Svetlana Sleptsova - star Russian biathlete, which won the gold of the Olympic Games in 2010, was the world champion, climbed to the highest step of the podium six times 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 since 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 coach of the Youth Sports School came to a comprehensive school and invited all the children there. The girl was interested in this sport because, at the age of ten, she was entrusted with weapons, and this was exciting and tempting. Together with Sveta, all classmates began to study in the same group, but gradually the sports team thinned out, and from the school Sleptsova remained almost the only one in training.
Svetlana also wanted to quit biathlon, because in her teenage years she wants to devote more time to communicating with friends. But professional coaches managed to convince the talented athlete to continue training.
A tight training schedule and frequent competitions did not leave room for full-fledged studies, and Sleptsova's school performance was far from excellent. She was lucky that her parents were sympathetic to the choice of her daughter. Later, Svetlana became a student at Yugra State University, where she studied at the Faculty of Sports and Tourism. At first, the girl also had problems there, but when she began to bring medals from the world championships, the university management went forward and allowed the student to take sessions on a free schedule. As a result, the biathlete became not just a graduate, but also passed her thesis with the maximum score.
Biathlon
With the transition to senior 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. The key to the bright success of the girl, her coaches called her persistent character. She never missed a workout, always giving all her best. Persistence and dedication did their job: Sleptsova falls under the scope of the women's team coaches and in 2007 she will make her debut in national team.
A year later, Svetlana wins at the World Cup stage and enters the top ten strongest biathletes on the planet, which earns her the title of master of sports of international class. In the future, the awards went one after another: the nomination "Discovery of the Year", the next relay gold, the winner of the Order of Friendship. A highest point in Sleptsova's career is her performance at Olympic Games in the Canadian city of Vancouver, where she became an Olympic champion. Together with colleagues Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Olga Medvedtseva, Svetlana won gold at the relay stage.
Later, the athlete was expected to have a complex knee injury, as well as a psychological decline. As a result, in 2013 Sveta shows worst results for the entire time of performances in professional sports and in the overall standings takes only 78th place. Sleptsova's age indicated that she could still conquer the highest peaks, but the girl no longer had the psychological strength. She even thought about ending her career. However, in 2016, the biathlete returns to the number of promising athletes and rises to the podium several times as part of IBU Cup.
As a result, Svetlana returns to the national team as a full member of the team and participates in competitions together with Anastasia Zagoruiko and others. Russian stars biathlon. By the way, Sleptsova, who has not participated in the races of the national team since 2013, changed in the national team, which ended her professional career.
Personal life
Svetlana Sleptsova left her personal life in the background for a long time. Although rumor has repeatedly brought her to Norwegian colleagues and, as well as to Russian sports journalist Ilya Trifonov. But the athlete herself either did not comment on these conversations, or said one phrase: "We are just 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 institution with many halls and several kitchens, which will be able to compete even with elite restaurants in the capital. The native city remains in the heart of the athlete as the best city on earth.
In 2012, Sleptsova was awarded the title of "Honorary Resident of the City of Khanty-Mansiysk". Although she rarely has free time Nevertheless, Sveta tries to pay attention to her mother, especially after her father died suddenly and Elena Viktorovna was left alone. And the main hobbies in a girl's life are tennis and music of various genres. Svetlana is able to talk on these two topics for hours.
Svetlana is an open and sincere person, which was repeatedly noted by her colleagues. 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 one of the athletes who managed to go to the microphones and comment on the losses. The phrase "we owe nothing to anyone" was remembered by the fans for a long time Russian biathlon. The girl said these words in a rush, but many sports commentators perceived the phrase from a negative point of view. General tension subsided after the Russians still managed to become champions.
Svetlana Sleptsova now
In 2017, the athlete performed brilliantly at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Chaikovsky, where she became a three-time winner, winning gold in the categories mixed relay, sprint and pursuit. 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 fans of the biathlete.
Pregnancy also made adjustments to the biathlete's plans for 2018, because even in winter the girl announced her readiness to join the Russian team and compete at the Olympics in Korea. Journalists became aware that the top manager of an oil company became the husband of the athlete. Svetlana does not advertise the name of her beloved man on social networks, but in early August in " Instagram"There were joint photos of lovers marked" wedding soon. The newlyweds also kept the date of the celebration a secret from the public.
