Sport | Speed Skating | |
FederationID | SSKAZ23007199101 | |
NOC | Kazakhstan | |
Born | 30 Jul 1991
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Gender | Women |
Family | Partner Tim Smit | |
Residence | Karaganda, KAZ | |
Occupation | Athlete | |
Languages | English, Russian | |
Higher education | Physical Education, Sport Studies - Karaganda State University: Kazakhstan |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 37.55 | 04 Dec 2021 | ![]() |
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1000m | 1:13.46 | 04 Dec 2021 | ![]() |
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1500m | 1:53.53 | 17 Mar 2019 | ![]() |
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3000m | 4:06.12 | 15 Mar 2019 | ![]() |
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5000m | 7:55.94 | 29 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
World Junior Championships
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500m | 1 | 1 |
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Reason for choosing this sport | She loved skating as a child, and after participating in short track between 2001 and 2005, she switched to speed skating. | |
Club / Team | Dynamo: Kazakhstan | |
Name of coach | Dmitry Babenko [national], KAZ; Vladimir Levchenko [personal], KAZ | |
When and where did you begin this sport? | She began skating at age 10 at the Shakhter Stadium in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. |
Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the 500m at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation, claiming silver in the 500m at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Seinajoki, Finland, placing third in the 500m at the 2015 World Cup event in Erfurt, Germany, and competing at the Olympic Winter Games in 2010, 2014, and 2018. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021) | |
Other sports | She trained in short track for five years and became a Master of Sport. (liter.kz, 31 Jul 2013) | |
Awards and honours | She and short track skater Abzal Azhgaliyev were named flag bearers for Kazakhstan at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (dynamo.kz, 28 Jan 2022) She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (skating.kz, 26 Oct 2021) |
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Sporting philosophy / motto | "Don't be afraid to experiment." (Athlete, 12 Nov 2017) | |
Injuries | She missed the 2019/20 season due to a knee injury. (olympic.kz, 18 Feb 2021) She underwent surgery for a spinal disc herniation in June 2016. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2018) She injured her spinal cord at the beginning of the 2014/15 season. She had recovered by the start of 2015. (caravan.kz, 03 Apr 2015) She cut her eyebrow and fell ill ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The injury affected her performance at the event. (sports.kz, 19 Feb 2014) |
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Ambitions | To win a medal at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021) | |
Nicknames | Kate, Catrin (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021) | |
Other information | FURTHER EDUCATION She has received a degree in law at the Karaganda Economic University of Kazpotrebsouz in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021) |
Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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2014/2015 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 4 | |||
2018/2019 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 5 | |||
2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 7 | |||
2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 8 | |||
2010/2011 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 8 | |||
2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 8 | |||
2013/2014 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 8 | |||
2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 9 | |||
2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 9 | |||
2011/2012 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 10 | |||
2015/2016 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 10 | |||
2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 10 | |||
2020/2021 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 11 | |||
2016/2017 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 11 | |||
2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 12 | |||
2010/2011 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 12 | |||
2011/2012 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 14 | |||
2010/2011 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 15 | |||
2010 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 16 | |||
2011/2012 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
2012/2013 | World Sprint Championships | Overall | 16 | |||
2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 16 | |||
2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 18 | |||
2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 18 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 18 | |||
2010 | Olympic Games | 2 x 500m | 18 | |||
2022 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 18 | |||
2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 2 x 500m | 19 | |||
2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 19 | |||
2014 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 19 | |||
2022 | Olympic Games | 500m | 20 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | 500m | 21 | |||
2014 | Olympic Games | 2 x 500m | 22 | |||
2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 500m | 23 | |||
2018 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 24 | |||
2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 1000m | 24 | |||
2014 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 28 | |||
2010 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 29 |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2021/2022 | World Cup Four Continents Championships | 500m | 1 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup Four Continents Championships | 1000m | 2 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup Erfurt | 500m | 3 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup | 1000m | 5 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup | 1000m | 8 | |||
2020/2021 | World Cup | 1000m | 9 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup | 500m | 10 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup | 1000m | 11 | |||
2012/2013 | World Cup | 1000m | 11 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup | 1000m | 12 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup | 1500m | 13 | |||
2020/2021 | World Cup | 500m | 13 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup | 500m | 13 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup | 500m | 14 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup | Overall | 15 | |||
2020/2021 | World Cup | 1500m | 17 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup | 500m | 18 | |||
2012/2013 | World Cup | 500m | 19 | |||
2013/2014 | World Cup | 1000m | 19 | |||
2011/2012 | World Cup | 1000m | 20 | |||
2011/2012 | World Cup | 500m | 21 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup | 500m | 24 | |||
2021/2022 | World Cup | 500m | 25 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup | 1500m | 26 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup | 1000m | 28 | |||
2015/2016 | World Cup | 1000m | 29 | |||
2012/2013 | World Cup | 1500m | 35 | |||
2012/2013 | World Cup | Overall | 35 | |||
2010/2011 | World Cup | 500m | 42 | |||
2017/2018 | World Cup | 1500m | 43 | |||
2009/2010 | World Cup | 500m | 43 | |||
2009/2010 | World Cup | 1000m | 47 | |||
2014/2015 | World Cup | 1500m | 48 |