Oksana Khvostenko

Oxana Khvostenko (Ukrainian Оксана Хвостенко, scientific transliteration Oksana Chvostenko; born November 27, 1977 in Chernihiv ) is a former Ukrainian biathlete.

Oxana Khvostenko operates since 1993 Biathlon. The student is married mother of one son. It is run by the Ukrainian coach Mykola Soz. Her debut in the Biathlon World Cup in 1996 gave it a sprint in Ostersund ( 80th place ). Its first major placement celebrated in 1999 with a second place with the Ukrainian season in Lake Placid. In the season 2002/ 03 she came for the first time in a single race (10th in the pursuit ) in Khanty-Mansiysk in the top ten. Your podium it reached 2006 in Hochfilzen with a third place in singles. Your first World Cup victory she celebrated on 21 January 2007 at the Slovenian Pokljuka the mass start race.

2002 Khvostenko was used at the Olympic Games in the individual ( 29 ), 2006 in the individual ( 20 ), sprint ( 49 ), in the pursuit of ( lapped ) and in the relay ( 11 ). Oxana Khvostenko took part in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Her best result was 8th place in the individual. With the season she was ranked 6th at World Championships she took in 1999, 2003 and 2005 in part. In 2003, she won the Ukrainian Season silver. 2005 in Hochfilzen, although she won a medal, but could be placed in all competitions in the top 15. At the World Championships in Östersund (2008) she won the sprint and individual race bronze medals, as well as with the relay silver medal.

Ahead of the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk Khvostenko announced to end their career after Season Competition. Out of respect for her achievements, she was used despite a season on the anchor leg. In races they had a clear and went as leaders on the final lap. Just before the finish, it was still made ​​by Magdalena Neuner, but thus still won in their last race for Ukraine's silver medal. Later it turned out that Khvostenko was doped. The medal was stripped of the Ukrainian Season retroactively.

Biathlon World Cup rankings

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