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Darya Domracheva

Personal information
Born	3 August 1986 (1986-08-03) (age 38) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
Height	1.68 m
Spouse(s)	Ole Einar Bjørndalen ​ ​ (m. 2016)​
Website	daryadomracheva.by
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Dynamo Minsk
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals	6 (4 gold)
World Championships
Teams	8 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Medals	6 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	9
Individual victories	34
Individual podiums	81
Overall titles	1
Discipline titles	5
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 4 1 1 World Championships 2 4 1 Total 6 5 2 Women's biathlon Representing  Belarus Olympic Games Gold 2014 Sochi 15 km individual Gold 2014 Sochi 10 km pursuit Gold 2014 Sochi 12.5 km mass start Gold 2018 Pyeongchang 4×6 km relay Silver 2018 Pyeongchang 12.5 km mass start Bronze 2010 Vancouver 15 km individual World Championships Gold 2012 Ruhpolding 10 km pursuit Gold 2013 Nové Město 12.5 km mass start Silver 2008 Östersund Mixed relay Silver 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 12.5 km mass start Silver 2012 Ruhpolding 7.5 km sprint Silver 2017 Hochfilzen 10 km pursuit Bronze 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4×6 km relay Junior World Championships Silver 2007 Martell 7.5 km sprint Silver 2007 Martell 10 km pursuit Bronze 2006 Presque Isle 10 km pursuit Youth World Championships Gold 2005 Kontiolahti 6 km sprint Gold 2005 Kontiolahti 7.5 km pursuit

Darya Uladzimirauna Domracheva (born August 3, 1986) is a famous retired Belarusian biathlete. Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Darya competed in the Biathlon World Cup from 2006 to 2018. She won many medals at the Winter Olympics and Biathlon World Championships. She is known for her amazing speed and shooting skills.

Darya's Early Career in Biathlon

Darya started her sports journey with cross-country skiing in 1992. When she was 13, in 1999, she switched to biathlon. At first, she competed for Russia as a junior athlete. But in 2004, she got an offer to join the team for Belarus. She officially became part of Belarus' national biathlon team in 2006.

Junior World Championships Success

Darya quickly showed her talent. In 2005, she won gold medals in both the sprint and pursuit races. This was at the IBU Youth and Junior World Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland. The next year, in 2006, she earned a bronze medal in the pursuit event. This was at the Junior World Championships in Presque Isle, USA. In 2007, she won two silver medals in sprint and pursuit at the Junior World Championships in Martell, Italy.

Breaking Through in the World Cup

Darya's big moment came during the 2008-2009 season. She started to finish in the top three in World Cup races. This showed she was becoming one of the best biathletes in the world.

Olympic and World Championship Achievements

Darya Domracheva is famous for her many medals at major competitions. She has won six Olympic medals and seven World Championship medals.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Darya won her first Olympic medal. She earned a bronze medal in the women's 15-kilometer individual race. Later that season, in March, she won her first two World Cup races in Finland. She won both the sprint and pursuit events.

Becoming a World Champion

After the Vancouver Olympics, Darya kept getting better. Between 2011 and 2013, she won 10 World Cup races. She also became a world champion. In 2012, she won the pursuit event at the World Championships. In 2013, she won the mass start event.

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi were her most successful games. Darya won three gold medals! She won gold in the pursuit, individual, and mass start competitions. For these amazing wins, she received the "Hero of Belarus" medal. This is a very high honor in her home country.

Return and Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics

In 2015, Darya took a break from competing because she was sick. She returned to the World Cup in 2017. Her comeback was very strong. She won a silver medal at the 2017 World Championships. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, she added two more medals to her collection. She won a silver medal in the mass start race. She also helped the Belarusian team win a historic gold medal in the relay event.

World Cup Season Highlights

Darya Domracheva had many successful seasons in the Biathlon World Cup.

• In the 2010-2011 season, she won the Mass Start World Cup title. This means she was the best in mass start races that season.
• In the 2011-2012 season, she finished second overall in the World Cup standings. She also won the Pursuit World Cup and the Mass Start World Cup titles.
• Her biggest achievement was in the 2014-2015 season. Darya won the Overall World Cup title! This means she was the best biathlete across all races that season. She also won the Sprint World Cup title.
• She finished her career in 2018, ranking 3rd overall in the Biathlon World Cup.

Darya's Retirement and Coaching Career

Darya announced her retirement from biathlon in June 2018. She said it was hard to balance being a top athlete and a parent. She finished her career as the most decorated winter Olympian from Belarus.

In September 2019, Darya and her husband, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, became biathlon coaches. They started coaching the Chinese team. They helped prepare the team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Personal Life

Domracheva at the World Championships in Östersund 2008

Darya Domracheva was born in Minsk, Belarus. When she was four, her parents, who were architects, moved to a town in Siberia, Russia. Darya started skiing at age six. She was so good that she often competed against boys because there were no girls her age who could keep up!

In 1999, a biathlon school opened in her town, and Darya joined. Her family moved back to Minsk in 2003. Darya studied Tourism Management at the Belarusian State Economic University.

On July 16, 2016, Darya married fellow biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen. He is a famous Norwegian biathlete. They had a daughter named Xenia on October 1, 2016. Darya decided to retire from competing to focus on her family.

See also

In Spanish: Daria Domracheva para niños