Polina Frolova Explained

Polina Frolova
Native Name:Полина Сергеевна Фролова
Native Name Lang:Russian
Birth Name:Polina Sergeyevna Malchikova
Full Name:Polina Sergeyevna Frolova
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:1 March 1986
Birth Place:Krasnoyarsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Sport:Ski-orienteering
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Polina Sergeyevna Frolova, née Malchikova (Russian: Полина Сергеевна Фролова; born 1 March 1986) is a Russian ski-orienteering competitor, who was suspended for four years for doping.

Biography

She won a gold medal in the middle distance at the 2011 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Sweden, ahead of Alena Trapeznikova and Stine Olsen Kirkevik.[1] In 2017, Frolova was found guilty of doping and therefore stripped of all medals won in 2017 and banned from competing for 4 years.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VM-bronse til Stine Olsen Kirkevik. Norwegian. 23 March 2011 . Orientering på nett . 14 July 2011.
  2. Web site: 2017-06-01 . The IOF Sanctions Athlete for Anti-Doping Rule Violation : International Orienteering Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20170604014619/http://orienteering.org/the-iof-sanctions-athlete-for-anti-doping-rule-violation/ . 2017-06-04. 2022-03-09. dead.