Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| World Championships |
| 3 | 10km Pursuit | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 30:55.0 |
| 4 | 4x6km Relay | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 1:08:40.0 |
| 5 | 7.5km Sprint | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 21:27.4 |
| 5 | 2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 1:13:57.0 |
| 6 | 2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 1:13:31.4 |
| 7 | 4x6km Relay | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 1:11:07.0 |
| 8 | 15km Individual | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 44:42.2 |
| 8 | 7.5km Sprint | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 22:12.3 |
| 10 | 15km Individual | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 47:56.1 |
| 19 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2012 | Ruhpolding, GER | 37:22.0 |
| 22 | 10km Pursuit | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 30:53.1 |
| 23 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2013 | Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE | 38:40.2 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Total | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012/2013 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 15 |
| 2011/2012 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| 2010/2011 | 66 | 46 | - | 61 | - |
| 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 18th | 1 x 5th | 1 x 5th | 1 x 9th | 1 x 1st | - |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 4th | 2 x 2nd | 1 x 1st |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 8th | 1 x 5th | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 6th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 1st |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 21st | 1 x 46th | 1 x 24th | - | - | - |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 1 | 4x6km Relay | 2013/2014 | Ruhpolding, GER | 1:09:42.2 |
| 5 | 7.5km Sprint | 2013/2014 | Annecy, FRA | 21:10.7 |
| 5 | 10km Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Oberhof, GER | 35:14.0 |
| 6 | 4x6km Relay | 2013/2014 | Annecy, FRA | 1:08:28.2 |
| 9 | 10km Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Annecy, FRA | 29:02.2 |
| 9 | 12.5km Mass Start | 2013/2014 | Oberhof, GER | 39:25.7 |
| 10 | 7.5km Sprint | 2013/2014 | Anterselva, ITA | 21:05.5 |
| 15 | 7.5km Sprint | 2013/2014 | Oberhof, GER | 24:50.0 |
| 16 | 10km Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Anterselva, ITA | 32:53.8 |
| 18 | 15km Individual | 2013/2014 | Ruhpolding, GER | 42:42.5 |
| 18 | 10km Pursuit | 2013/2014 | Ruhpolding, GER | 32:36.1 |
LegendIN-Individual, SP-Sprint, PU-Pursuit, MS-Mass Start, RL-Relay, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Olya (biathlon-russia.ru, 05 Apr 2012)
- Education: Economics - Bashkir State University, Ufa, RUS
- Languages Spoken: English, Russian
- Sporting Relatives: Her husband and coach, Valery Ivanov, competed for Kazakhstan at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano. (rusbiathlon.ru, 16 Feb 2013)
- Hobbies: Surfing the internet, eating Ukrainian and Russian cuisine; reading. (biathlonrus.com, 08 Jan 2010; biathlon-russia.ru, 05 Apr 2012)
- Family: Husband Valery Ivanov
- Coach: Valery Ivanov [husband]; Wolfgang Pichler [national] (rusbiathlon.ru, 16 Feb 2013; uk.reuters.com, 30 Jan 2014)
- Other Sports: She trained in cross-country skiing for 10 years. (skisport.ru, 26 Dec 2012)
Additional Information
Start of sporting career
She began biathlon in 2004. (biathlon.com.ua, 08 Jan 2010)
Reason for taking up this sport
Initially she was a cross-country skier as there was no biathlon training facility available in her area. Also, because of her skeletal structure, she could not carry a rifle until age 15. Skiing helped her develop the strength needed for biathlon, so she decided to try the sport. (skisport.ru, 26 Dec 2012; biathlonrus.com, 26 Dec 2012)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (biathlon-russia.ru, 05 Apr 2012)