Olga Novikova

Olga Novikova is a ski orienteering competitor who was born in Kazakhstan and later moved to Russia, and who has raced for both countries. She was Junior World Champion in 2004, taking the short distance gold in Vuokatti and silvers in the long and middle distance at the junior championships that year. At the 2007 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Russia she won a sprint silver for Russia. Racing for Kazakhstan she finished third overall in the 2010 World Cup, and at the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Astana and Almaty she won all four ski orienteering golds, including the relay. She also races in foot orienteering and ran the middle distance at the 2010 World Orienteering Championships in Trondheim.