Olga Abramova (; born 15 September 1988) is a former Russian (2011-2012) and Ukrainian (2012-2022)

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. Having little success in the Russian team, she changed her citizenship to Ukrainian in 2012. She made her World Cup debut at the 2013–14 season in Antholz,

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and went on to become a regular member of the Ukrainian team. On 10 January 2016 she failed a drug test when

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was found in her doping test. Meldonium became illegal to use on 1 January 2016.

Performances

World Cup

Podiums

Positions

References

External links

Profile on biathlon.com.ua
* 1988 births Living people Russian female biathletes Ukrainian female biathletes Russian emigrants to Ukraine People from Baryshsky District Ukrainian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in biathlon Naturalized citizens of Ukraine Sportspeople from Ulyanovsk Oblast Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade 21st-century Russian sportswomen 21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen {{Ukraine-biathlon-bio-stub