Alena Zubrilova

Career

Prior to that, she had competed for the Ukraine from 1991 until she changed her citizenship to Belarus in 2002. She also competed in three Winter Olympics, her best individual finish was 5th in the 7.5 km at Turin in 2006. Zubrilova as of 2006 also has the most victories at the Holmenkollen ski festival"s biathlon event with five (1999: individual, sprint, pursuit, and mass start.

2002: pursuit).

She also has 21 victories in her career. A divorced mother of one, Zubrilova makes her living as a coach.

Achievements

• Zubrilova has won a total of seventeen Biathlon World Championships medals in her career, including four gold (pursuit, individual, and mass start: all 1999. And mass start: 2002), five silvers (individual: 1997, 2003. Sprint: 1997; pursuit: 1997 and team event: 1996), and eight bronzes (relay: 1996, 2000, 2001, and 2005. Sprint: 1999 and 2005. Individual: 2001; and team event: 1997).