Biathlon - Women 10 km Pursuit - 2014 Winter Olympics

 Darya Domracheva

(Дар’я Уладзіміраўна Домрачава)

Gold Medal

Belarus

Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva (Belarusian: Дар’я Уладзіміраўна Домрачава; Darja Uładzimiraŭna Domračava, Russian: Да́рья Влади́мировна До́мрачева; born 3 August 1986) is a Belarusian biathlete who has been competing in the Biathlon World Cup since 2006. She won a bronze medal in the individual competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics and a gold medal in the pursuit competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Darya Domracheva started her sports career with cross-country skiing in 1992 but switched to biathlon in 1999. She originally represented Russia at youth level but received an offer to switch to Belarus in 2004.  She joined Belarus’ national biathlon team in 2006 (made her junior team debut in 2005). Darya won sprint and pursuit at the 2005 IBU Youth and Junior World Championships in Kontiolahti (Finland). She finished 40th in the individual race (the diopter fell off, and she missed 5 targets at the third shooting stage.)

Darya Domracheva took the 3rd place in the pursuit and the 4th place in the individual at the 2006 Junior World Championships in Presque Isle (USA).

In 2007 she picked up two silver medals in sprint and pursuit at the Junior World Championships in Vall Martello (Italy).

Her definite breakthrough came during the 2008/2009 season when she earned two third places and one second place.

At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, she won the Bronze medal in the Women's 15 Kilometre Individual race, at the Whistler Olympic Park venue. Later in the same season, on 13 March, she won her first World Cup race in the sprint in Kontiolahti, Finland. The next day she also won the pursuit.

Domracheva was named as Belarus' Female Athlete of the Year in 2010, and was also given the title of Honoured Master of Sport that year.

Susan Dunklee

18th Place

U.S.A.

Susan Dunklee (born February 13, 1986) is an American biathlete who has competed since 2008. Her best World Cup finish was 4th in a Sprint event in Antholz, Italy in 2014.

Dunklee's best finish at the Biathlon World Championships was 5th in the individual event at Ruhpolding in 2012.

On November 22, 2013, Dunklee was named to the American team for the 2014 Winter Olympics.