Anastasiya MERKUSHYNA
UkraineEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Biathlon |
Women's 7.5km Sprint | 24 | |
| Women's 10km Pursuit | 25 | ||
| Women's 4x6km Relay | 7 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 11 | Women's 4 × 6 kilometres Relay | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 46 | Women's 10 kilometres Pursuit | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 55 | Women's 7.5 kilometres Sprint | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| 70 | Women's 15 kilometres | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| Youth Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 4 | 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| 14 | 6 kilometres Sprint | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| 18 | 7.5 kilometres Pursuit | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 2 | Women's 4x6km Relay | 2017 | Hochfilzen, AUT |
| 3 | Women's 4x6km Relay | 2019 | Oestersund, SWE |
| 5 | Single Mixed Relay | 2019 | Oestersund, SWE |
| 7 | Mixed Relay | 2019 | Oestersund, SWE |
| 8 | Women's 10km Pursuit | 2017 | Hochfilzen, AUT |
| 10 | Women's 15km Individual | 2019 | Oestersund, SWE |
| 10 | Women's 7.5km Sprint | 2017 | Hochfilzen, AUT |
| 14 | Women's 12.5km Mass Start | 2017 | Hochfilzen, AUT |
| 15 | Women's 10km Pursuit | 2019 | Oestersund, SWE |
| 25 | Women's 12.5km Mass Start | 2019 | Oestersund, SWE |
| 28 | Women's 7.5km Sprint | 2019 | Oestersund, SWE |
| 33 | Women's 15km Individual | 2017 | Hochfilzen, AUT |
| World Cup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season |
| 17 | Women's Individual | 2018/19 |
| 24 | Women's Individual | 2019/20 |
| 27 | Women's Individual | 2017/18 |
| 32 | Women's Sprint | 2016/17 |
| 33 | Women's Pursuit | 2017/18 |
| 34 | Women's Pursuit | 2018/19 |
| 35 | Women's Total | 2018/19 |
| 35 | Women's Mass Start | 2018/19 |
| 36 | Women's Mass Start | 2017/18 |
| 37 | Women's Total | 2016/17 |
| 38 | Women's Individual | 2020/21 |
| 39 | Women's Pursuit | 2016/17 |
| 39 | Women's Mass Start | 2016/17 |
| 42 | Women's Total | 2017/18 |
| 50 | Women's Total | 2019/20 |
| 51 | Women's Sprint | 2018/19 |
| 57 | Women's Total | 2020/21 |
| 57 | Women's Pursuit | 2019/20 |
| 57 | Women's Sprint | 2017/18 |
| 60 | Women's Sprint | 2020/21 |
| 61 | Women's Sprint | 2019/20 |
| 64 | Women's Individual | 2016/17 |
| 66 | Women's Pursuit | 2020/21 |
Nastya
Reading, music, snowboarding, fishing
Athlete, Manager, Coach
Master's in Management at the Ternopil National Economic University.
Father, Oleh. Mother, Iryna Merkushyna (nee Korchakina). Younger sister, Oleksandra.
Ukrainian, Russian, English
Dynamo Ternopil
National: Uros Velepec (SLO), Alexander Kravchenko, Igor Yashchenko
Mother Iryna Merkushyna (Biathlon): Finished 49th in the sprint at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games. Relay silver medallist at the 2003 World Championships, with two additional relay bronze medals at the European Championships (2001, 2002).
Sister Oleksandra Merkushyna (Biathlon): Competed at the 2021 Youth/Junior World Championships in Obertilliach, finishing 10th in the junior relay and two top-16 individual youth results. Racing IBU Junior Cup for the 2021/22 season.
2010 IBU Cup in Beitostolen (Sprint - 67th, 46th)
2014 World Cup in Oestersund (Individual - 50th, Sprint - 86th)
May 2017: Minor surgery, missing the beginning of the national team's training camp in Tenerife, Spain.
2009
Began cross-country skiing, switching to biathlon in 2006 while living in Lviv.
Born into a sports family, her parents introduced her to skiing at an early age becoming her coach.
Win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games.
“I can't even imagine a life without training, so I train twice a day on the few days that I'm at home." (biathlonworld.com, 12 Oct 2018)
Winning relay silver at the 2017 World Championships in Hochfilzen.
Biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR), eight-time Olympic gold medallist and 20-time world champion.
Biathlete Magdalena Neuner (GER), Vancouver 2010 dual Olympic gold medallist and 12-time world champion.
Biathlete Valentyna Semerenko (UKR), Sochi 2014 relay gold medallist and 2015 mass start world champion.
Biathlete Vita Semerenko (UKR), Sochi 2014 relay gold medallist and seven-time World Championship medallist.
Her mother, Iryna.
"As long as you have at least one more attempt, you haven’t lost." - Sergey Bubka (biathlonworld.com, 17 Nov 2016)
Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine
Order of Princess Olga II degree (2021)
Order of Princess Olga III degree (2017)
Laureate of the Prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2015)
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