Anastasiya Kuzmina
Anastasiya Vladimirovna Kuzmina born Anastasiya Vladimirovna Shipulina (born August 28, 1984 in Tyumen) is a Russian-born Slovak biathlete. She won the silver medal in 2009 Biathlon World Championships in Pyeongchang mass start and a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. She also won a silver medal in the 10 km pursuit race at the same games. Kuzmina's victory makes her the second Slovak after Ondrej Nepela to win a Winter Olympic gold medal, first for independent Slovakia. Her brother Anton Shipulin is also Russian biathlete. Her husband, Daniel Kuzmin, is an Israeli cross-country skier and Kuzmina's personal coach at the 2010 Olympics. They have one son - Yelisey.
