# Svetlana Sleptsova

Svetlana Yuryevna Sleptsova (Russian: Светлана Юрьевна Слепцова; born 31 July 1986 in Khanty Mansiysk) is a retired Russian biathlete. She is a member of the club CSKA (Central Sports Club of the Army). She is a three-time Junior World Champion and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2008 World Championships in Östersund. In 2009, she was part of the gold medal winning Russian women's relay team at the World Championships in Pyeongchang. Sleptsova is an Olympic champion in relay at Vancouver.
In February 2020, Sleptsova was found guilty of an anti-doping violation and had her results from 2013-14 disqualified she was further identified as being a protected athlete as part of the Russian state doping program by whistleblower Rodchenkov in which he alleges that her positive drug test from an in- competition test result were attributed to another athlete through state intervention.

## Career

Sleptsova achieved her first success in 2001, when she won the A. Strepetova prize at the Russian Youth Championships. In 2005 she won the individual competition at the Youth World Championships in Kontiolahti (Finland), 1:15 minutes ahead of Vita Semerenko. She did her World Cup debut at Pokljuka in 2007. She achieved two victories at Martell—in the sprint and pursuit competitions, respectively. At the Senior Russian Championships she won three medals, and received a ticket to the country's main national team.
Sleptsova finished the sprint at Oberhof, Germany as second, and repeated this result in the subsequent week at Ruhpolding. Later, after the disqualification of Kaisa Varis (Finland), she was awarded the victory of this competition. Sleptsova arrived at the 2008 World Championships in Östersund and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay competition. At the end of the season, at Oslo-Holmenkollen, she achieved her first "real" victory, finally standing on top of the pedestal, and won the pursuit competition as well. She came up with similar results at the 2008 Russian Championships, winning three gold medals and the grand prize—a car. As of 2009, she has three world cup victories, excluding the one Varis retrieved after being cleared to compete again after IBU had broken test correction process.
Sleptsova's last competition was the 2017 Summer Biathlon World Championships in Chaykovskiy, Russia. There, she won on all three disciplines (sprint, pursuit and mixed). Following that, Sleptsova announced her retirement on 27 August 2017, to instead focus on family life.

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Olympic Games

* 1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| 2010 Vancouver | — | 13th | 18th | 14th | Gold | — |
    * The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

### World Championships

* 2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| 2008 Östersund | — | 6th | 8th | 17th | 4th | Bronze |
| 2009 Pyeongchang | — | 36th | 28th | 19th | Gold | 5th |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | — | — | — | — | 8th | 6th |
| 2012 Ruhpolding | 7th | 7th | 16th | 24th | 7th | — |
| 2017 Hochfilzen | 71st | 33rd | 24th | — | 10th | — |
    * During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

### Junior/Youth World Championships

* 6 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
| 2004 Haute-Maurienne | 11th | 42nd | 16th | 4th |
| 2005 Kontiolahti | Gold | 7th | Silver | Bronze |
| 2006 Presque Isle | 6th | 18th | 14th | Bronze |
| 2007 Martell-Val Martello | 5th | Gold | Gold | 4th |

### Individual podiums

* 5 victories – (3 Sp, 2 Pu)
* 16 podiums – (7 Sp, 6 Pu, 2 MS, 1 In)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2007/08 | 5 January 2008 | Oberhof, Germany | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2007/08 | 11 January 2008 | Ruhpolding, Germany | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 2007/08 | 17 January 2008 | Antholz, Italy | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 2007/08 | 19 January 2008 | Antholz, Italy | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 2007/08 | 9 March 2008 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Cup | 3rd |
| 6 | 2007/08 | 13 March 2008 | Holmenkollen, Norway | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 1st |
| 7 | 2007/08 | 15 March 2008 | Holmenkollen, Norway | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | 1st |
| 8 | 2008/09 | 7 December 2008 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | 2nd |
| 9 | 2008/09 | 12 December 2008 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 2nd |
| 10 | 2008/09 | 13 December 2008 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | 2nd |
| 11 | 2008/09 | 18 December 2008 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 12 | 2008/09 | 29 December 2008 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 1st |
| 13 | 2009/10 | 12 December 2009 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | 2nd |
| 14 | 2009/10 | 19 December 2009 | Pokljuka, Slovenia | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup | 1st |
| 15 | 2009/10 | 20 December 2009 | Pokljuka, Slovenia | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup | 1st |
| 16 | 2010/11 | 9 January 2011 | Oberhof, Germany | 12.5 km Mass Start | World Cup | 3rd |
    * Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

