Olena Bilosiuk, born Olena Pidhrushna on 9 January 1987, is a Ukrainian biathlete and an Olympic and World champion who lives in Ternopil. She won the sprint gold at the 2013 World Championships, where she also took relay silver and pursuit bronze, and was named Ukraine's best sportswoman of 2013. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi she won the women's relay gold with Yuliia Dzhima, Valentyna Semerenko and Vita Semerenko. She then took a break to become Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, returned in 2015, and achieved her best World Cup ranking of seventh in 2015-16. She carried the Ukrainian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics but did not race there because of poor physical condition.
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is a Ukrainian biathlete
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born 9 January 1987
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5 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)
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she was named Ukraine's best sportswoman of 2013
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is a Ukrainian biathlete
Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Career, 2014 Games
she won the gold medal in the Women's relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Career, 2018 Games
She qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics
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