Yana Romanova

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevna and the family name is Romanova.

Yana Sergeyevna Romanova (Russian: Яна Сергеевна Романова; born 11 May 1983) is a retired Russian biathlete. She competed in various events at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4×6 km relay in 2014. Her medal was later annulled for doping violations.

Yana Romanova
Romanova in 2014
Full name	Yana Sergeyevna Romanova
Born	(1983-05-11) 11 May 1983 (age 42) Kurgan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
World Cup career
Seasons	2008–2015
Indiv. podiums	1
Indiv. wins	1
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  Russia Olympic Games Disqualified 2014 Sochi Relay Junior World Championships 2003 Kościelisko 3 × 6 km relay 2003 Kościelisko 7.5 km sprint 2003 Kościelisko 10 km pursuit
Updated on 27 March 2010.

Career

Romanova was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class in 2014. In May 2015, she retired from competitions.^[2] In April 2016, she became a candidate to participate in the primaries of the United Russia party in the Omsk Oblast for the elections to the State Duma.^[3]

In December 2016, the International Biathlon Union provisionally suspended her for doping violations during the 2014 Winter Olympics, along with Olga Vilukhina.^[4] On 27 November 2017, the International Olympic Committee disqualified Vilukhina and Romanova, banned them for life from the Olympics, and stripped them of their Olympic medals.^[5] On 24 September 2020, Romanova and Vilukhina's disqualifications in the individual races were overturned by the CAS, and their medals were restored.^[6]