Semion Elistratov

Elistratov at the 2015 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

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.[1]

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.[2]

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 is 4th, in the 1500 metres in 2012–13.[2]

On 8 March 2016, it was known Elistratov failed a drug test for meldonium and was withdrawn from entry list for Russia's Team to compete at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea. He was temporarily suspended from the Russian team.[3] On 13 April, the World Anti-Doping Agency gave amnesty to athletes with the presence of less than 1 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.[4] 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.[5]

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 above skaters credibly assured the ISU that they have discontinued the use of Meldonium prior to 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."[6]

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• 11 victories – (1 × 500 m, 3 × 1000 m, 1 × 1500, 4 × 5000 m relay, 2 × 2000 m mixed relay)
• 34 podiums – (3 × 500 m, 11 × 1000 m, 8 × 1500, 10 × 5000 m relay, 2 × 2000 m mixed relay)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
1	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	Torino, 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	Torino, Italy	2000 m mixed relay
34		10 February 2019	Torino, Italy	5000 m relay

• Semion Elistratov at the International Skating Union