Olga Gennadyevna Vilukhina (; born 22 March 1988) is a former Russian biathlete, who was competing on the World Cup circuit since the 2008–09 season.
Career She has had four Top 10 finishes in World Cup races in individual races. Vilukhina was born in Mezhgorye, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union. She has won gold at 2006 Junior World Championships in Sprint. In the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she finished second in the sprint and was the first leg of the relay team which won silver.
Before the start of the 2014–2015 season the coach announced that Olga Vilukhina will miss him.Двукратный призер Игр в Сочи биатлонистка Ольга Вилухина пропустит предстоящий сезон. Tass.ru (30 September 2014). Retrieved on 24 August 2018.
After lackluster results in 2015–2016, she announced the end of her career before the start of the 2016–2017 season, citing lack of motivation.
In December 2016, the IBU provisionally suspended her for doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, along with Yana Romanova.Morgan, Liam. (21 January 2017) IBU dismisses cases against 22 Russians named in McLaren Report. Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved on 24 August 2018. On 27 November 2017, the IOC disqualified Vilukhina and Romanova, banned them for life from the Olympics, and stripped them of their Olympic medals. On 24 September 2020, Vilukhina's disqualificationin the individual races was overturned by the CAS, with her silver medal in the sprint restored.
Career results Olympic Games EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass StartRelayMixed Relay 2014 Sochi – Silver 7th 21st DSQ (2nd) DSQ (4th)
World Championships EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relay 2012 Ruhpolding 8th 8th Bronze 19th 7th 5th 2013 Nové Město 10th 5th 22nd 23rd 4th 6th
World Cup
Podiums Date Place Competition Placement Level 1 March 2012 Ruhpolding Pursuit 3rd Biathlon World Championships 1 December 2012 Östersund Sprint 3rd Biathlon World Cup 16 March 2013 Khanty-Mansiysk Pursuit 2nd Biathlon World Cup 9 February 2014 Sochi Sprint 2nd Winter Olympic Games 22 March 2014 Holmenkollen Pursuit 3rd Biathlon World Cup
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