- Ekaterina Iourieva
Ekaterina Valeryevna Iourieva ( _ru. Екатерина Валерьевна Юрьева; born
June 11 ,1983 inChaykovsky, Perm Krai ) is a Russian biathlete and 2008 world champion in the 15 km individual.Career
In January 2005, she first appeared in the
Biathlon World Cup but did not become a regular member of the Russian team before the 2006/07 season, which she finished 13th in overall standings. In December 2007, she scored her first World Cup victory in a 15 km individual in Pokljuka, Slovenia.She was very successful at the World Championships 2008 in
Östersund , Sweden, where she became world champion in the 15 km individual and won the silver medal in the 10 km pursuit and the bronze medal in the 12.5 km mass start.References
*cite web | url = http://data.biathlonworld.com/data/archives.aspx?IbuId=BTRUS21106198301 | title = IBU Profile of Ekaterina Iourieva | publisher = International Biathlon Union | accessdate = 2008-02-10
*cite news | url = http://www.biathlonworld.com/eng/news/page_000387_873.htm | title = Interview with Ekaterina Iourieva | publisher = International Biathlon Union | date = 2008-01-19 | first = Jürgen | last = Palme | work = biathlonworld.com
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