Biography
With the name Miriam Gessner, German sport tied great hopes. It was she who was going to transfer the T-shirt of the leader the most titled biathlete Magdalena Neuner. But circumstances were different.Childhood and youth
Miriam was born in June 1990 in the tiny Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Actually, due to the short size, the settlement and status of the city does not have, but it was created for the Olympics. Father Girls by nationality German, and Mom - a subject of the Norwegian kingdom.
In the Alps skiing ride by default, and Miri also arrived. The fragile girl began (hessner's height - 167 cm, the weight is 57 kg) with slalom and giant slalom along with the younger sister of Christina, a couple of times risked to go through the super-giant highway.
Then switched to ski races and biathlon. The reason was the teeth knocked out when descending. A dental doctor's husband turned out to be a biathlon coach. Then no one assumed what problems would be wrapped in a simple, in general, injury. But firmly choose between the classic skiers and shooting Miriam could not for almost half of the career.
Biathlon
The new biathlon star shone in the form of the Golden Medal of Hessner, conquered at the Junior World Championships in 2008. A year later, a silver medal in the sprint and gold in the persecution race went to similar competitions in Canada.
The jet girl was noticed in the National Sport Committee and were determined in the adult team of ski racing, which was prepared for the World Cup. Miri acquitted hope: from Czech Libeza, the girl brought a silver award, conquered in the relay.
The first in the biography of Gessner Biathlon World Cup in the 2009-2010 season was upset of the debutant. The athlete recorded 12 misses and, accordingly, remained without a place in the overall standings. Even the outstanding speed, which Miriam Gessner is famous for overlapping the penalty circles.
The athlete rehabilitated, returning to the racing team, as part of which went to the Olympic Games in Vancouver. In Canada, Miriam won a silver medal in the relay.
In the 2010-2011 season, Gessner returned to the shooting colleagues. On the World Peace Championship, the athlete received a higher reward for victory in the relay. At the Stages of the World Cup, Miriam climbed three times a pedestal for silver medals in an individual standings, once - for bronze in the relay. In the final list, the surname Gessner was in the 14th line.
Despite the fact that Miri target misses easily soldered along the tracks, problems with rifle preparation influenced the next season. The best was the world championship in Rupolding, where Miriam won the first place, and again in the relay. At the World Cup stages, the girl did not rise above the fifth, and finished and at all on the 27th.
At the beginning of the season, 2012-2013, journalists were not so many promaments of athletes, how much history with the loss of Miriam tooth during the passage of the track. Apparently, the annoying fact is enough Gessner, because the wave of personal cup podiums followed: victory - in Italy, gold and twice silver - in Slovenia. Bronze and two gold got home, gold and bronze - in Russia. As usual, I did not cost Miriam without penalties.
At the World Championships in the Czech new place, Miri remained without awards. But the tireless athlete immediately went to Italy, the World Sports Championships. It was not possible to shine out the results, and from the pedestal in the race for 10 km Miriah separated only half a second. After the world championship, Gessner found the strength to participate in the World Cup stage, but the fatigue took her - the girl got the position in the second and third ten.
At the stability of speeches, Gessner has affected the old problem with the tooth. The titanium prosthesis caused allergies, Miriam suffered from headache, lack of appetite or, on the contrary, from excess weight. As a result, the girl suffered an operation on bone liquefaction.
During preparation for the Olympic season, Miriam fell on cycling training. The girl received a fracture of four vertebrae and threatening to stay in a wheelchair. Subsequently, the German missed several stages of the World Cup, and then stated at all that he would not come to the Olympic Games in Sochi.
In the summer of 2014, Gessner tried to win the top lines of world rankings. Going out from the concussion obtained at home contests, Miri got into the team declared by Germany at the first stage of the World Cup. Because of the negative results at the World Championship in Contiolachti, Miriam did not take.
The bronze medal at stage in Hochfilzen in 2015 provided Miriam Gessner a place in the main composition of the German national team. But the rise was again replaced by a decline, with a shooting, despite the change of the coach, did not fit.
Hessner did not appear and on the world championship ski championship - 2016, held in Tyumen. However, already at the stage of the World Cup in Slovenia, Miri did not have enough slightly to the medal in the sprint, but problems were added to the bad shooting. Season 2016-2017 Miriam and completed at all ahead of schedule. On the "Instagram" page, the athlete stated that she was waiting for an operation due to inflammation.
Personal life
For four years, Miri supported relations with biathlonist, world champion and Olympic prize-winner Simon Shempp.
When Gessner was restored after injury, her close friend and assistant was another champion, Felix Neroer's skiing. The couple visited the wedding of the Football player Bastian Schweinsteger, on which the girl caught a bouquet of the bride. But on logical questions of journalists, young people replied that they would marry when they want. Moreover, they will be seen rarely and organize a wedding will be difficult. Nevertheless, in October 2017, Matilda daughter was born in Miriam and Felix, in December, the girl's mother changed the name.
During the period of forced idle, the biathlete managed to climb the Mont Blanc, get a house in the Norwegian Shushen, her photo appeared on the pages of the playboo. By the way, thanks to Frau Siv Hessner, an athlete can choose civil affiliation - by mother or by father. But in an interview with Miriam shared that if she wants to live in the mother's homeland among the Norwegian fjords, then before the end of the career plans to perform under the flag of Germany.
Miriam Gessner now
The final speech of Gessner at the World Cup took place in January 2017. Then she was content with 47 venue in the persecution race.
For the 2017-2018 season, Miriam Gessner is not stated in the national team's lists, the girl was left in a duplicate team for quite understandable reasons. On the sites of sports associations it is under the girls' surname.
Awards
- 2008 - Gold Medal of the World Biathlon Championship among juniors
- 2009 - Silver World Ski Racing Championship Medal
- 2010 - Silver Medal of the Olympic Games (Ski Racing)
- 2011 - Gold Medal of the Biathlon World Cup
- 2012 - Gold Medal of the World Biathlon Championship
- 2012 - Winner of the five stages of the World Cup, twice silver and bronze medalist of the World Cup