Semion Elistratov

Semion Andreyevich Elistratov (; alternatively spelled Semen or Semyon, born 3 May 1990) is a Russian short track speed skater. He is the 2014 Olympic champion in the 5000 m relay and a double bronze medalist in the 1500 m at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career

Elistratov competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Russia. In the 500 metres and 1000 metres, he placed third in his round one heat, failing to advance, and in the 1500 metres, he placed fourth, also failing to advance. In all three events, he ended up 24th overall.

As of 2013, Elistratov's best performance at the World Championships came in 2015, when he won a gold medal in 1500 m individual race. Elistratov won gold medals as a member of the Russian relay team at the 2013 and 2014 European Championships, and was runner-up in the overall competition at the 2014 European Championships as well.

As of 2013, Elistratov has two ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup victories as part of the relay team in 2012–13 at Sochi, and in the 500 metres at Changchun in 2010–11. He also has nine other podium finishes at World Cup events, three as an individual and six in relay races. His top World Cup ranking was 4th in the 1500 metres in 2012–13. On 13 April, the World Anti-Doping Agency gave amnesty to athletes with the presence of less than one microgram of meldonium in doping samples in tests conducted on athletes before 1 March 2016 is acceptable, WADA cites due to uncertainties and lack of studies for how long meldonium stays in the body. On 21 April 2016, the International Skating Union lifted its temporary ban on Elistratov, and he was reinstated in the team since the concentration of meldonium was below the threshold.

The International Skating Union's Official Statement was quoted: "In the case of Meldonium, the WADA recognized that there is currently a lack of clear scientific information on excretion time and considers that in certain circumstances there may be grounds for no fault or negligence on the part of the athlete. All mentioned skaters credibly assured the ISU that they had discontinued the use of Meldonium before 1 January 2016, when the substance was included in the prohibited list. In light of the given information, the ISU has decided to lift the provisional suspension imposed on the four skaters, with immediate effect, to stay the results management process and consequently not to disqualify any results at the present stage."

World cup podiums

14 victories – (1 × 500 m, 4 × 1000 m, 3 × 1500, 4 × 5000 m relay, 2 × 2000 m mixed relay) 40 podiums – (3 × 500 m, 14 × 1000 m, 11 × 1500, 10 × 5000 m relay, 2 × 2000 m mixed relay) No. Season Date Location Discipline Place1 2010–11 5 December 2010 Changchun, China 500 m 2 2011–12 30 October 2011 Saguenay, Canada 5000 m relay 3 4 December 2011 Nagoya, Japan 5000 m relay 4 11 February 2012 Dordrecht, the Netherlands 1500 m 5 2012–13 21 October 2012 Calgary, Canada 5000 m relay 6 27 October 2012 Montreal, Canada 1500 m 7 3 February 2013 Sochi, Russia 5000 m relay 8 3 February 2013 Sochi, Russia 1000 m 9 10 February 2013 Dresden, Germany 5000 m relay 10 2013–14 10 November 2013 Turin, Italy 5000 m relay 11 17 November 2013 Kolomna, Russia 5000 m relay 12 2014–15 9 November 2014 Salt Lake City, United States 1000 m 13 9 November 2014 Salt Lake City, United States 5000 m relay 14 16 November 2014 Montreal, Canada 1000 m 15 7 February 2015 Dresden, Germany 1000 m 16 8 February 2015 Dresden, Germany 1500 m 17 14 February 2015 Erzurum, Turkey 1000 m 18 2015–16 1 November 2015 Montreal, Canada 1000 m 19 5 December 2015 Nagoya, Japan 1000 m 20 5 December 2015 Nagoya, Japan 1500 m 21 12 December 2015 Shanghai, China 1000 m 22 7 February 2016 Dresden, Germany 500 m 23 7 February 2016 Dresden, Germany 1000 m 24 14 February 2016 Dordrecht, the Netherlands 1000 m 25 2016–17 5 November 2016 Calgary, Canada 1500 m 26 6 November 2016 Calgary, Canada 500 m 27 13 November 2016 Salt Lake City, United States 1500 m 28 13 December 2016 Shanghai, China 1500 m 29 17 December 2016 Gangneung, South Korea 1500 m 30 18 December 2016 Gangneung, South Korea 1000 m 31 5 February 2017 Dresden, Germany 5000 m relay 32 2018–19 3 February 2019 Dresden, Germany 2000 m mixed relay 33 10 February 2019 Turin, Italy 2000 m mixed relay 34 10 February 2019 Turin, Italy 5000 m relay 35 2019–20 2 November 2019 Salt Lake City, United States 1500 m 36 10 November 2019 Montreal, Canada 1000 m 37 30 November 2019 Nagoya, Japan 1000 m 38 9 February 2019 Dresden, Germany 1500 m 39 2021–22 23 October 2021 Beijing, China 1500 m 40 24 October 2021 Beijing, China 1000 m