Vera Khlyzova (born 2001) is a Russian Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete. She competes in the B2 category, which is for visually impaired athletes. She won the World Cup in para cross-country skiing 2019/20. She has Natalia Iakimova as her guide. She won the Paralympic cross-country skiing World Cup in 2019–20. Her sight guide is Natalia Iakimova.
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| Born | 2001 (age 22–23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn the 2019–20 season, Khlyzova won the World Cup in para cross-country skiing, and she also won the World Cup in para biathlon in that season.[1][2] The following season, she came in third place in the World Cup in para cross-country skiing, and won the World Cup in para biathlon.[3][4]
Khlyzova won the gold medal in the women's 6 km, 10 km and 12.5 km biathlon events at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[5][6] She also won the silver and bronze medal in the women's 15 km and 10 km cross-country skiing events respectively.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "World Para Nordic Skiing WC Points Winter Season 2019/20 - World Cup Overall Rankings Cross Country". db.ipc-services.org. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "World Para Nordic Skiing WC Points Winter Season 2019/20 - World Cup Overall Rankings Biathlon". db.ipc-services.org. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "World Para Nordic Skiing WC Points Winter Season 2020/21 - World Cup Overall Rankings Cross Country". db.ipc-services.org. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "World Para Nordic Skiing WC Points Winter Season 2020/21 - World Cup Overall Rankings Biathlon". db.ipc-services.org. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (15 January 2022). "Russians take biathlon golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Clean podium sweeps for RPC and Ukraine on Para biathlon's opening day". Paralympic.org. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day". Paralympic.org. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (13 January 2022). "Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.