Alena Khrustaleva (born September 28, 1980), Kazakh biathlete

Alena Khrustaleva

September 28, 1980

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Khrustaleva made her international debut at the Junior European Championships in 2000 at Zakopane. After the season, she was ranked fourth in singles and sprint. The following season, Khrustaleva changed her citizenship with Belarus. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Khrustaleva managed 33rd place in the sprint and a 30th place in the pursuit. Foreign the 2003/04 season, she again changed her citizenship back with Russia. Foreign the 2006/07 season, she changed her citizenship with Kazakhstan. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she managed 5th place in the sprint and 2nd place in the singles.

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Career

Khrustaleva made her international debut at the Junior European Championships in 2000 at Zakopane. After the season, she was ranked fourth in singles and sprint. The following season, Khrustaleva changed her citizenship with Belarus.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Khrustaleva managed 33rd place in the sprint and a 30th place in the pursuit.

Foreign the 2003/04 season, she again changed her citizenship back with Russia. Foreign the 2006/07 season, she changed her citizenship with Kazakhstan.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she managed 5th place in the sprint and 2nd place in the singles.

Achievements

She won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. This was Kazakhstan"s 6th medal at the Winter Olympic Games and 45th overall Olympic medal. She won gold in singles and with the Russian squadron. Shortly afterwards, at the Junior World Championships, in Hochfilzen, she won a silver in the pursuit behind Sabrina Buchholz. At the Junior World Championships, in Khanty-Mansiysk, a summer biathlon, she won silver behind Tatiana Moiseyeva. At the Biathlon World Cup, in Hochfilzen, she achieved 36th place in the sprint. Halfway through the season, just before the 2002 Winter Olympics, Khrustaleva achieved her best World Cup rankings. In the individual and the squadron, Khrustaleva achieved seventh and sixth. At the European Championships in 2003, in Forni Avoltri, Khrustaleva won gold in singles. With the Russian squadron, in 2005, in Novosibirsk, she won gold in the relay. At the World Championships in 2007, a summer biathlon in Otepää, she won silver medals in the sprint and mass start behind Natalya Sokolova. In the individual competition of the World Cup 2009, Khrustaleva achieved sixth place.

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