Biography
Evgeny Ustyugov is a bright representative of the legendary Krasnoyarsk school of biathlon, which released not one generation of talented athletes. This sport came, on his own admission, having heard the stories of the parents, that there are weapons, and Eugene with his brother, as men, to defend their homeland.Childhood and youth
Evgeny Ustyugov was born in Krasnoyarsk on June 4, 1985. Parents are honored masters of sports. Under their leadership, a little Zhenya and began to deal with skis. In addition, the boy loved rock climbing.
Evgeny's biathlon switched at 12 years. In school years, he participated in all sporting events. During one of the competitions in 1997, Ustyugova allocated the wife of Viktor Ivanovich Ermakov, a famous biathlon coach, and suggested a guy to pay attention to this fascinating sport.
After graduating from school, Eugene Ustyugov wanted to enter the pedagogical university at the Faculty of Physical Culture, but he failed. Then the future athlete chose the Sivnogorsk School of the Olympic Reserve. After studying the year, Zhenya replenished the ranks of the students of the Siberian State Technological University, where after a while he was transferred to the Forestry of the Faculty. In 2010 received a diploma.
Personal life
With the future wife, Eugene met in 2003 in sports fees. Alexandra Bondareva studied in the same Krasnoyarsk Biathlon Academy as the spouse. Zhenya considers Sasha with a happy talisman, because after the wedding in 2009, in addition to changes in his personal life, began to progress and sports biography. Before the conclusion of Marriage Ustyugov was an ordinary biathlete, and after became the Olympic champion.Alexandra filed great hopes in sports, but in the end I decided to devote myself to the family.
On September 20, 2010, Veronika daughter was born at Ustyugovy. It was after the birth of the daughter of the spouse of the famous biathlete completed his professional career. In 3 years, parents put a girl on skis and hope that an athlete will grow. Whether Veronica will go in the footsteps of the Father, Eugene is not sure, but will not discharge. She will ask for advice - tell me, no - "let his head thinks." What exactly will not do, so it will not force and prohibit.
On January 17, 2014, Alexander presented Evgeny to the second daughter Ksenia. On the first autumn day of 2016 children in the family became three - a long-awaited son appeared.
In the "instagram" name of the athlete named many pages, only they do not have relations to Ustyugov. Fans are happy to share photos with Eugene in personal accounts, if you manage to catch a champion in any events.
Eugene considers Sergei Ustyugov's brother, although they are only namesakes. Men's difference difference (at the first - 168 cm, from the second - 184 cm) and specialization: Sergey - Ski racer. Athletes are familiar, and when Sergey won the Tour de Ski in 2017, Evgenia was filled with congratulations, having considered that he returned to the ski.
Biathlon
During the training of Ustyugov, it was repeatedly a member of the international biathlon competitions, which were held in different countries.
In Finland in 2005, Eugene in an individual race ranked 12th. In 2006 at the world championship in the city of Presc-Isle (USA) Ustyugov - the leader in the individual race, the second in the relay and the fourth in the sprint. Soon the biathlonist becomes the owner of the first awards of international junior competitions - the European Championship and Silver Championship Silver Gold.
In the 2006/2007 season at competitions in Europe, the Russian athlete took the 12th place in the sprint and the 2nd prize in the persecution race. At the European Championship, which was held in the Bulgarian city of Bansko, became the 20th in the persecution and sprint, 5th in the team relay.
In the 2008/2009 season, Eugene moved to the Russian Federation's adult team, took part in the Russian tournament "Izhevsk Rifle", where he won the 2nd place by losing to the winner Andrei Dubasov for 39 seconds. In the spring of 2008, Ustyugov performed as part of the team of the Krasnoyarsk Territory in the Russian Biathlon Championship.
At the end of 2008, Evgeny Ustyugov earned his first victory at the European Cup, overcoming a 10-kilometer sprint without a single mishai. In early 2009, Evgenia's debut at the World Cup took place, which was held in Oberhof. Here he took the 8th place in the sprint and 7th in pursuit.
In 2010, Biathlonist Evgeny Ustyugov participated in the Olympic Games in Vancouver. The athlete did not rise above the 15th place in the pursuit race and in the sprint, but in the mass start he became the leader, where he received his first golden Olympic medal.
In March 2011, the Olympic champion took the honorary 1st place in the WORLD Team Challenge race. In December of the same year, the men's Russian national team in Biathlon won silver medals in the 4x7.5 km relay at the second stage of the World Cup in Hochfilzen (Austria). The team for which Eugene fled, finished on the 2nd position with a lag of 14 seconds from the National Norwegian national team.
The experimental composition of the Russian team turned out to be very efficient, since until the last bope, biathletes from the Russian Federation were constantly leading.
