Biography
In Russia, skiing develops from the middle of the twentieth century. For this reason, athletes from Scandinavia's countries naturally defeated Russians at international competitions, but in recent years, skiers from Russia have significantly increased their achievements. Alexander Bolunov also entered the number of talented athletes.Childhood and youth
Alexander Alexandrovich Bolunov was born in a sports family hardly on New Year's Eve - December 31, 1996. Survived Bolunov then in the village of Availway, located in the Sevsky district of the Bryansk region, near the border of Russia and Ukraine.
Nothing is known about parents and childhood athletes, because Alexander is not an amateur to give interviews and especially talk about the family. The passion for skiing began with a children's section in a sports school for children and young men CSP.
Ski race
In the All-Russian competitions held in Tyumen in December 2016, Bolunov led in the sprint by 1.7 km. After 2 weeks, the young man has already fought for the Cup of Eastern Europe, where he also took the 1st place in the sprint at a distance of 1.4 km.Professional performances in international sports Alexander began in 2016. According to the results of the 2016/2017 season, 29 points scored 29 points on the World Cup and took a hundredth place. He performed in the Norwegian city of Drammen, where he finished the ninth in the sprint classic style. Despite the place, for the first international speech, the athlete showed a good result.
Speaking in 2016, as part of the national team on the youth World Championship in Romania, the skier with the team took 2nd place. Ahead of Russians Norwegians who came to the finish line with a difference of 47 seconds.
After the first experience in the international competitions of this class, Alexander understood 2 things: you need to train more and believe in yourself, invincible athletes do not happen, you can get around.
Regular training under the leadership of A. I. Bologov, N. I. Nehitrov helped the young athlete to increase the effectiveness of the next season. In March-April 2017, the National Championship of Russia in the ski racing was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, where Sasha took the 1st place at a distance of 50 km.
In the summer of 2017, Alexander participated in the World Roller Ski Championships, which was held in Sollafto, Sweden. There, Russian again received gold at a distance of 20 km.
But, speaking at the World Cup in the 2017/2018 Cup, Alexander was only on the 5th place, gaining 710 points. According to the statistics presented on the official website of Fedation International De Ski International Ski Federation International Ski Verband, Bolunov, located under the Personal Code 3482277, at competitions in the Finnish city, I took the 4th place in the race 15 km, 8th in the Sprinter Race and Only on the 29th in the pursuit of free-style 15 km. According to the results of the tour Nordic Opening, he got a bronze medal.
In December 2017, the World Cup in the ski racing was held in the Norwegian city of Lillehammer. Alexander took 3rd place in the sprint race (classic), but in Skiathlona was only the tenth. But in the qualifying sprint race, the athlete from Russia finished the second.
The next stage of the competition was held in Swiss Davos in the first decade of December. Bolnov twice won bronze: in the sprint race with freestyle and individually 15 km.
Competitions in Toblah, Italy, Russian missed, and at the end of December 2017 appeared at the World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. In the sprint race with a free style, finished ninth, in the individual race with a free style 15 km - the fourth.
But on January 1, 2018, the athlete walked around the nearest competitors in the pursuit of a free style 15 km and came to the finish line Third. The skier told reporters that he was satisfied with the result shown, although he noted that the last 3 km experienced serious fatigue, which prevented to come to the finish line by the second.
Already after 3 days, Alexander, the competition of the next round of the World Cup, held in Oberstdorf, Germany, where the Russian showed not the best result, becoming a fortieth in the mass start a free style of 15 km.
Christmas holidays in 2018 athlete noted in Val-Di Fiemma, Italy. In the mass start, the classic style for 15 km came the fifth, and in the pursuit of a flip-style, 9 km took only the 31st place.
According to the results of the multi-day ski race, which is carried out under the auspices of the International Federation of Ski Sports "Tour de Ski", Bolunov took 6th place in the overall ranking. The next round of the competition was held in German Dresden, many athletes showed good results in the sprint race with free style and in the team sprint.
At the 51st World Championships in Sports Sports, held in Lahti, Finland, in the sprint race Alexander Finishes 26th.
The most important event in the sports biography of the athlete was to participate in the 2018 Olympic Games. He spoke in an interview that the Olympiad was trying on the eve of the Olympics to pass the maximum possible number of tests for the use of doping, so as not to fall under disqualification as other compatriots.
February 13, 2018 in Phenchhan Bolunov won bronze at the Olympics. The athlete performed in the final of the male sprint in the classic style.
February 18, 2018 Men's Russian team for the first time in many years has become the owner of medals in the relay. The second stage fled Alexander, who made a fantastic jerk, leaving all the rivals behind. At the third stage, Alexey Chervotkin lost its advantage, finishing only third. Fortunately, Denis Spitov played as many as 16 seconds. Russian skiers became owners of silver medals.
On February 21, 2018, Denis Spitov and Alexander Bolunov were again on the pedestal. Russians won silver medals in the team sprint. Alexander's jerk at the finisha allowed to overtake the Frenchman. Thus, he became a three-time winner of the 2018 Olympics.
