Alina Stremous

Alina Stremous
Alina Stremous (2023)
Personal information
Native nameАлина Стремоус
Born (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995 (age 29)
Kotelnikovo, Russia
Olympic Games
Teams1
European/IBU Cup
Individual victories1
Individual podiums2
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Moldova
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Arber 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Arber 15 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2024 Osrblie 15 km individual

Alina Stremous (born 11 July 1995)[1] is a Russian-born Moldovan biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She won the 10 km pursuit event at the 2022 IBU Open European Championships.

Personal life

Stremous was born in Kotelnikovo, Russia. She studied at State Budgetary Secondary School No. 3, Saint Petersburg.[2]

Career

Stremous started cross-country skiing in Volgograd, Russia, and later moved to Saint Petersburg.[2] In 2017, she started competing for the St. Petersburg Biathlon Sports Federation.[2] She made her international debut in the 2019–20 Biathlon IBU Cup event in Minsk, Belarus.[2] In April 2020, Stremous started competing for Moldova, as she had been unable to make the Russian reserve team.[3] She had not competed internationally for Russia,[4] and so did not need permission from the Russian Biathlon Union to make the nationality change.[5] She was one of several Russian-born athletes who chose to represent Moldova.[6]

Stremous came fourth in the 2020–21 Biathlon IBU Cup event in Arber, Germany.[7] At the 2022 IBU Open European Championships, she won the 10 km pursuit event,[8][9] by 18 seconds. She had four penalties in the competition.[10] At the same Championships, she came second in the 15 km individual event,[11][12] and fourth in the 7.5 km sprint race.[4]

Stremous qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics; she was one of four Moldovan biathletes at the Games.[10][11] She came 10th in the women's sprint event and 16th in the pursuit race.[13] She missed two of her 10 targets in the pursuit race.[14] She also finished 37th in the 15km individual event,[15] and was the country's flag bearer at the closing ceremony.[16]

Career results

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
China 2022 Beijing 37th 10th 16th 30th — —

World Championships

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 72nd 53rd 54th — — 22nd —
Germany 2023 Oberhof 41st 63rd — — — 23rd 8th

References

  1. ^ "Alina Stremous". Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Уроженка Волгоградской области Стремоус сменила спортивное гражданство". VPrada (in Russian). 20 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Биатлонист из Саратова перешел в сборную Молдавии". 4Vsar (in Russian). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Алина Стремоус выиграла золото на чемпионате Европы. Два года назад она перешла из России в Молдову" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Бывшие российские биатлонисты Магазеев, Усов и Стремоус получили гражданство Молдовы, переход Шумиловой не состоялся" (in Russian). Ski Sports.ru. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Sportivii naturalizați fac performanță pentru R. Moldova la Olimpiadă". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova (in Romanian). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Biathlon IBU Cup : le doublé pour Akimova, Camille Bened sur le podium". Nordic Mag.info (in French). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Aspenes battles to second gold medal at IBU Open European Championships". Inside the Games. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Biathlon Arber : Alina Stremous championne d'Europe de la poursuite". Nordic Mag.info (in French). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Dmitry Torner gratulierte Alina Stremous zum "Gold" der Europameisterschaft". 5Mins.at (in German). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Невероятный успех: Историческое золото молдавских биатлонистов на Чемпионате Европы!" (in Russian). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Women's 15km Individual" (PDF). International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Biatlonista Alina Stremous, pe locul 16 în cursa de urmărire 10 km la Jocurile Olimpice". IPN (in Romanian). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Biatlonista Alina Stremous, reprezentanta Moldovei la Olimpiada de iarna, a ocupat locul 16 in cursa de urmarire". ProTV (in Romanian). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Biatlonistele Alina Stremous si Alla Ghilenko, care evolueaza sub drapelul Moldovei, au debutat la Jocurile Olimpice de iarna". ProTV (in Romanian). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.