Biography
Alexey Zaitsev - Russian Bobsleist, which occupies an overclocking position. Athlete, though young, but already managed to loudly declare himself not only in his homeland. In the piggy bank Alexey Silver from the European Championship and World Cup.Childhood and youth
Biography Zaitsev began on September 17, 1993. Alexey was born in the Krasnodar Territory in a small village Starotitarian. The boy was the youngest of the four sons in the hare family. According to Mom's stories, Larisa Aleksandrovna, the little Lesha from early childhood was distinguished by hyperactivity - not a minute could stop in place.
The future Bobsleist rose a painful child, easily picked up viruses and flooded. Parents decided that only sports would help strengthen the immune system. So the 5-year-old Lesha fell into the acrobatics section, and a little later went to comprehend the Ases of Latin American dances.
Natural activity is still brighter manifested in school years. A frisky boy showed miracles to handle a soccer ball. The physical consultant noticed Alexei and began to insist that the boy played football. Soon the Zaitsev was part of the three teams. When the future star Bobsley turned 13, his athletics attracted him - Sergey Boyko became the first coach.
In short, Lesha was engaged in everyone and immediately. However, the grueling workouts quickly turned into a lifestyle, the young man no longer represented another day without them. Interestingly, the gaps in their studies did not observe. Zaitsev who knew all objects to "five", only mathematics and Russian were not given to "excellent" - knowledge was reached only to the fours.
Bobsled
Graduate secondary school decided to associate life with sports and filed documents at the Kuban University of Physical Education, Sports and Tourism. As a student, fascinated by Bobsem, began training under the leadership of the Honored Coach of the USSR Evgenia Martianov. Together with Alexey, Vasily Kondratenko was engaged in this sport.
Once comrades went to the qualifying test, passing in Orel, and surrounded beginner bobsleists from 44 regions of Russia. The guys proved that they are able to make a career of first-class accelerating.
Alexey Zaitsev stands for the center of sports training in winter sports of the Krasnodar Territory (Sochi), and in 2012 it joined the ranks of the Russian national team. Sports career rapidly went to take off. Two years later, after he became a member of the national team, Alexey put on the title of Russia champion in four.
In winter, the 2014th team of Yevgeny Pashkov, in which the Zaitsev played the role of an overclocking, went for the European Cup in St. Moritz (Switzerland), where he took first place. Then the main rivals of the guys were worthy quartets from Latvia and Germany.
2015 brought Alexey Zaitsev Silver, mined at the European Championships as part of the team of the pilot Alexander Kasyanov. And at home, the young man was awarded the title of Master of Sports of International Class.
Bobsleist did not stop pleaseing the success of relatives and fans, next year, brilliantly acted in the Russian championship as part of the four. The piggy bank has been replenished with silver.
In January 2016, Russian Bobsleists did not meet the hopes of fans. The World Championship, held in Austria, Alexey went with Alexander Kasyanov, Ilvir Khusin and Alexey Pushkarev. The guys managed to get only to the eighth place.
A year later, in March 2017, Russian Bobsleists waited for a breakthrough in his career. The crew under the pilotation of Kasyanov won the World Cup. This is the first award for the team, which included Zaitsev, Pushkarev and Kondratenko. This four came the second in the combined standings.
Personal life
November 3, 2016, Alexei Zaitsev married. Alia Mustafina became elected by Bobsleist, three times world champion in sports gymnastics. A lush wedding played the birthplace of the groom.
Young sprockets of sports met and got close to a year earlier when they were restored after injuries in one hospital. Then the long months of relationships were reached at a distance - Lesha lived in Krasnodar, and Aliya in Moscow. When they were at the charges, all his free time was trying to spend together. At such periods, it was easier to do, because sports bases were just 40 minutes away by car.
The couple pleased fans through the social network romance. Zaitsev, for example, suddenly began to compose poems dedicated to the beloved. In 2017, the married couple was born a daughter called Alice. The athlete in an interview shared his impressions from the first parental experience:
"For us with Alia, the birth of a child is the most important event in life. Of course, at first a little hard to cope, but it is waiting for all parents. The birth of a child motivates very much. It really gives strength. "Going to the Olympic Games in South Korea, Alexei Zaitsev promised that if luck smiles, then the medal dedicate her daughter.
Alexey Zaitsev now
2018 issued for Alexey hot. A young man in February visited the Olympic Games in Pytenchhan, but his team failed to win victories. The hares called these competitions the most difficult in life - they carried out both morally and physically. In the official handling, apologized to the fans for not justified by hopes:
"Thanks to everyone and sorry, we are very sorry that the result was not the same as many were waiting and hoped. One mistake solved our fate. But this is the Olympics, this is a sport! As always".But completed the winter season of the hares on the glory. At the end of March, at the Russian Championship, held in Sochi, Bobsleist in a duet with Maxim Andrianov took third place. And as part of the quartet (Maxim Andrianov, Alexey Zaitsev, Yuri Selikhov, Ruslan Samites) - Second.
Alexey Zaitsev regularly leads a page in "Instagram". It is divided with fans photos from a sporting life, and sometimes pampers and pictures with family. Recently, the fans have died with a photo on which the athlete poses along with the growing daughter.
Achievements
- 2014 - First place at the Russian Championships (Four)
- 2015 - Silver Medal at the European Championship
- 2016 - Silver winner at the Russian Championships (Four)
- 2017 - World Cup (Four)
- 2018 - Silver and Bronze Prize-winner at the Russian Championships (Two)