Dzinara Anicenka

Dzinara Anicenka was born the 13th of December 1997 and is a Belarussian female biathlete. During her first World Cup season, Anicenka won the overall title and henceforth became one of the most successful Belarussian biathletes of all time.

Biography:
Anicenka was the dominant biathlete during her junior years, where she won everything there was to win. In her first World Cup season, she had an amazing stability which led to her being the dominant athlete of the year. She was the absolute favorite when she came to the world championships in Pokljuka, but she had some troubles which led to other athletes being superior to her. After the championships, she wasn't as dominant as before they started, but still had the stability to win the overall World Cup, as well as securing the pursuit and mass start globes. Season 6 started good for Anicenka, but she had more competition than the season before, mainly by Ingrid Abrahamsen and Sava Kohoutova. Going into the World Championships, she was 2nd in the World Cup standings. Once more, she didn't have the same stability as during the rest of the season, and she went home from the championships with two bronze medals. After the championships though, especially during the competitions in Antholz-Anterselva (where she won 3 races in a row), she showed that she should be counted with in the overall standings. It was not until the last race of the season, where Anicenka finished one place before Kohoutova she could secure the overall globe. This season she also won the pursuit globe.

After three seasons with results that were not as good as the two before, she came to the 10th season and broke all kinds of records. She became the most victorious biathlete in one season with 11 victories. She also became the biathlete with the most podiums during one season 18, beating Sava Kohoutova's 6th season where she had 17. She also became the first biathlete to win a medal in every individual race at the world championships. After this season, she is also the biathlete with the most podiums in history, passing Lina Södergren.