Anastasia Merkushina

A Ukrainian biathlete, junior world biathlon champion, two-time junior European biathlon champion, and participant in Biathlon World Cup stages.

She took up biathlon at the Dynamo club (Lviv); her first coaches were her parents, Oleh Merkushyn and Iryna Merkushyna-Korchahina; later she moved to Ternopil with her parents.

In 2011, she became the absolute three-time champion of the 5th Winter Youth Sports Games of Ukraine.

She made her World Cup debut on December 4, 2014 in the individual race in Ostersund, where she finished 51st. On December 11, 2016, she made her first World Cup podium, taking third place in the women's relay at the Pokljuka stage.

She scored points in individual races for the first time on January 6, 2017 in the sprint at the Oberhof stage, finishing 19th.