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Olga Fatkulina

Russia

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSRUS22301199001
NOCRussia
Born23 Jan 1990 in  Chelyabinsk
GenderWomen
Higher educationPhysical Education - Ural State University of Physical Education: Chelyabinsk, RUS
FamilyHusband Alexander Rudopysov
ResidenceChelyabinsk, RUS
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 36.72 10 Dec 2021 Calgary  
    1000m 1:12.33 15 Feb 2020 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 1:56.22 16 Nov 2013 Salt Lake City, UT  
    3000m 4:28.20 07 Feb 2009 Kolomna  
    5000m 8:03.66 05 Apr 2009 Chelyabinsk  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
Olympic Games
Event  
Olympic Games
    2 x 500m   1    
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    500m 1      
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    500m     3  
    1000m 1 1    
    Team Sprint   1 1  
World Sprint Championships
Event  
World Sprint Championships
    Overall     2  
European Single Distances Championships
Event  
European Single Distances Championships
    500m 1      
    Team Sprint 2      
European Sprint Championships
Event  
European Sprint Championships
    Overall     2  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachAlexander Rudopysov [personal, husband], RUS; Svetlana Zhuravleva [personal], RUS  
Club / TeamLidia Skoblikova Sports School of Olympic Reserve [RUS] / Dynamo Chelyabinsk [RUS]:  
Reason for choosing this sportShe was an energetic child so her first coach Svetlana Zhuravleva recommended that she try sprints to use up her excess energy. "My coach made one of her first enrolments at school, I got interested and stayed with speed skating."  
General Interest
General Interest
Awards and honoursShe and ice hockey player Vadim Shipachyov were flag bearers for the ROC at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (iz.ru, 17 Feb 2022)

After winning a silver medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, she received the Order for Merit to the Fatherland [first class] in the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 24 Feb 2014)

In 2013 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 19 Sep 2019; Athlete, 19 Oct 2017)
 
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?She took up the sport in 1999 at age nine at the Lidia Skoblikova Sports School of Olympic Reserve in Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation.  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/olga.fatkulina.5  
General Interest
General Interest
NicknamesUral Meteorite (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)  
Other informationHIATUS
She decided to sit out the 2022/23 season. "Due to the fact that we [Russian speed skaters] don't have international starts, I decided to take time to restart, because I have been in sports for a long time and I just need to do it. Now is the time to reboot, to rethink some things. That's why I decided to skip this season. I want to come back and go to the [2026 Winter] Olympics [in Milan-Cortina]." (tass.ru, 05 Sep 2022; matchtv.ru, 04 Sep 2022)

SANCTION AND APPEAL
In November 2017 she was found to have committed an anti-doping violation at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, resulting in the disqualification of all her results in Sochi, including the silver medal she won in the women's 500m event. The International Olympic Committee [IOC] subsequently banned her from competing at the Olympic Games for life based on the findings of the Oswald Commission into doping by the Russian Federation. In February 2018 the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] upheld her appeal, overturned the IOC decision and annulled the sanctions. However, the IOC decided not to invite her to compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (news.sportbox.ru, 09 Jun 2018; tas-cas.org, 01 Feb 2018; Reuters, 24 Nov 2017)

FURTHER EDUCATION, OCCUPATION
She received a degree in public administration at the South Ural State University in Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation. She has served as a senior lieutenant in the National Guard of the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)

EARLY YEARS
When she was age six, her mother died, so Olga and her brother went to live with their grandmother. "I lived with my brother, my grandmother and my uncle. We lived poorly. Skating gave me hope that I could get out of this cycle and be better than my relatives. At age 15, I wanted to quit skating, but the school and the coach brought me back. When I started earning my first money, it motivated me a lot. There have been a lot of injuries and operations throughout my career. It always just made me angry and made me stronger." (womenfitness.net, 10 Sep 2021; hornews.ru, 06 Sep 2013)
 
Hero / IdolSoviet speed skater Lidia Skoblikova. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)  
Sporting philosophy / motto"Patience and work will overcome everything." (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)  
InjuriesShe suffered a light concussion while skiing in the lead-up to the 2021/22 season. (matchtv.ru, 21 Oct 2021)

She injured her thigh muscle shortly before the 1000m race on the second day of the 2021 European Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands, and withdrew from the event. (rsport.ria.ru, 27 Jan 2021)

In 2015 she fell down on the ice and injured a knee ligament. In mid-2016 she suffered a thigh muscle tear. (Athlete, 10 Nov 2017)
 
