Natalya Voronina Explained

Natalya Sergeevna Voronina
Headercolor:	d7ecff
Nationality:	Russian
Birth Date:	21 October 1994
Birth Place:	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height:	1.63 m
Weight:	54 kg
Country:	Russia
Event:	3000 m, 5000 m
Club:	Central Sports Army Club
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Natalya Sergeevna Voronina (Russian: Наталья Сергеевна Воронина; born 21 October 1994) is a Russian speed skater. She is a World Champion and a world record holder in the 5000 m event.

Voronina is the current Russian record holder in the 3000 and 5000 metres.^[1]

Career

Voronina finished third in the 3000 meters at the 2015–16 World Cup event in Calgary on 15 November 2015 in a personal and national record of 3:58.78.^[2] At the same event she also finished third in the team pursuit. On 20 November, at the second World Cup event in Salt Lake City, Voronina won silver in the 5000 meters, bettering the Russian record to 6:53.16.^[3] She won bronze in team sprint at the third World Cup event in Inzell (together with Olga Graf, Elizaveta Kazelina and Margarita Ryzhova). On 11–13 March, at the World Cup Final in Heerenveen, Voronina won gold in the women's 3000 m. Her results rank 2nd in the overall rankings for the 2015–16 World Cup Season in women's 3000 meters behind Czech Martina Sábliková.

Personal records

She is currently in 17th position in the adelskalender with a points total of 158.841.^[4]

World Cup results

Podiums

Date	Season	Location	Rank	Event^[5] ^[6]
13 November 2015				3000 m
14 November 2015				Team pursuit
20 November 2015				5000 m
5 December 2015				Team pursuit
11 December 2015				3000 m
12 November 2016				Team pursuit
19 November 2016				Team pursuit
3 December 2016				Team pursuit
11 March 2017				Team pursuit
12 November 2017				3000 m
10 December 2017				3000 m
16 November 2018				Team pursuit
18 November 2018				3000 m
23 November 2018				Team pursuit
7 December 2018				Team pursuit
1 February 2019				3000 m
9 March 2019				3000 m
22 November 2019				3000 m
23 November 2019				Team pursuit
8 December 2019				Team pursuit
15 December 2019				Team pursuit
7 February 2020				3000 m
31 January 2021				3000 m

Overall rankings

Season	Event	Rank
2015–16
2017–18	3000 and 5000 m
2018–19	3000 and 5000 m
2020–21	3000 and 5000 m

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Records – Russia (RUS) . speedskatingresults.com . 11 January 2016.
2. Web site: Michael Pavitt. Sábliková starts season in style by claiming World Cup Speed Skating gold in Canada. Inside The Games. 13 November 2015.
3. Web site: Sablikova wint 5000 meter Salt Lake City. schaatsen. 20 November 2015.
4. Web site: Adelskalendern . evertstenlund.se. 3 November 2018.
5. Web site: ISU Biography.
6. Web site: SSS Profile.