In social networks, Svetlana Sleptsova has her own hashtag - #luchsveta. At the last World Championship in Svetlana's sports career in Tchaikovsky, 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 offered Svetlana the post of sports adviser. A year earlier, the girl had already intended to start a political career and even participated in the United Russia primaries before the elections in State Duma. But then the girl did not get the required number of votes. Now Svetlana Sleptsova has accepted the proposal 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.
April 20, 2018 Sleptsova gave birth to a son. On the athlete's accounts on VKontakte and Instagram, touching posts appeared with the image of a newborn's tag. Subscribers, friends and fans congratulated the athlete on the birth of her son. So far, Svetlana has not officially announced what name the baby received. The boy's weight is 3550 g, and his height is 53 cm.
Awards
- 2008 - bronze medal at the World Championships in Östersund
- 2009 – Golden 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 Championship
- 2017 - three gold medals at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Chaikovsky
Carried out the final race of her career. And the Russian biathlon will miss her very much.
Everything was perfect in this race from the very beginning. The starting position of the main character is the first, in splendid isolation, by a wide margin. Support for rivals and coaches - many of them took to the track with hearts and the inscription "Ray of Light" in honor of Sleptsova. Sunny day, full stands, home championship of the world, finishing with the Russian tricolor ... A more perfect finale would probably be only an Olympic victory. But even so, Sleptsova ended in a double triumph - to the envy of many.
SLEPTSOVA: I WILL BE A MOTHER SOON
Towards the end of an outstanding, almost perfectly completed race, Sleptsova seemed to decide to ruffle the nerves of the fans. On the final lap, Sveta was left with strength, and the representative of Ukraine, Nadezhda Belkina, quickly began to catch up with her. The gap at some point was reduced to only five seconds, but then Sleptsova gathered herself. After all, it was her day, her holiday. Belkina still has a lot of races ahead, the Russian woman needed to win more.
I was more worried than at the Olympic Games, - Sleptsova said in a flash interview after the finish. - But the excitement was special. I did not feel that this was my last start. I am glad that I gave pleasure to the fans, brought intrigue, although I didn’t want to at all. Thank you all, I'm extremely happy.
- You promised to announce after today's race why you are ending your career.
Since I promised, I'll tell you. I will soon become a mother.
So, one less intrigue. Light can only be congratulated on a happy event. For obvious reasons, she did not begin to report on her condition before the races, but how many doubted - why else would the athlete suddenly, in the middle of the off-season and on the eve of the Olympic season, decide to finish? ..
SLEPTSOVA NOT IRON
Sleptsova remained on the track the last of the great generation Russian champions end of zero. She is only 31, which is far from old age by sports standards. But it seems that she has always been in biathlon. The Swedish Anna Karin Oloffson-Zidek, the Germans Martina Glagow and Kati Wilhelm, the Frenchwoman Sandrine Bailly - all these mastodons, with whom Sleptsova managed to compete, have long been retired, give birth to children and knit mittens. German Magdalena Neuner is a year younger than Sleptsova, but has two children. Is it any wonder that the Russian decided to follow her example?
All the coaches with whom she worked called Sleptsova a fantastically gifted athlete by nature. Excellent speed data, stable shooting - such talents have not been born in Russian biathlon for a long time. This is probably why Sleptsova showed herself unusually early - from the age of 20 she performed at the World Cup level. Compare with the current generation of Russians, who at this age do not even dream of an adult team. At 22, Sleptsova became the world champion for the first time, at 23 - the Vancouver Olympic champion. Then it seemed that this was just the beginning of a wonderful career.
Unfortunately, in the end, those relay awards remained the only ones for Sleptsova. More at the level of world championships and the Olympics, she did not win. There were many reasons: from numerous injuries and illnesses to conflicts with coaching staff. Perhaps not a single biathlete in Russia has been criticized as painfully and sharply as Sleptsova. And none so steadfastly endured persecution in order to return to duty with each new season. “I am not made of iron,” Sleptsova explained the reasons for her departure. She can be understood.
THEY DONT MAKE THIS ANYMORE
In social networks, Sleptsova has her own hashtag - #LuchSveta. She is really a firefly, that is, a person who knows how to stand out from the gray crowd. Bright, independent, always with her own opinion. The famous inscription "SEXY" on the ass of a ski suit or the statement about "we owe nothing to anyone" at the Vancouver Olympics are also phenomena from this series. Who now remembers that these memorable gestures happened and got into the press, thanks to a combination of circumstances rather than a scandal of character?
