ʃiː ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə fjˈuː spˈoːɹtspɚsənz tə wˈɪn ɡˈoʊld æt θɹˈiː kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv əlˈɪmpɪks ˌʌndɚ θɹˈiː dˈɪfɹənt flˈæɡz, ðə fˈɜːst bˌiːɪŋ ðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ðə sˈɛkənd jˈuːnɪfˌaɪd tˈiːm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ænd ðə θˈɜːd bˌiːɪŋ ðə ɹˈʌʃən fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
She is one of the few sportspersons to win gold at three consecutive Olympics under three different flags, the first being the Soviet union in 1988, the second – Unified Team in 1992, and the third being the Russian Federation in 1994.