Svetlana Sleptsova

Svetlana Sleptsova is a stellar Russian biathlete who won gold in the 2010 Olympic Games, was a world champion, six times climbed to the highest step of the podium in 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 pilot Yuri Olegovich and medical worker Elena Viktorovna. She has an older sister Olga, who followed in her mother's footsteps and became a doctor. And Sleptsova, the youngest, was interested in sports from childhood. Moreover, her interests were incredibly diverse: from ballroom dancing to karate and even boxing.

When 10 years have passed since birth, biathlon first appeared in the biography of Svetlana Sleptsova. She got into the section after the trainer of the CYSS came to the secondary school and invited all the children there. The girl was interested in this sport by the fact that she, ten years old, was trusted with a weapon, and it was exciting and tempting. Together with Sveta, all her classmates began to study in the same group, but gradually the sports team thinned out, and from Sleptsova's school she remained almost the only one in training.

Svetlana was also trying to quit biathlon, since in her teenage years she wants to spend more time talking with friends. But professional coaches managed to convince the talented athlete to continue her studies.

A busy training schedule and frequent competition did not leave the opportunity for full-fledged study, and Sleptsova's performance at school was far from excellent. She was lucky that her parents were sympathetic to the choice of her daughter. Later, Svetlana became a student at the Ugra State University, where she studied at the Faculty of Sports and Tourism. There, at first, the girl also had problems, but when she began to bring medals from the world championships, the leadership of the university met halfway and allowed the student to take sessions in a free schedule. As a result, the biathlete became not just a certified specialist, but also passed her thesis for the maximum score.

With the transition to the older age group, Svetlana Sleptsova began to perform better and better, and at the age of 19 she became the champion of the junior world championship in the individual race. Her coaches called her persistent character the key to the girl's bright success. She never missed a workout, always giving all her best. Perseverance and dedication did their job: Sleptsova falls under the gun of the coaches of the women's team and in 2007 makes her debut in the national team.

A year later, Svetlana wins at the World Cup stage and gets into the ten strongest biathletes on the planet, which brings her the title of international master of sports. In the future, the awards went one after another: the nomination "Discovery of the Year", another gold in the relay, laureate of the Order of Friendship. And the highest point in Sleptsova's career is considered to be her performance at the Olympic Games in the Canadian city of Vancouver, where she became an Olympic champion. Together with her colleagues Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Olga Medvedtseva, Olga Zaitseva, Svetlana won gold at the relay stage.

Later, the athlete faced a complex knee injury, as well as a psychological decline. As a result, in 2013 Sveta shows the worst results for the entire time of her performances in professional sports and in the overall standings takes only 78th place. Sleptsova's age said that she could still conquer the highest peaks, but the girl no longer had psychological strength. She even thought about ending her career. However, in 2016, the biathlete returns to the number of promising athletes and several times climbs the podium in the IBU Cup.

As a result, Svetlana again returns to the national team as a full member of the team and participates in competitions together with Anastasia Zagoruiko, Olga Podchufarova and other Russian biathlon stars. By the way, Sleptsova, who has not participated in the national team's races since 2013, replaced Olga Vilukhina in the national team, who ended her professional career.

For a long time, Svetlana Sleptsova left her personal life in the background. Although rumor has repeatedly brought her together with Norwegian colleagues Emil Hegle Svendsen and Tarja Be, as well as with the Russian sports journalist Ilya Trifonov. But the athlete herself either did not comment on these conversations, or said one phrase: "We are only friends." Many times fans said that Svetlana Sleptsova was getting married. The biathlete herself claimed that she was ready to go down the aisle only when she officially ended her sports career.

After completing her career, Sleptsova planned to open her own restaurant in Khanty-Mansiysk. She stated in an interview that she wants to create a large modern establishment with many rooms and several kitchens, which will be able to compete even with the capital's high-end restaurants. The hometown remains in the heart of the athlete as the best city on earth.

In 2012, Sleptsova was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the city of Khanty-Mansiysk." Although she rarely has free time, Sveta nevertheless tries to pay attention to her mother, especially after her father suddenly died and Elena Viktorovna was left alone. And the main hobbies in a girl's life are tennis and music of various styles. Svetlana is able to talk for hours on these two topics.

Svetlana is an open and sincere person, as her colleagues have repeatedly noted. The girl is famous for her straightforwardness. After a three-time unsuccessful performance of the Russian women's biathlon team in 2010 in Vancouver, Svetlana was the only athlete who managed to go to the microphones and comment on the losses. The phrase “we don’t owe anything to anyone” has long been remembered by the fans of the Russian biathlon. The girl uttered these words in a rush, but many sports commentators took the phrase from a negative point of view. The general tension eased after the Russians nevertheless managed to become champions.

In 2017, the athlete brilliantly performed at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Tchaikovsky, where she became a three-time medalist, winning gold in the mixed relay, sprint and pursuit categories. After winning, although not at such a prestigious competition as the winter championship, Svetlana Sleptsova announced her retirement from the sport. The girl explained her decision by the fact that she was pregnant. The news was a pleasant and exciting surprise for the biathlete's fans.

Pregnancy also made adjustments to the biathlete's plans for 2018, because even in the winter the girl announced her readiness to enter the Russian national team and compete at the Olympics in Korea. The journalists learned that the top manager of the oil company became the husband of the athlete. Svetlana does not advertise the name of her beloved man on social networks, but at the beginning of August, joint photos of the lovers appeared on Instagram with the note “wedding soon”. The newlyweds also kept the date of the celebration a secret from the public.

On social networks, Svetlana Sleptsova has her own hashtag - #luchsveta. At the last World Championship in Svetlana's sports career in Tchaikovsky, the fans staged a flash mob with this name, which touched the biathlete.

After Sleptsova got married, she stayed with her husband in her hometown. In the fall, the governor of the district, Natalya Komarova, offered Svetlana the post of sports advisor. A year earlier, the girl had already intended to start a political career and even participated in the primaries of United Russia before the elections to the State Duma. But then the girl did not get the required number of votes. Now Svetlana Sleptsova has accepted the offer from the governor. On November 1, she officially took office, although the girl did not manage to work in a new place for a long time, since Svetlana soon went on maternity leave.

On April 20, 2018 Sleptsova gave birth to a son. On the athlete's accounts on VKontakte and on Instagram, touching posts with a picture of a newborn's tag appeared. Subscribers, friends and fans congratulated the athlete on the birth of her son. Until Svetlana officially announced what name the baby received. The boy's weight is 3550 g, and his height is 53 cm.

2008 - Bronze medal at the World Championships in Ostersund 2009 - Gold medal at the World Championships in PyeongChang 2010 - Gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics 2012 - Gold medal at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Ufa 2017 - Gold, two silver and bronze medals at the European Championships 2017 - three gold medals at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Tchaikovsky

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