### Relay podiums

* 6 victories – (6 RL)
* 16 podiums – (14 RL, 2 MR)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 2007/08 | 9 December 2007 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 2nd | (with Anisimova / Moiseeva / Iourieva) |
| 2 | 2007/08 | 16 December 2007 | Pokljuka, Slovenia | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 2nd | (with Neupokoeva / Sorokina / Iourieva) |
| 3 | 2007/08 | 3 January 2008 | Oberhof, Germany | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | (with Neupokoeva / Sorokina / Iourieva) |
| 4 | 2007/08 | 9 January 2008 | Ruhpolding, Germany | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | (with Anisimova / Iourieva / Sorokina) |
| 5 | 2007/08 | 12 February 2008 | Östersund, Sweden | Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay | World Championships | 3rd | (with Neupokoeva / Kruglov / Yaroshenko) |
| 6 | 2008/09 | 21 February 2009 | Pyeongchang, South Korea | 4x6 km Relay | World Championships | 1st | (with Boulygina / Medvedtseva / Zaitseva) |
| 7 | 2008/09 | 14 March 2009 | Vancouver, Canada | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | (with Boulygina / Medvedtseva / Zaitseva) |
| 8 | 2009/10 | 6 December 2009 | Östersund, Sweden | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 2nd | (with Boulygina / Medvedtseva / Zaitseva) |
| 9 | 2009/10 | 13 December 2009 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 1st | (with Boulygina / Romanova / Zaitseva) |
| 10 | 2009/10 | 10 January 2010 | Oberhof, Germany | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 1st | (with Bogaliy-Titovets / Boulygina / Medvedtseva) |
| 11 | 2009/10 | 23 February 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | 4x6 km Relay | Olympic Games | 1st | (with Bogaliy-Titovets / Medvedtseva / Zaitseva) |
| 12 | 2010/11 | 22 January 2011 | Antholz, Italy | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 1st | (with Bogaliy-Titovets / Sorokina / Zaitseva) |
| 13 | 2010/11 | 5 February 2011 | Presque Isle, USA | Mixed 2x6+2x7.5 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | (with Sorokina / Tcherezov / Tchoudov) |
| 14 | 2011/12 | 11 December 2011 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | (with Sorokina / Bogaliy-Titovets / Zaitseva) |
| 15 | 2011/12 | 4 January 2012 | Oberhof, Germany | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 1st | (with Glazyrina / Bogaliy-Titovets / Vilukhina) |
| 16 | 2011/12 | 21 January 2012 | Antholz, Italy | 4x6 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | (with Glazyrina / Zaitseva / Vilukhina) |
    * Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

### Overall record

| Result | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay | Total | Total | Total |
| Result | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay | Individual events | Team events | All events |
| 1st place | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2nd place | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 3rd place | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Podiums | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Top 10 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 75 |
| Points | 12 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 109 | 28 | 137 |
| Other | 2 | 13 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Starts | 14 | 59 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 125 | 31 | 156 |
    a. $^1$ Includes mixed relay and single mixed relay, the event involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot.
    b. $^1$ Disqualified (DSQ).
    * Statistics as of 8 March 2017.

### Shooting

| Shooting | 2006–07 season | 2006–07 season | 2007–08 season | 2007–08 season | 2008–09 season | 2008–09 season | 2009–10 season | 2009–10 season | 2010–11 season | 2010–11 season | 2011–12 season | 2011–12 season |
| Prone position | 52 / 60 | 86.7% | 163 / 179 | 91.1% | 158 / 183 | 86.3% | 143 / 170 | 84.1% | 169 / 204 | 82.8% | 179 / 213 | 84.0% |
| Standing position | 45 / 60 | 75.0% | 148 / 181 | 81.8% | 134 / 183 | 73.2% | 140 / 168 | 83.3% | 164 / 205 | 80.0% | 170 / 208 | 81.7% |
| Total | 97 / 120 | 80.8% | 311 / 360 | 86.4% | 292 / 366 | 79.8% | 283 / 338 | 83.7% | 333 / 409 | 81.4% | 349 / 421 | 82.9% |
| Shooting | 2012–13 season | 2012–13 season | 2013–14 season | 2013–14 season | 2014–15 season | 2014–15 season | 2015–16 season | 2015–16 season | 2016–17 season | 2016–17 season | Career |
| Prone position | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 5 / 7 | 71.4% | — | — | 4 / 5 | 80.0% | 83 / 97 | 85.6% | 977 / 1148 | 85.1% |
| Standing position | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 5 / 6 | 83.3% | — | — | 4 / 5 | 80.0% | 81 / 103 | 78.6% | 918 / 1150 | 79.8% |
| Total | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 10 / 13 | 76.9% | — | — | 8 / 10 | 80.0% | 164 / 200 | 82.0% | 1895 / 2298 | 82.5% |
    * Results in all IBU World Cup races, Olympics and World Championships including relay events and disqualified races. Statistics as of 8 March 2017.