . The ski jumping team normal hill held in 2001 was not held at this championships while the women's 30 km returned after being cancelled in the previous championships due to...

 with a silver (30 km) and a bronze (4 x 5 km).

Burukina's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the 15 km at Salt Lake City in 2002

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

. She has two individual career victories at 5 km (2002) and at 10 km (2005).

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