Daria Virolainen
Personal information
Full nameDaria Leonidovna Virolaynen
NationalityFinnish, Russian
Born (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989
Moscow, RSFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut6 March 2014
World Championships
Teams1 (2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons2 (2013/14–)
Individual victories0
All victories0
Individual podiums2
All podiums2
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Duszniki-Zdrójsingle mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nové Město10 km pursuit
Summer Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Duszniki-Zdrój10 km pursuit
Updated on 22 March 2015.

Daria Leonidovna Virolaynen, née Reztsova, (Russian: Дарья Леонидовна Виролайнен, Finnish: Darja Leonidovna Virolainen; born 24 January 1989) is a Russian and Finnish biathlete.

Career

Virolaynen was born in Moscow. Her mother was biathlete and cross country skier Anfisa Reztsova. Virolaynen debuted at the World Cup on 6 March 2014, when she got second place in the sprint event in Pokljuka.[1] Earlier in the year Virolaynen had finished third in the pursuit competition at the European Championships.[2] The following season, Virolaynen got her second podium, a second place in the pursuit in Antholz-Anterselva.[3]

References

  1. Супердебют Виролайнен (in Russian). Sport-express.ru. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. "Pokljuka Sprint Win for Katharina Innerhofer". International Biathlon Union (Press release). 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. "BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 6 - Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) – Women 10 km Pursuit". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.


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