Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 1 | 7.5km Sprint | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 19:55.6 |
| 2 | 10km Pursuit | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 30:28.3 |
| 8 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 36:02.9 |
| 13 | 4x6km Relay | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 1:13:15.8 |
| 39 | 15km Individual | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 45:16.0 |
| World Championships |
| 2 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2009 | Pyeongchang, KOR | 34:25.8 |
| 3 | 7.5km Sprint | 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS | 21:11.2 |
| 4 | 15km Individual | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 46:47.5 |
| 6 | 10km Pursuit | 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS | 33:00.0 |
| 7 | 2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 1:13:37.6 |
| 7 | 2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 1:14:25.6 |
| 8 | 4x6km Relay | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 1:10:11.3 |
| 8 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 36:43.5 |
| 8 | 4x6km Relay | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 1:12:44.1 |
| 8 | 4x6km Relay | 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS | 1:17:43.8 |
| 9 | 15km Individual | 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS | 51:44.8 |
| 10 | 15km Individual | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 44:57.8 |
| 10 | 7.5km Sprint | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 22:26.8 |
| 10 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS | 37:33.1 |
| 12 | 2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay | 2011 | Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS | 1:19:27.3 |
| 14 | 10km Pursuit | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 30:13.7 |
| 14 | 2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay | 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS | 1:24:54.0 |
| 15 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 37:54.5 |
| 17 | 7.5km Sprint | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 22:07.0 |
| 19 | 10km Pursuit | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 32:58.8 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Total | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 7 |
| 2012/2013 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| 2011/2012 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 2010/2011 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | 15km IN | 7.5km SP | 10km PU | 12.5 MS | 4x6km RL | Mixed RL |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 13th | 1 x 8th | 1 x 7th | 1 x 6th | - |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 2nd | 2 x 8th | 1 x 7th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 8th | 1 x 5th | 1 x 9th | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 6th | 1 x 3rd |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 9th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 1st | 1 x 4th | 1 x 8th | 1 x 7th |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 2 | 15km Individual | 2013/2014 | Ostersund, SWE | 47:57.2 |
| 6 | 4x6km Relay | 2013/2014 | Hochfilzen, AUT | 1:15:01.5 |
| 7 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2013/2014 | Oberhof, GER | 39:08.9 |
| 8 | 10km Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Anterselva, ITA | 32:10.3 |
| 9 | 4x6km Relay | 2013/2014 | Annecy, FRA | 1:09:17.7 |
| 11 | 15km Individual | 2013/2014 | Ruhpolding, GER | 42:07.5 |
| 11 | 4x6km Relay | 2013/2014 | Ruhpolding, GER | 1:13:02.0 |
| 13 | 7.5km Sprint | 2013/2014 | Hochfilzen, AUT | 23:58.1 |
| 16 | 7.5km Sprint | 2013/2014 | Anterselva, ITA | 21:13.4 |
| 16 | 7.5km Sprint | 2013/2014 | Annecy, FRA | 21:32.5 |
| 16 | 10km Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Hochfilzen, AUT | 31:33.7 |
LegendIN-Individual, SP-Sprint, PU-Pursuit, MS-Mass Start, RL-Relay, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Nastia (biathlon.ski-xc.de, 18 Mar 2009)
- Hobbies: Cooking, listening to music, spending time with her family. (NOC Media Guide, 2014; biathlon.com.ua, 12 Mar 2013)
- Education: Law
- Languages Spoken: English, Russian, Slovak
- Sporting Relatives: Her husband and coach Daniel Kuzmin has competed for Israel in cross-country skiing. Her brother Anton Shipulin has competed in biathlon for Russia. (NOC Media Guide, 2014; sportsworldintel.com, 18 Jan 2013)
- Injuries: In December 2009 she broke two bones in her left hand during a training accident, but recovered in time to compete at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (NOC Media Guide, 2014; blogs.fasterskier.com, 13 Feb 2010)
- Previous Names: Anastasyia Shipulina
- Occupation: Athlete
- Family: Husband Daniel Kuzmin, son Elisey
- Coach: Daniel Kuzmin [husband], ISR; Juraj Sanitra [shooting] (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
- Debut: 2006 for Russia, World Cup (Oberhof) (biathlonworld.com, 2014)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerShe began the sport age 14. (biathlon.com.ua, 18 Aug 2009)
AwardsShe has been named the Queen of the Slovak Biathlon Track five times [2009-2013]. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
She was named 2010 Slovak Athlete of the Year by sports writers' in the country. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
GeneralFROM RUSSIA TO SLOVAKIA
She switched allegiance from Russia to Slovakia in 2008 so that her son would be allowed to accompany her to national training camps. (NOC Media Guide, 2010)
NATIONAL FIRST
She became the first athlete representing Slovakia to win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games when she claimed gold in the 7.5km sprint in Vancouver in 2010. (people.com.cn, 14 Feb 2010)
TORCH BEARER
She participated in the Olympic torch relay for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (NOC Media Guide, 2014)
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