Anastasiya Kuzmina

Anastasiya Kuzmina (born August 28, 1984) is a Russian biathlete who represents Slovakia. Her brother Anton Shiplin is also a biathlete. Kuzmina specializes in the sprint event. She made her World Cup debut on January 7, 2006. Despite not receiving Slovak citizenship in time for the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, she got Slovak citizenship after the Olympics.

She won three medals in her Olympic career (two gold and one silver). She won gold in Vancouver and repeated her gold once again in Sochi in the sprint.

Trivia

 * She is one of the tallest female biathletes at a height of 1.80 m (5 feet 11 inches).