Elena KRUCHYNKINA

28 Mar 1995
26
Female
SMOLNYI
 
Russian Federation
SMOLNYI
 
Russian Federation

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BTH Biathlon Women's 15km Individual 48
Women's 7.5km Sprint 70
Women's 4x6km Relay 13

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
4Women's 4x6km Relay2021Pokljuka, SLO
11Women's 4x6km Relay2019Oestersund, SWE
12Mixed Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
13Women's 4x6km Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
13Mixed Relay2019Oestersund, SWE
14Mixed Relay2021Pokljuka, SLO
26Women's 15km Individual2021Pokljuka, SLO
36Women's 7.5km Sprint2019Oestersund, SWE
44Women's 10km Pursuit2019Oestersund, SWE
46Women's 15km Individual2019Oestersund, SWE
49Women's 10km Pursuit2021Pokljuka, SLO
49Women's 7.5km Sprint2021Pokljuka, SLO
49Women's 7.5km Sprint2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
77Women's 15km Individual2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
LAPWomen's 10km Pursuit2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
World Cup
RankEventSeason
27Women's Pursuit2020/21
28Women's Sprint2020/21
29Women's Individual2020/21
30Women's Total2020/21
42Women's Mass Start2020/21
42Women's Sprint2019/20
49Women's Total2019/20
50Women's Pursuit2019/20
53Women's Sprint2018/19
62Women's Individual2019/20
65Women's Total2018/19
67Women's Pursuit2018/19
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Lena, Lenok

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Movies

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Athlete, Sports instructor

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Mordovian State Pedagogical Institute (Saransk, RUS)
Moscow State Pedagogical Institute (RUS)

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Partner, Dmitrii Shamaev (together since 2012). Twin sister, Irina.

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Russian

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National: Reinhard Goesweiner (AUT), Oleg Ryzhenkov (BLR)

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Partner Dmitrii Shamaev (Biathlon): Two-time Youth/Junior World Championship relay gold medallist with Russian Federation (2014, 2016). Competed in junior competition until 2016. Switched nationalitiy to Romania and returned to World Cup in December 2021.

Sister Irina Kruchinkina (Biathlon): Master of Sports of Russia. Russian junior, switching nationalities to Belarus in 2018 and competing at three successive World Championships (2019-2021). One IBU Cup podium in November 2018, finishing second in the Idre sprint.

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2018 IBU Cup in Duszniki Zdroj (Sprint - 14th, 7th)
2019 World Cup in Ruhpolding (Sprint - 23rd, Relay - 8th)

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2018

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Started biathlon in 2009.

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Began working with a new team of coaches. "The workouts are actually quite different. A lot of work on skiing technique, special exercises for shooting training. The camps have become shorter in duration and longer off-camp, that is, a more European style. So far, I like everything." (sport-express.ru, 3 Jul 2020)

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Winning pursuit gold at the 2020 European Championships in Minsk. “I was very happy to reach the finish line with the flag, it was a special moment. This is only my second clean shooting performance in the last 10 years, so I'm very happy." (biathlonworld.com, 1 Mar 2020)

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Master of Sports of Russia

General Interest

SWITCHING NATIONALITY
After not qualifying for the Russian national team, she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2018 with the consent of the Russian Federation and has been part of the Belarusian team since. "Belarus has become a new step for my sister and me, a new impetus in our careers. I do not regret for a second that we then agreed to the transition." (sport-express.ru, 3 Jul 2020)

NEGATIVE PUBLIC REACTION
After switching allegiance to Belarus in 2018, Elena and her sister received negative feedback from many Belarusians online. The feedback intensified after the women's relay at the 2021 World Championships in Pokljuka, when Elena, completing the anchor leg, dropped the team from second to finish fourth. (sport-express.ru, 3 Jul 2020)

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