Daria Leonidovna Virolaynen, née Reztsova, (russian: Дарья Леонидовна Виролайнен, fi, Darja Leonidovna Virolainen; born 24 January 1989) is a Russian

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Career

Virolaynen was born in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. Her mother is biathlete and cross country skier Anfisa Reztsova. Virolaynen debuted at the

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on 6 March 2014, when she got second place in the sprint event in

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. Earlier in the year Virolaynen had finished third in the pursuit competition at the European Championships. The following season, Virolaynen got her second podium, a second place in the pursuit in

Antholz-Anterselva Rasen-Antholz (; it, Rasun-Anterselva ) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy. Geography The municipal area stretches along the Antholz valley, a northern side valley of the larger Puster Valley. In the northeast, the Staller Saddl ...

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* 1989 births Living people Skiers from Moscow Russian female biathletes Universiade medalists in biathlon Universiade gold medalists for Russia Universiade silver medalists for Russia Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade {{Russia-biathlon-bio-stub