Svetlana, to her credit, never justified herself, although there was something to say there. For all these years without results, what she just had to endure. Any other biathlete in her place would have long been forgotten: they say, it’s impossible to run and shoot fast - let’s talk about others, what’s the problem? It is impossible to forget Sleptsova: she will undoubtedly shine brighter than anyone in her post-sports life.
She spent her career at the break of eras, generations, training methods. Therefore, probably, she did not even win half of the medals that she could count on with her talent. Regardless of the results, she has always remained a star. Coaches and teammates listened to her opinion. Journalists and fans hung on her every word. Banality and Sleptsova are incompatible concepts.
Sveta is not disingenuous: knowing her will, she really would certainly have been selected for the Olympics in Pyeongchang. Another thing is that in this Korean city, where she won her first world championship gold, it would have been difficult to climb onto the Olympic podium like this “on the teeth”. The current Russian relay race is far from the same as it was in the "golden" times, when Sleptsova's career was just beginning. In personal races, a medal for Sleptsova would be a miracle. Although, it cannot be emphasized that miracles sometimes happen in biathlon. Probably, believing in this, Svetlana drove herself to training this summer. Until a miracle of another, and much more powerful sense, happened to her.
The loss of Sleptsova for Russian biathlon is much more than the loss of a potential medal. This is the departure of a generation, the departure of the spirit of freedom and dissent. Similar average results, stamped phrases and judgments - that reality, which now there will be no one to dilute. As time goes by, for sure, a new leader will crystallize out of the current team.
But we will still miss you, Sveta! They don't make people like you anymore.
Svetlana Sleptsova is about to end her career. In recent years, perhaps, only her rare appearances in the national team reminded of one of the most successful periods of women's biathlon in Russia.
Those who won the 2009 World Cup and the 2010 Olympics with Svetlana either graduated long ago or, like Anna Frolina, found themselves abroad.
But it's not just about titles - Russian biathletes, albeit infrequently, achieved something even after Vancouver: there were World Cup and Games medals, there were victories and hopes. But characters comparable to Sleptsova in terms of charisma, recognition and brightness have not yet appeared.
The main thing to remember about Svetlana's career.
Sleptsova, who was impressive as a junior, made her debut at the World Cup ten years ago. The adaptation did not drag on: she was quickly remembered on the podium, and in March 2008, the first winning double happened in the Norwegian Holmenkollen.
December 2007 - Sleptsova's relay debut in Hochfilzen: silver.
Sleptsova in the company of Tura Berger (left) and Kati Wilhelm.
There was no reason to doubt that another supertalent had grown in Russian biathlon.
The first half of the 2008-2009 season - perhaps best time in Sleptsova's career: a stream of prizes, a new personal victory, a fight with Ekaterina Yuryeva for leadership in the overall standings and even entering the yellow jersey - never again did Svetlana look so convincing.
A serious bet was made at the 2009 World Cup in Korea, but it turned into a grand doping raid for the Russian team: international union(IBU) announced several positive tests of our biathletes.
Sleptsova through the official website (do you feel the spirit of that time?), that this is not about her. A few hours later, the post on the site changed - the phrase about doping.
Albina Akhatova, Ekaterina Yuryeva and Dmitry Yaroshenko were soon punished for positive tests.
Valery Zakharov, Sleptsova's personal trainer, in those days was not shy about the wording:
“People are perplexed: why are those samples that were considered normal over the past two years now considered doping? Moreover, at first it was called erythropoietin, now some new name is being invented. I think so - they are digging under us thoroughly "(From an interview with Soviet Sport).
Experiencing a scandal, Svetlana crumbled in individual races, but showed her maximum in the team race - the Russians effectively won the relay. Since then, at the World Championships in the women's relay races, Russia has not had a single medal - six attempts in a row.
Victory in Korea: Olga Zaitseva, Olga Medvedtseva, Anna Bulygina (now Frolina), Svetlana Sleptsova (from left to right).
One of the most memorable antics in Sleptsova's career is training in overalls with the Sexy inscription on the pope. Having caught the peak of her own abilities, Svetlana allowed herself to shock.
In the gloomy Russian biathlon, deliberate provocations have long been avoided - in many respects that is why Sleptsova's simple gesture was not only remembered, but also gave her a biting nickname - the very one that is written on the jumpsuit.
