Svetlana Zhurova

Svetlana Zhurova is a Russian speed skater, born on 7 January 1972, who has competed internationally since 1989 and took part in four Olympics. She did not win an Olympic medal until her fourth Olympics, taking gold in Turin in 2006 two years after giving birth to a child, and she also became Sprint World Champion in 2006. After her sporting career she became a politician, serving as a deputy at the State Duma of the Russian Federation and as Vice Speaker of the fifth State Duma for the ruling United Russia party. The United Kingdom sanctioned her on 9 December 2014 over her vote on a bill concerning Crimea, and ten days later she was placed on the Canadian sanctions list.