Maria Iovleva
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Maria Iovleva is a Russia
n biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them gold and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay. She is deaf and paralyzed. She lives in a home with twelve other disabled women, but she dreams of getting an apartment of her own due to her medal wins.
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n biathlete and cross-country skier representing Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Russia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Russia sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. The country fielded thirty-two athletes in cross-country skiing, biathlon, and alpine skiing...
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She won two medals in sitting biathlon, one of them gold and was on the gold medal team of women's cross-country relay. She is deaf and paralyzed. She lives in a home with twelve other disabled women, but she dreams of getting an apartment of her own due to her medal wins.