Yelena Burukhina Explained

Yelena Burukhina (born March 9, 1977) is a former Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. She won two medals at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver (30 km) and a bronze (4 × 5 km relay).

Burukina's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the 15 km at Salt Lake City in 2002. She has two individual career victories at 5 km (2002) and at 10 km (2005).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   mass start	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
	25
	29

World Championships

• 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay
	24	—	—	—		6	—
	26	—	—	7	Silver	—	Bronze

a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
	20					—
	21					—
	23	65		33	—	—
	24	21
	25	28				46
	26	30				64
	28	55	38
	29	49	32			—
	30	82	58			—	—
	31	57	33			—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 2 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2000–01	14 March 2001	Borlänge, Sweden	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
2	2001–02	22 December 2001	Ramsau, Austria	15 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 2 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2001–02	27 November 2001	Kuopio, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Sidko / Yegorova / Zavyalova
2	16 December 2001	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Sidko / Rocheva / Schastlivaya

Notes and References

1. Web site: BURUKHINA Elena . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 23 December 2019.