Season 2009-2010 - as it is now clear, the last more or less cloudless segment in Svetlana's career. She gave out a shock December: with a double in Pokljuka and a series of very high-quality races - but it seems that she was mentally unprepared for the Olympic decline.
“We expect medals from the biathlon team, but we don’t owe anything to anyone”, - probably, that emotional speech from Vancouver will be in Sleptsova's resume next to all the regalia.
Hasty excuses liberated her:
“Probably half the country hates me. I must have described the failure in a very emotional way. I don’t want to make excuses, but I didn’t mean at all that we “we don’t owe anything to anyone.” On the contrary, all the conditions have been created for us, and we must justify the trust. Press "need-need" is a little overwhelming "(from an interview site).
In the relay four, she was determined partly by inertia. As in 2009, Svetlana took the first stage. As in 2009, it did not disappoint - but others have already made the difference.
Golden Four-2010: Svetlana Sleptsova, Olga Medvedtseva, Olga Zaitseva, Anna Bogaliy (left to right).
After the Olympics, big reforms (including purely internal ones) were conceived in Russian biathlon, which, alas, knocked Sleptsova down.
Cooperation with Anatoly Khovantsev, a super trainer discharged from Finland, did not work out: the titled Svetlana almost did not listen to her boss - even more often the RRF bosses decided for both of them. No wonder, because at stake was the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Sleptsova's hometown.
She opened the championship with two penalty loops in the mixed doubles - the team had no chance to recoup.
Here is what Khovantsev himself recalled in an interview with the site:
“Sveta is uncontrollable. She was not supposed to go to America, but the leadership ordered. With the composition for the mixed doubles, I also did not decide. The championship in Khanty was the decision of the leadership, almost at the regional level.”
By the way, a few weeks before the home disaster, Sveta finished third in the Oberhof mass start - it was her last podium at the World Cup.
In the spring of 2011, Anatoly Khovantsev was replaced by Wolfang Pichler - it seemed that this was a great chance not only for Sleptsova, but for the entire women's team, which had noticeably passed. Under the leadership of the German, Svetlana twice became seventh at the 2012 World Cup - this is one of her best performances at big tournaments.
Anna Bogaliy, Svetlana Sleptsova and Natalya Sorokina are happy with Wolfgang Pichler.
But Sleptsova's personal trainer Valery Zakharov quickly became disillusioned with Pikhler - public skirmishes often broke out between them, and there was even a brawl with Pavel Rostovtsev, Pichler's assistant.
All this, of course, did not help either the team or Svetlana.
Sleptsova had the opportunity to qualify for the Games in Sochi, but cooperation with Pichler went wrong. The German will later tell that Sveta frankly did not work hard in training.
Valery Medvedtsev, the husband of Olga's close friend, pulled her out of the pit for several years.
Turning to Medvedtsev (in the background), Sleptsova began to smile more often.
By the last season, working with Medvedtsev brought success - at the European Championships (not the most status tournament in biathlon), Svetlana did not leave the podium and took part in the gold mixed doubles.
At the 2017 World Cup that came to the rescue, it was not possible to show class: in the hearts of Sleptsova, she said that for her it was last championship, but promised to fight for participation in the 2018 Games. Even the failure in the pre-Olympic week (66th place in Pyeongchang) did not dissuade her.
At the 2017 Summer World Cup in Tchaikovsky, Svetlana took part in the winning mixed doubles, and before the sprint, she was announced about her impending retirement. The reason is pleasant, feminine. Svetlana is expecting a baby.
By the way, Sleptsova won the sprint./Aleksey Filippov (18.19), Andrey Anosov/SBR (20.21)
The childhood of Svetlana Sleptsova
Svetlana Sleptsova was born in Khanty-Mansiysk. Her father was a pilot and her mother was a doctor. Her older sister's name is Olga, who, like her mother, received a medical education. Svetlana grew up as a very mobile child and before biathlon she realized her energy both in martial arts (karate, boxing) and in a more elegant way (ballroom dancing).The girl went to school number 1 in Khanty-Mansiysk. In the third grade, she met her first coach, Alexander Vladimirovich Korchak. He invited students to the biathlon section. Many came, but out of several dozen newcomers to the section, only the most stubborn and interested remained. Among them was the future champion.
