Anfisa Reztsova

Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova (Russian: Анфиса Анатольевна Резцова, née Romanova, Романова; 16 December 1964 – 19 October 2023) was Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Anatolyevna and the family name is Reztsova.

Anfisa Reztsova
Reztsova (left) with her grandson in 2009
Personal information
Birth nameAnfisa Anatolyevna Romanova
Born(1964-12-16)16 December 1964
Gus-Khrustalny District, Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 October 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 58)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Lillehammer4 × 7.5 km relay
Representing the  CIS
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1992 Novosibirsk4 × 7.5 km relay
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 Albertville 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place1992 Albertville 3 × 7.5 km relay
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Ramsau4 × 5 km relay
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Calgary4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1988 Calgary20 km freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1985 Seefeld4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place1987 Oberstdorf4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1987 Oberstdorf5 km classical
Silver medal – second place1987 Oberstdorf20 km freestyle

Career

In Soviet times, she trained at Dynamo in Vladimir.

Reztsova earned a total of five medals in the Winter Olympics, including three golds (1988: cross country 4 × 5 km relay, 1992: biathlon 7.5 km, 1994: biathlon 4 × 7.5 km relay), one silver (1988: cross country 20 km), and one bronze (1992: biathlon 3 × 7.5 km relay). She is notable for performing the feat of being the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both cross-country skiing and biathlon. She is one of the few sportspersons to win gold at three consecutive Olympics under three different flags, the first being the Soviet union in 1988, the second – Unified Team in 1992, and the third being the Russian Federation in 1994.

Reztsova also found success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning three golds (4 × 5 km relay: 1985, 1987, 1999) and two silvers (1987: 5 km, 20 km). She also won one cross-country World Cup and seven biathlon World Cups in her career.

In an interview with a Russian sports website in 2020, she admitted to having used illegal performance-enhancing drugs at the end of her career.[1]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Norwegian biathletes wanted Russian athletes to be excluded from international competitions. This made Reztsova claim that Russian athletes would always be better than the Norwegians, claim that Norwegians just wanted to get rid of competitors, and liken Norwegians to "disgusting cockroaches".[2][3]

Personal life and death

Reztsova lived in Moscow. She was the mother of biathletes Daria Virolaynen[4] and Kristina Reztsova.

Anfisa Reztsova died of cardiac arrest on 19 October 2023, at the age of 58.[5] Earlier in March 2023 Reztsova had a heart attack and due to low hemoglobin she received several blood transfusions.[5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198823——SilverGold

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198520—12——5—Gold
198722Silver4——Silver—Gold
19993411—54——Gold

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1985206———
19862115———
1987222nd place, silver medalist(s)———
19882313———
19993498—8
20003532253831

Individual podiums
  • 10 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1984–85 14 February 1985East Germany Klingenthal, East Germany10 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
218 February 1985Czechoslovakia Nové Město, Czechoslovakia5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
3 1985–86 7 December 1985Canada Labrador City, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
4 1986–87 16 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany5 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
520 February 198720 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]2nd
628 February 1987Finland Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
715 March 1987Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
8 1987–88 16 December 1987Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bohinj, Yugoslavia10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
925 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada20 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd
10 1998–99 14 February 1999Austria Seefeld, Austria5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 8 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11984–8522 January 1985Austria Seefeld, Austria4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stTikhonova / Smetanina / Vasilchenko
21986–8717 February 1987West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Championships[1]1stOrdina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
31 March 1987Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Cup1stOrdina / Lazutina / Välbe
41987–8821 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Tikhonova
51998–9929 November 1998Finland Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
620 December 1998Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdDenisova / Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova
710 January 1999Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Cup1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
826 February 1999Austria Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
914 March 1999Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Yegorova / Skladneva
1021 March 1999Norway Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLazutina / Baranova-Masalkina / Yegorova
111999–0029 November 1999Sweden Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stYegorova / Skladneva / Chepalova

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "Анфиса Резцова: "Не отрекаюсь от допинга, я это делала. Чувствовала эффект, когда нас кололи во все места"".
  2. "Russere i strupen på norske skiskyttere: -Som ekle kakerlakker" (Norwegian; "Russians attacking Norwegian biathlon athletes: - Like disgusting cockroaches"), VG, 6 January 2023
  3. Skiöld/TT, Henrik (6 February 2023). "Ryska hånet mot Norge: "Äckliga kackerlackor" - SvD". SvD.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Pokljuka Sprint Win for Katharina Innerhofer". International Biathlon Union. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. "Стали известны причины смерти трёхкратной олимпийской чемпионки Анфисы Резцовой" (in Russian). championat.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. "REZTSOVA ROMANOVA Anfisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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