Anfisa Restzova is a triple Olympic champion in cross-country skiing and biathlon for the USSR national team, winning gold in the 1988 relay and the first women's biathlon race in 1992. She won additional gold and silver medals in the 1994 and 1988 Olympics respectively. Restzova was also a three-time world champion in skiing relays and won the overall World Cup in Biathlon twice. She hails from a sporting family from Vladimir region with her father a master of sports and her daughters and sons also becoming biathletes.