Julia PORTUNOVA

4 May 1994
27
Female
KALININGRAD
 
Russian Federation
KALININGRAD
 
Russian Federation

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CUR Curling Women 10

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D
ROC
ROC
3
USA
United States of America
9
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C
SUI
Switzerland
8
ROC
ROC
7
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B
KOR
Republic of Korea
9
ROC
ROC
5
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A
ROC
ROC
5
JPN
Japan
10
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C
CAN
Canada
11
ROC
ROC
5
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D
DEN
Denmark
10
ROC
ROC
5
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A
CHN
People's Republic of China
5
ROC
ROC
11
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C
ROC
ROC
5
SWE
Sweden
8
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B
ROC
ROC
4
GBR
Great Britain
9
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
9Women2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2021Calgary, AB, CAN
3Women2018North Bay, ON, CAN
European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2016Glasgow, SCO
World Junior Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2013Sochi, RUS
3Women2014Flims, SUI
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JP, Snail

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Playing with her dogs (her mother is a dog breeder and owns a pet shop).

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Athlete

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Graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (Kaliningrad, RUS).

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Father, Alexander. Mother, Yana. Older brother, Nikita.

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Russian

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Adamant CC

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Team: Sergey Belanov (RUS)

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Third

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Right

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2016 European Championships in Glasgow vs. Denmark (3-1 Win)

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A school sport coach convinced her to try curling with friends. Their first attempts at sliding involved using tape on the bottom of their shoes, rather than proper sliding equipment. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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Loves the team aspect, specifically team communication and team bonding. She believes this also helps her to go further in real life—in family, relationships, at work, anywhere beyond the sport. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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Her desire to win the Olympic gold medal keeps her going in the sport. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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There is no good quality curling ice in her hometown so she trains in a gym. Team training camps are arranged before major tournaments. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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Winning silver at the 2021 World Championship in Calgary. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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Her coach Sergey Belanov (RUS), who has coached her for her entire career. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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Wears the same underwear during a competition, washing them between games (a common Russian superstition). (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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“Sport is a lesson of life. Sport produces people who are determined and motivated and they achieve more in life even after sport.” (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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