HobbiesCooking, snowboarding, alpine skiing. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)  
Memorable sporting achievementWinning gold in the 1000m at the 2013 World Single Distances Championships in Sochi, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021)  
Famous relativesHer husband Alexander Rudopysov has also competed in speed skating. He won bronze at the 2007 Russian Championships and has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2021; 74.ru, 09 Aug 2021)  
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (tass.ru, 05 Sep 2022)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2017/2018 European Single Distances Championships Team Sprint1  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships Team Sprint1  
    2012/2013 World Single Distances Championships 1000m1  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 500m1  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint2  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 1000m2  
    2014 Olympic Games 2 x 500m2  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships Team Sprint3  
    2018/2019 European Sprint Championships Overall3  
    2016/2017 European Sprint Championships Overall3  
    2017/2018 World Sprint Championships Overall3  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 500m3  
    2012/2013 World Single Distances Championships 500m3  
    2019/2020 World Sprint Championships Overall3  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships 500m3  
    2017/2018 European Single Distances Championships 500m4  
    2020/2021 World Single Distances Championships 1000m4  
    2014 Olympic Games 1000m4  
    2014/2015 World Sprint Championships Overall5  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 500m5  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 1000m6  
    2015/2016 World Sprint Championships Overall6  
    2017/2018 European Single Distances Championships 1000m6  
    2015/2016 World Single Distances Championships 2 x 500m7  
    2009/2010 World Sprint Championships Overall8  
    2014 Olympic Games 1500m9  
    2018/2019 World Single Distances Championships 1000m9  
    2018/2019 World Sprint Championships Overall9  
    2016/2017 World Sprint Championships Overall9  
    2012/2013 World Sprint Championships Overall9  
    2022 Olympic Games 500m10  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 500m12  
    2011/2012 World Sprint Championships Overall12  
    2015/2016 World Single Distances Championships 1000m12  
    2014/2015 World Single Distances Championships 1000m13  
    2014/2015 World Single Distances Championships 2 x 500m13  
    2016/2017 World Single Distances Championships 1000m13  
    2022 Olympic Games 1000m13  
    2010/2011 World Single Distances Championships 2 x 500m14  
    2011/2012 World Single Distances Championships 1000m14  
    2020/2021 European Sprint Championships Overall16  
    2011/2012 World Single Distances Championships 2 x 500m17  
    2010/2011 World Sprint Championships Overall18  
    2010 Olympic Games 2 x 500m20  
    2010 Olympic Games 1000m20  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2017/2018 Minsk Team Sprint1  
    2017/2018 Calgary, AB Team Sprint1  
    2017/2018 Heerenveen Team Sprint1  
    2018/2019 Obihiro Team Sprint1  
    2019/2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Sprint1  
    2013/2014 Heerenveen 500m1  
    2019/2020 Minsk 500m1  
    2013/2014 Heerenveen 500m1  
    2013/2014 Berlin 500m1  
    2021/2022 Calgary, AB 500m1  
    2016/2017 Nagano Team Sprint2  
    2015/2016 Salt Lake City, UT Team Sprint2  
    2015/2016 Heerenveen Team Sprint2  
    2016/2017 Heerenveen Team Sprint2  
    2019/2020 Nagano Team Sprint2  
    2019/2020 Minsk Team Sprint2  
    2018/2019 Tomaszów Mazowiecki Team Sprint2  
    2019/2020 Heerenveen 500m2  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 500m2  
    2019/2020 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 500m2  
    2018/2019 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 500m2  
    2013/2014 Berlin 500m2  
    2012/2013 Erfurt 500m2  
    2019/2020 Calgary, AB 1000m2  
    2018/2019 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 500m2  
    2013/2014 Inzell 500m2  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 500m3  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 500m3  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1000m3  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 500m3  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m3  
    2021/2022 Calgary, AB 1000m3  
    2017/2018 Minsk 500m3  
    2019/2020 Nur-Sultan 1000m3  
    2018/2019 Obihiro 500m3  
    2021/2022 Salt Lake City, UT 500m3  
    2013/2014 Berlin 1000m3  
    2013/2014 Salt Lake City, UT 500m3  
    2021/2022 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 500m3  
    2013/2014 Astana 500m3  
    2012/2013 Erfurt 1000m3  
    2013/2014 Astana 1000m3  
    2013/2014 Inzell 1000m3  
    2017/2018 Erfurt 500m3  
    2018/2019 Hamar 500m3  
    2016/2017 Berlin 500m3  
    2012/2013 Harbin 1000m3  
    2014/2015 Obihiro 500m3  
    2020/2021 Heerenveen 500m3  
    2013/2014 Inzell 500m3  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification Overall4  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 500m4  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 500m5  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1000m6  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m6  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification 1000m6  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1000m7  
    2020/2021 World Cup Classification 1000m8  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m8  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 1000m8  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 500m10  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1000m12  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 500m12  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 500m12  
    2009/2010 World Cup Classification 1000m14  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification Overall15  
    2012/2013 World Cup Classification Overall17  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 500m17  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m18  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 1000m19  
    2011/2012 World Cup Classification 500m19  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification Overall21  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification Overall25  
    2009/2010 World Cup Classification 500m25  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification 1500m33  
    2010/2011 World Cup Classification 1000m33  
    2014/2015 World Cup Classification Overall33  
    2013/2014 World Cup Classification 1500m37