Anna Frolina, (, , née Boulygina , born 11 January 1984) is a South Korean (since 2016) and

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n (until 2015)

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. Currently she resides at

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, Russia.

Career

Started competing in the World Cup in 2006–07 season ranking 31 in the

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total score. She missed most of the 2007–08 season due to knee injury. In May 2008, she reappeared on the Russia's national team, and after summer training sessions was admitted to the World Cup. On 21 December 2008 in

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came her first World Cup win shared with the relay teammates. First World Cup win came in Antholz-Anterselva Pursuit on 24 January 2009, when she spectacularly stormed the last meters of the course to brush her rivals off the top spot.Antholz-Anterselva win
Frolina (at time Boulygina) qualified for the

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and made the strongest debut among the Russian Olympic first-timers in biathlon coming 4th in the sprint at

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Olympic park, just missing the podium by 1.2 seconds. Her best result to date is a performance at the 2009 World Championships in Korea when she helped her teammates

Svetlana Sleptsova Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova (; born 31 July 1986 in Khanty Mansiysk) is a retired Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA (Central Sports Club of the Army). She is a three-time Junior World Champion and won the bronze medal in the mixe ...

Olga Medvedtseva Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva (), former Pyleva (), née Zamorozova (), (born 7 July 1975) is a former Russian biathlete. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she won an individual gold medal in the 10 km pursuit, as well as the bronze medal in the t ...

Olga Zaitseva Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva (; born 16 May 1978) is a former Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994. After not competing in the 2014–15 season, Zaitseva announced her retirement on 24 January 2015. Shortly afterwards she announced th ...

win the relay. She represented South Korea from the 2016–17 season.

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