Biography
Svetlana Sleptsova - Star Russian biathlete, who in 2010 won the gold of the Olympic Games, was a world champion, six times climbed into the highest step of the podium of Honor within the World Cup and won many times in domestic Russian competitions.
Svetlana was born in the Northern city of Khanty-Mansiysk in the family of the flyer Yuri Olegovich and Medical worker Elena Viktorovna. She has an older sister Olga, who went in the footsteps of Mom and became a doctor. And Sleptsova-youngest since childhood was interested in sports. Moreover, her interests were incredibly diverse: from ballroom dancing to karate and even boxing.
When 10 years have passed since birth, in the biography of Svetlana Sleptsova first appeared biathlon. She fell into the section after the Sport's coach came to a secondary school and invited all children there. This sport was interested in the fact that she, ten-year-old, trusted weapons, and it was exciting and tempting. Together with the Light, all classmates began to engage in one group, but gradually the sports team redested, and from School Spletsov remained in training almost the only one.
Svetlana also rustled to throw biathlon, as in adolescent years she would like to communicate with friends more time. But professional coaches managed to convince the talented athlete to continue occupations.
A tight training schedule and frequent competitions did not leave opportunities for full-fledged studies, and the performance of the Sleppet's school was far from excellent. She was lucky that the parents were understood with the understanding of his daughter. Later Svetlana became a student of the Ugra State University, where he studied at the Faculty of Sports and Tourism. There, at first, the girl also had problems, but when she began to bring medals from world championships, the leadership of the university went to meet and allowed the student to give sessions in free chart. As a result, the biathlete became not just a graduate specialist, but also passed the graduation work for the maximum score.
Biathlon
With the transition to the older age group, Svetlana Sleptsova began to perform better and better, and in 19 years old becomes champion of the Junior world championship in an individual race. The pledge of the bright success of the girl, its coaches called persistent. She never missed workouts, always laid out at full power. Perseverance and dedication did their job: Sleptsova falls under the sight of the coaches of the women's team and in 2007 makes debuts in the national team.
A year later, Svetlana wins on the stage of the World Cup and falls into the top ten of the strongest biathletes of the planet, which brings her the title of Master of Sports of International Class. In the future, the awards were one after another: the nomination "Opening of the Year", the next gold relay, the laureate of the Order of Friendship. And the highest point in the career of Sleptsova is its performance at the Olympic Games in the Canadian city of Vancouver, where she became the Olympic champion. Together with the colleagues, Anna Bogoy Titiv, Olga Medvedtseva, Olga Zaitseva Svetlana won gold at the stage of the relay.
Later, the athlete was expected by the complex knee injury, as well as a psychological decline. As a result, in 2013, light shows the worst results for all the time speeches in professional sports and in the overall standings takes only 78th place. The age of Sleptsova said that she could still conquer the highest peaks, but the girl had no psychological forces. She even wondered about the end of the career. However, in 2016, the biathlonist returns to the number of promising athletes and rises several times to the podium of the honor within the IBU Cup.
As a result, Svetlana is returned to the national team as a full member of the team and participates in competitions along with Anastasia Zagorukhiko, Olga Podtufarovar and other Russian biathlon stars. By the way, Sleptsova, who did not participate in the races of the national team from 2013, changed Olga Vilukhin in the National Team, who graduated from a professional career.
Personal life
Svetlana Sleptsov's personal life left for a long time on the second plan. Although Solva has repeatedly reduced it with Norwegian colleagues Emil Hegle Svendsen and Taria Bee, as well as with the Russian sports journalist Ilya Trifonov. But the athlete itself either did not comment on these conversations, or said one phrase: "We are only friends." Many times the fans said that Svetlana Sleptsova marries. The biathlonist itself claimed that it was ready to go under the crown, only when the sports career officially graduates.
After the completion of Career Sleptsova planned to open its own restaurant in Khanty-Mansiysk. She stated in an interview that he wanted to create a great modern establishment with many halls and several kitchens, which would be able to compete even with the metropolitan elite restaurants. Hometown remains in the heart of the athlete as the best city on Earth.
In 2012, Sleptsovoy assigned the title of "Honorary Resident of the city of Khanty-Mansiysk". Although she rarely has free time, nevertheless, the light tries to pay attention to mom, especially after Father and Elena Viktorovna suddenly died, alone remained. And the main hobby in the life of the girl is a big tennis and music of various directions. These two topics Svetlana can speak for hours.
Svetlana is an open and sincere person, which has repeatedly celebrated colleagues. The girl is famous for its straightness. After a three-time unsuccessful performance of the Russian women's biathlon team in 2010, Svetlana's only athlete managed to go to the microphones and comment on losses. The phrase "We have nothing to do with anyone" for a long time I remember the fans of the Russian biathlon. The girl said these words of the sorry, but many sports commentators perceived the phrase from a negative point of view. Universal tension slaits after the Russians still managed to become champions.
Svetlana Sleptsova now
In 2017, the athlete brilliantly spoke at the World Biathlon Championship in Tchaikovsky, where he became a three-time winner, won gold in the categories of mixed relay, sprint and race of persecution. After the victory, although not at such a prestigious competition, like the Winter Championship, Svetlana Sleptsova announced care from sports. The girl explained his decision by the fact that pregnant. The news has become for fans of biathletes with a pleasant and exciting surprise.
Pregnancy made adjustments and biathlon plans for 2018, because in winter, the girl declared her willingness to enter the Russian national team and speak at the Olympics in Korea. It became known to journalists that the top manager of the oil company became an athlete's husband. The name of the beloved man Svetlana does not advertise on social networks, but at the beginning of August in the "Instagram" together the joint photos of lovers with the mark "Soon the Wedding" appeared. The date of the celebration of the newlyweds also kept secret from the public.
On social networks, Svetlana Sleptsova has its own hashteg - #fexweet. On the last in the sports career Svetlana World Championships in Tchaikovsky, the fans staged a flashmob with this title than the trooped biathlete.
After Sleptsova married, she stayed with his spouse in his hometown. In the autumn, the district governor Natalia Komarov suggested Svetlana the post of advisor to sports. A year earlier, the girl had already intended to start a political career and even participated in the primaries of United Russia before elections to the State Duma. But then the girl did not score the right amount of votes. Now Svetlana Sleptsova accepted proposal from the governor. From November 1, officially took office, although it was not possible to work on a new place for a long time, since Svetlana soon went on maternity leave.
On April 20, 2018, Sleptsova gave birth to a son. At the athletes accounts in Vkontakte and In Stagram, touching posts appeared with the image of the newborn tag. With the birth of a son, the athlete congratulated subscribers, friends and fans. While Svetlana was officially announced, what kind of name got a kid. Boy weight - 3550 g, and growth - 53 cm.
Awards
- 2008 - Bronze Medal at the World Championships in Ostersund
- 2009 - Gold Medal at the World Championships in Phenchhan
- 2010 - Gold Medal at the Olympics in Vancouver
- 2012 - Gold Medal at the World Biathlon Championship in Ufa
- 2017 - Golden, Two Silver and Bronze Medals at the European Championship
- 2017 - Three Gold Medals at the World Biathlon World Cup in Tchaikovsky