Yekaterina AIDOVA

Kazakhstan
Speed Skating
30 Jul 1991
30
Female
1.70/5'6''
KARAGANDY
 
Kazakhstan
KARAGANDY
 
Kazakhstan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SSK Speed Skating Women's 500m 20
Women's 1000m 19
Women's 1500m 18

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
National Speed Skating Oval
Women's 1500m
Finished
National Speed Skating Oval
Women's 500m
Finished
National Speed Skating Oval
Women's 1000m
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
16Women's 1000m2010Vancouver, CAN
18Women's 1500m2018PyeongChang, KOR
18Women's 500m2010Vancouver, CAN
19Women's 1000m2014Sochi, RUS
21Women's 500m2018PyeongChang, KOR
22Women's 500m2014Sochi, RUS
24Women's 1000m2018PyeongChang, KOR
28Women's 1500m2014Sochi, RUS
29Women's 1500m2010Vancouver, CAN
World Sprint Championships
RankEventYearLocation
4Women's Sprint2015Nur-Sultan, KAZ
5Women's Sprint2019Heerenveen, NED
8Women's Sprint2014Nagano, JPN
10Women's Sprint2016Seoul, KOR
11Women's Sprint2017Calgary, AB, CAN
12Women's Sprint2011Heerenveen, NED
16Women's Sprint2013Salt Lake City, UT, USA
16Women's Sprint2012Calgary, AB, CAN
World Single Distance Championships
RankEventYearLocation
6Women's 500m2013Sochi, RUS
8Women's 1500m2021Heerenveen, NED
8Women's 500m2015Heerenveen, NED
8Women's 1000m2011Inzell, GER
9Women's 500m2019Inzell, GER
9Women's 1000m2013Sochi, RUS
10Women's 1000m2021Heerenveen, NED
10Women's 1000m2012Heerenveen, NED
11Women's 500m2021Heerenveen, NED
12Women's 1000m2015Heerenveen, NED
14Women's 500m2012Heerenveen, NED
15Women's 500m2011Inzell, GER
16Women's 1000m2018Gangneung, KOR
18Women's 1500m2019Inzell, GER
18Women's 1000m2016Kolomna, RUS
19Women's 500m2016Kolomna, RUS
23Women's 500m2018Gangneung, KOR
24Women's 1000m2019Inzell, GER
World Cup
SeasonWomen's 500mWomen's 1000mWomen's 1500mWomen's Mass Start
2020/2113917
2018/19131126
2017/18141243
2016/17242852
2015/16182944
2014/1510845
2013/14171967
2012/1319113544
2011/122120
2010/11425457
2009/10424554
2008/09536362
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Katya

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Reading, play guitar and piano, cooking, attending sports events

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Athlete

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Physical Education - Karagandy State University (KAZ)
Law - Karagandy Economic University of Kazpotrebsouz (KAZ)

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Parents, Valery and Marina. Sister, Elena. Brother.

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Russian

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Kazakhstan National Guard

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National: Dmitry Babenko (KAZ)
Personal: Vladimir Levchenko (KAZ)

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Short track speed skating: Competed as a junior.

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2008 International Opening Race in Erfurt (500m - 6th, 1000m - 4th, 1500m - 2nd)
2008 World Cup in Berlin (500m B - 15th, 1500m B - 17th, 1000m B - 16th)

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2019: Injured in a skiing accident. Missed the entire 2019/20 season.

June 2016: Spinal disc herniation surgery. Recovered during summer training. Started skating after three months, returning to competition in mid-October at the Kazakhstan Cup.

2014: Spinal cord injury at the start of the season.

2014: Cut her eyebrow and fell ill ahead of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, which negatively impacted her performance.

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2008

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Began skating in 2001 at the Shakhter Stadium in Qaraghandy. (isu.org)

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As a child, she saw somebody roller skating in the street and wanted to this herself, but her parents couldn't afford roller skates. Ice skates were available to her, so she started skating. (ucoz.ru, 10 Mar 2016; nv.kz, 9 Feb 2011)

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Compete at her fourth Olympic Winter Games at Beijing 2022. "In our sport, age, skill and experience only help." (skating.kz, 18 Feb 2018)

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Winning 500m gold at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moscow; winning a medal (bronze) at the 2015 Erfurt World Cup (500m); and competing at three Olympic Winter Games. (isu.org)

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"Can't single out any current or previous coaches, each of them has contributed a piece to my success." (ucoz.ru, 16 Mar 2016)

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"Don't be afraid to experiment." (Info 2018)

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Master of Sport of International Class
Master of Sport

Milestones

Three-time Olympian. Became the youngest speed skater to represent Kazakhstan at the Olympic Winter Games at Vancouver 2010 (18 year 201 days). Became the sixth female Kazakhstan speed skater to compete and was the only female speed skater on the Kazakhstan team at Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.

Fourth overall at the 2015 World Sprint Championships in Astana, missing a medal by a combined 0.4 seconds to Karolina Erbanova (CZE). Competed at 16 total World Championships, with 12 top-10 finishes.

Competed at the World Cup since 2008, with only one podium, finishing third (500m) at Erfurt in 2015. Had eight top-10 finishes since the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games (missed the entire 2019/20 season). Finished the 2020/21 season in the 1000m top-10 (9th), the first time since 2015 (8th).

Competed at two Asian Winter Games (2011, 2017), finishing in the top-10 in each race.

Two bronze medals (1000m, 1500m) at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, the host nation's only speed skating medals. Finished fourth in the 500m, 0.13 combined seconds behind Aleksandra Kachurkina (RUS).

Successive 500m medals at the World Junior Championships, winning gold in 2010 (Moscow) and silver in 2011 (Seinajoki).

National record holder in the 500m (37.64), 1000m (1:13.78) and 1500m (1.53.53). Still holds the junior records in the same distances. Part of the record holding pursuit team (3:05.45), which was set as a junior in December 2009. First broke the 500m and 1000m records in 2009.

Won 30 National Championship titles, winning at least one every year from 2012-2019.
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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