At the start of the 2018/2019 season, the Olympic champion proved the status of a new star ski racing. He won two gold medals in November at stage in Finland.
2020 began for the Russian skier with numerous victories at competitions. Just for January 2019/2020, he managed to defeat races in different cities. On January 1, in the multi-day "Tour de Ski" in Toblach, he received the 1st place in the chase race in the classic style, overcoming the distance of 15 km faster than the rest.
In the next stage of the competitions that took place in Val di Fiemma, Bolunov was less: a new distance in 15 km he passed 2 times longer. Such a result presented an athlete only 3rd place, in this race he was ahead of Sergey Ustyugov and Norwegian Johannes Clebo.
According to the results of the general classification of all stages of the race "Tour de Ski" on January 5, Alexander was awarded the Gold Medal.
At the World Cup in the Czech new place in mid-January, Bolunov again showed good results. In the 15-kilometer race with a free style, he won, reaching the finish a little more than 30 minutes. Together with him that day, Norwegian Sur Reta and Finnish Athlete Ivyubanen, who gave way to the opponent for 24 and 40 seconds to the pedestal.
The next stage was held in the Czech Republic every day, and Alexander managed to win again. The second place was taken by his long-time rival Johannes Clebo. With the same success, the young man also passed the distance in Oberstdorf, this time it was 30 km, her Russian overcame in 1 hour and 13 minutes.
To show similar results in competitions, between which Alexandra almost no rest, the skier has to train a lot, including endurance. Despite the tremendous experience of performances at large championships, he now continues to produce skiing techniques, perfecting every time.
And stubborn workouts do not remain without a well-deserved result: the beginning of the 2021th was marked for the Bologov, a second consecutive victory in the multi-day competition "Tour de Ski".
Unfortunately, the promising start of the season was fried by an unpleasant incident. During the World Cup relay, which was held in the Finnish Lahti, Bolunov pushed the opponent - Finn Yoni's crust, then hit the stick, and after the finish, he knocked down from his feet. This happened due to the fact that Finn was cut by Alexander, and he could not hold back emotions. Because of this behavior, the first team of the Russian Federation was devoid of deserved bronze.
Personal life
Despite the large amount of time, Alexander spends in training and competitions, the young man already has a spouse. The identity of the disclosure of the athlete did not reveal for some time, but the joint photo regularly laid out in "Instagram". And later it became known that the skier builds a personal life with Anna foal.
Anya comes from the city of Kuvandyka Orenburg region, was born in the winter of 1997. She is also an athlete, a career in this area began at 9 years old, Viktor Tinynn became the first mentor of the foemable. A significant achievement in her sporting life was victory in the relay team at the Junior World Championships in the category under 23 years.
Judging by the photographs, the girl supports Alexander in competitions. Fragile Anya looks superb next to high (Growth of Bolnov is 185 cm, weight - 83 kg) and strong Alexander.
In the summer of 2020, it became known about the engagement of lovers, and the official painting took place in April of next year. A few days before the wedding in an interview, the skier shared that at the event the closest people will be present, since the threat of the spread of coronavirus infection will continue.
The unfortunate hobbies of a young man can tell a small video published on the Russian national skiing team in "Instagram", where he plays the piano.
In 2017, Bolunov became a student of the Institute of Physical Culture and Sports of the Penza State University. At the same time, it is a junior sergeant of the Federal Service for the National Guard Guard. Also, the guy stands for a children-youth sports school specializing in the preparation of the Olympic reserve in the Bryansk region.
Alexander Bolunov Now
In February 2021, Bolunov won gold in Skiathlon at the World Championship, held in Oberstdorf. In the finals of the team sprint, he and Gleb regrets won bronze. And in March 2021, Alexander was awarded the "Crystal Globe" for the title of the winner in the overall standings of the World Cup - 2021.In April, the athlete participated in an autograph session with other members of the national team, where she shared plans for the season. Alexander, by the way, after the championship of Russia, I ran the Ugra Marathon, because I decided to stay in a competitive rhythm. Having not planned to relax Born, because it was preparing for the Olympic season.
Achievements
- 2017 - 1st place at the Championship of Russia (50 km)
- 2017 - 2nd place at the Russian Championship (4x10 km relay)
- 2017 - 3rd place at the Championship of Russia (Skiathlon 30 km, Command Sprint SV)
- 2017 - 3rd place on the results of Nordic Opening
- 2018 - 3rd place at the Olympic Games (Personal Sprint and Classic)
- 2018 - 2nd place at the Olympic Games (4x10km relay)
- 2018 - 2nd place at the Olympic Games (Command Strint)
- 2019 - 2nd place at the World Championships (Skiathlon 15 + 15 km)
- 2019 - 2nd place at the World Cup (Command Sprint Classic)
- 2019 - 2nd place at the World Cup (4x10 km relay)
- 2020 - 1st place on the Ski Race "Tour de Sk"
- 2021 - 1st place on the Ski Race "Tour de Ski"
- 2021 - 1st place at the World Championships (Skiathlon)