In 2013, the trip to the Czech Republic for the World Biathlon Championship ended with a complete failure. Ustyugov did not manage to compete for the golden medals of the world championship in the sprint race by 10 kilometers with two firing turns. Due to the fall on the steep descent, the Russian finished the 30th, having received damage to the head.
On January 23, 2013, at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee, the composition of the Russian national biathlon team was approved at the Olympics in Sochi. Alexander Loginov, Dmitry Malyshko, Anton Shipulin, Evgeny Garanichev, Alexey Volkov and Evgeny Ustyugov successfully presented Russia at the main sports event of the four-year.
And if individual races, as well as the racing of persecution and mass start of Ustyugov, did not bring significant results, then a men's relay was a real achievement for him, which ended with the victory of the Russian national team. The second place went to a team from Germany. Biathlonist managed to visit the top of the champions pedestal.
Eugene completed his career in 2014. The final leaving for the skiing was for Ustyugov the champions race, organized in Moscow in the IC "Olympic". Martin Fourcad also participated in the competition.
The fans actively discussed the unexpected solution of the famous biathlete, putting forward its versions. Many sports observers, in turn, said that the winner was already after Vancouver could not reach the previous level.
Evgeny himself explained his decision to tie with "shooting races" with certain circumstances, which influenced its participation in tournaments.
According to Ustyugova, annually 10 months he lived outside the house, and serious injuries did not allow themselves to realize himself fully on a professional field.
For sports achievements biathlonist Evgeny Ustyugov awarded the Order of Friendship.
In 2018, the unopened biathlete overtaking the doping scandal. Ustyugova, Svetlana Sleptsov and two Alexandrov, Chernyshov and Pechenkina, suspected of using forbidden drugs.
According to the President of the Union of Biathlonists in Russia, Vladimir Dracheva, in the statement of the International Union there is a period of a period of 4-10 years ago. Moreover, the publication of the IBU claim strangely coincided with the meeting of the Congress of this organization, which resolved the issue of the return of Russia the right to vote and conduct international competitions.
As sports observers noted, similar demarches over the past 5 years are "calculated at times" and have already become boring. Evgeny himself said that he did not know the details of the charge, but I am sure that they are built on the statements of all the same Gregory Rodchenkov, a former employee of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory hiding in the United States.
In addition, the SBR, according to the former athlete, does not help in resolving the situation. In the official press release of Ustyugov, he said that he had supported support directly to the leaders of Sergei Kuchenko and Mikhail Prokhorov. All this looked strange if only because the Union of Biathlete was headed by Drachev at that time. The latter on the claims replied that he did not speak Evgeny or about financial or legal assistance.
If the charges are confirmed, Ustyugov can stay without gold of the Vancouver Olympiad, which is very delighted by the French biathlete of Marten Furcade. The medal will in this case will get to him, although the former opponent does not feel pleasure from obtaining award in this way.
In the fall of 2018, the head of the Russian Union of Biathlonists expressed confidence in the protection arguments that intend to submit an IBU. The International Union has no facts except the words of Roddenkov. And Eugene for all this time, as the Vice-President SBR Sergei Chepikov told, did not even call.
Increased interest in doping samples of the Russian athlete arose at the beginning of the year. But then the case was hushed up, and, as the portal Championat.com wrote, both sides "relax", but I would not give the details and build a defense. I had to decide the question in the avral mode.
Evgeny Ustyugov Now
Fans are interested in what the famous biathlete is now engaged. Two-time Olympic champion has already mastered the "civilian" life. Eugene holds the position of Deputy Chairman of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Office of the Dynamo Society, where builds relationships with the media and other organizations.In addition, he follows the work of the Biathlon Academy. Plans from Krasnoyarsk sports officials - receipt for the Academy and the Regional Center for Sports Constructions of the Higher Category, which give the right to host the World Championships and, possibly, the Olympic Games.
In 2019, a consequence of the Doping Affairs of the Russian Olympic Champions Svetlana Sleptsova and Yevgeny Ustyugov, initiated by the specialists of the International Union of Biathletes (IBU) continued.
On the eve of 2020, the German biathlonist Arnd Paiffer expressed a skeptical opinion on the investigation. According to the athlete, the moment when the German national team could become the Olympic champion at the 2014 games, already missed. Nevertheless, the biathlete does not exclude the possibility of transferring gold medals even a few years later.
Achievements
- 2009 - Silver Medal at the European Championship
- 2010 - Golden and Bronze Medals at the Olympics in Vancouver
- 2011 - 2 Silver Medals at the World Cup
- 2011 - Silver Medal at the European Championship
- 2014 - Gold Medal at the Olympics in Sochi