Kristina Leonidovna Reztsova (Russian: Кристина Леонидовна Резцова, born 27 April 1996[1]) is a Russian biathlete. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, representing the Russia Olympic Committee, she won a bronze medal as part of the mixed relay team and a silver medal as part of the women's relay team.
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| Native name | Кристина Леонидовна Резцова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1996 Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2 (2019/20, 2021-22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She started competing in the World Cup in the 2019–20 season, but the best she achieved was an 18th position in one of the races.[2] Reztsova missed the 2020–21 season due to the birth of her daughter.[3] After she returned to competitions, in the 2021–22 season, Reztsova achieved her first top-10 finish in an individual World Cup race, and eventually four podium finishes.[2] She qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the first Olympics in her career.[4]
Reztsova is the second daughter of Anfisa Reztsova, an Olympic champion in cross-country skiing and biathlon.[5] She was training separately from the Russian team, to be able to take care of her daughter,[2] and on occasion criticized the Russian Biathlon Federation, something her mother was also known for.[5]
Her older sister is Daria Virolaynen.
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2022 Beijing
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9th | 6th | 26th | 5th | Silver | Bronze |
Biathlon World Cup
edit| Season | Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | |||||
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| Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
| 2017–18 | 0 | ― | — | — | 0 | ― | ― | ― | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 66 | 58th | 14 | 50th | 22 | 64th | 30 | 45th | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 366 | 13th | 34 | 18th | 138 | 12th | 103 | 14th | 91 | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ "Kristina Reztsova". NBC Olympics.
- ^ a b c Яшинин, Илья (20 January 2022). "Кристина Резцова – главная претендентка женской сборной на медаль Пекина-2022. Все благодаря рождению дочери" (in Russian). International Olympic Committee.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (21 September 2020). "Russia's Reztsova to skip biathlon season due to pregnancy". Inside the Games.
- ^ Кузнецов, Дмитрий (5 February 2022). "Кристина Резцова: "Нужно было скорее Логинова отправить, чтобы он все зарешал"". Sport Express (in Russian).
- ^ a b "Nordic Focus "Eliseev est devenu faible"". Ski Nordique (in French). 8 December 2021.