Svetlana Sleptsova and Biathlon
Svetlana's current attitude to this sport did not develop immediately. Like other children, the girl also wanted to spend time relaxing and walking, so she quit classes several times. We must pay tribute to the coach, who motivated her for further training, saying that gradually, starting from the district championship, you can come to Olympic gold. And the classes continued, and Svetlana began to show good stubbornness.The higher the success in sports became, the worse was her academic performance in subjects. Parents could not help but be worried about the deterioration of grades, but they saw with what enthusiasm their daughter began to go in for biathlon, so they supported her aspirations, for which Svetlana is very grateful to them. According to the athlete, the family did not live well, but her parents always tried to buy everything she needed.
The career of an athlete Svetlana Sleptsova and her achievements
A year after the start of classes, Svetlana was awarded the first category. She takes part in a number of competitions different levels, up to the all-Russian, periodically taking prizes.2000 - the athlete begins to train in a new group, where the coach is Mikhail Semenovich Novikov. In the same year, the girl was awarded the title of candidate master of sports. The following year was marked by a victory at the All-Russian youth competitions. In 2004, the athlete received the title of Master of Sports.
In 2005, Svetlana won the World Championship among juniors, taking 1st place in the individual race. In addition, she took 2nd place in the pursuit and 3rd in the relay.
Object of desire: biathlete Svetlana Sleptsova
Since 2006, the athlete begins to train with Valery Pavlovich Zakharov, who has repeatedly noted her perseverance in achieving the goal - Svetlana did not miss training and was never late for the training camp.
And the efforts were rewarded in 2007, when the girl receives gold at the World Junior Championships (sprint and pursuit) and all prize medals at the European Junior Championships. After that, Svetlana was enrolled in the Russian national team.
In 2008, the athlete won the KM stage (Ruhpolding, Germany), and received bronze in the mixed relay at the World Championships. In the same year, she took 8th place in the list of the strongest biathletes on the planet and received the title of International Master of Sports.
2009 was marked by the awarding of the Biathlon Award (nomination "Discovery of the Year"), winning gold in the World Championship in the relay and conferring the title of Honored Master of Sports.
Svetlana Sleptsova. After all, she could ...
2010 - the girl takes a number of prizes at the stages of the World Cup. In Vancouver, Svetlana (together with Bogaliy-Titovets, Zaitseva and Medvedtseva) receives gold in the relay.
In addition, she is awarded the KhMAO badge “For services to the district”, and on March 5 of the same year she becomes a laureate of the Order of Friendship.
After Olympic victory there has been a decline in the girl's sports performance. In 2012, the situation was aggravated by a knee injury, subsequent surgery and problems with recovery. All this was the reason that she completed the 2012-2013 season with the most bad result throughout her career - in the overall standings she took 78th place
Valery Zakharov blamed the head coach of the national team Wolfgang Pichler for this, and he simply spoke about the state of his former ward - “psychologically broken.” Pichler himself believes that Sleptsova's problems lie in the psychological sphere, namely, in the inability to cope with moral pressure.
However last news encouraging - Svetlana won the IBU Cup in the sprint relay (November 2013). According to the athlete, this victory noticeably raised her spirits.
Personal life of Svetlana Sleptsova
In one of the interviews, Svetlana indicates that she likes men who are slender, tall and dark-haired. The girl has a boyfriend, but she does not dream of marriage. She plans to start a family after the end of her career. 
She admires Olga Medvedtseva, who, according to the girl, has achieved everything in sports that one can only dream of.
In 2012, Svetlana Sleptsova was awarded the title of Honorary Resident of the city of Khanty-Mansiysk. The girl loves her city very much and is not going to leave anywhere.
Svetlana managed to get two higher educations in the following professions: trainer-teacher and manager. However, she does not plan to work in these areas, but dreams of one day opening a large restaurant in Khanty-Mansiysk with several kitchens and halls.
Svetlana Sleptsova now
In August 2017, at the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Tchaikovsky, Svetlana Sleptsova won the pursuit race, after which she announced her retirement. 31-year-old athlete decided to leave big sport due to pregnancy.Svetlana claims with absolute certainty that she will never return to biathlon, but he will live in her heart. “I have no regrets, and I won’t have any in the future,” the biathlete said in one of the first interviews after the fateful decision.
Svetlana was born on July 31, 1986 in Khanty-Mansiysk in the family of a doctor Elena Viktorovna and a pilot Yuri Olegovich and became the second daughter in the Sleptsov family. The elder sister, Olga, became a doctor. And Svetlana early childhood was engaged various types sports and ballroom dancing. She came to biathlon when she was in the third grade at secondary school No. 1. Then the coach Alexander Vladimirovich Korchak came to the school to look for pupils. He invited Svetlana to try her hand at biathlon. So he became her first coach. In parallel with sports, Svetlana did not leave her studies, after graduating from the 11th grade she entered the Yugra State University at the Institute of Sports and Tourism. Svetlana was able to gain a foothold in the team of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. Since 2006, her sports career began in the main team. It was under the guidance of coach V.P. Zakharov that Svetlana got her first successes in the adult team. Knowing the potential of the young biathlete, feeling her character, he did not force the load on the fragile body, on the contrary, he tried to devote as much time as possible to rest. Together with Svetlana, the coach decided to move her to sport Club CSKA. In the summer of 2008, Zakharov took care of all the issues of Svetlana's absence at the first training camp of the main team, giving her the opportunity to calmly prepare for passing state exams and defending her diploma. Thanks to the support of the coach, Svetlana graduated from South State University in 2008, defended her diploma and became a certified specialist in the specialty “trainer-teacher”.
Sports career
Performances at junior international competitions
At the junior level, Svetlana has achieved great success. In 2005, she took away a full set of medals from the World Championships: gold in the individual race, silver in the pursuit and bronze in the relay. A year later, the World Cup brought the Russian woman only one more bronze for the relay race. The 2007 World Championship gave Svetlana gold in sprint and pursuit. In the same season, Sleptsova won two golds (pursuit and sprint), a silver (relay) and a bronze (individual) at the European Junior Championships.
Season 2006-2007
She made her debut in the World Cup on January 17, 2007 - in sprint race(held as part of the 6th stage of the World Cup 2006-2007) in Slovenian Pokljuka, showing the 35th result (and 4th (out of 7) among Russian athletes). She lost to the winner, Sweden's Anna Karin Olofsson, over two minutes, with one penalty.
She dropped 8 positions in the pursuit, ultimately trailing German Kati Wilhelm in first place by nearly 7 minutes and suffering 6 penalties.
In the sprint race, held as part of the 7th stage of the World Cup in Finnish Lahti, she took 33rd place, which she shared with Norwegian Gunn Margit Andreassen. Behind the winner, German Martina Beck, by a minute and 50 seconds, with one penalty.
In the pursuit race, she took 20th place, earning her first cup points. She made 2 misses, Beck was 2 minutes and 36 seconds behind the newly ranked first.
In the sprint that took place on next step World Cup in Holmenkollen, Norway, Svetlana took 29th place, 1 minute and 47 seconds behind the winner, Germany's Andrea Henkel, with 2 penalties.
In the pursuit race, she moved up 10 positions, more than 3 minutes behind German athlete Magdalena Neuner, who took the first position, and allowed 4 inaccurate shots.
In the sprint, which took place as part of the ninth stage of the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, she took 26th place with three misses, losing to Neuner, who became the first in this race, 2 minutes and 23 seconds.
In the pursuit race, she took 16th position, almost 3 minutes behind Magdalena Neuner, who retained the first place, and made 4 misses.
The result of the debut in the World Cup races was 55th place in the overall standings with 45 points scored.
Season 2007-2008
In the individual race, held in Finnish Kontiolahti, and which became the opening of a new World Cup, Svetlana took ninth place, having made 2 misses and was more than 2 minutes behind the first German Martina Glagov.
In the sprint, the athlete with one penalty took 15th place, more than 30 seconds behind the newly ranked first Glagov.
In the pursuit race, Svetlana moved up to 9th position with four penalties, losing 1 minute and 47.7 seconds to the winner, Norwegian Tura Berger.
In the sprint at the second stage of the World Cup, held in Austrian Hochfilzen, Svetlana, shooting without a miss, took seventh place, 56.7 seconds behind the Frenchwoman Sandrine Bailly, who had risen to the top step of the podium.
In the pursuit, she dropped 20 spots with five misses, 2.5 minutes behind Bayi, who retained first place.
On December 9, 2007, Svetlana made her relay debut at the World Cup. She performed at the first stage, spent one extra round at the shooting range and lost 12.5 seconds to the leaders of the stage - the German national team, passing the baton to the second. The Russian team (Sleptsova, Anisimova, Moiseeva, Yuryeva) ultimately remained in second place, losing to the Germans who retained their leadership.
In the sprint at the third World Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia, she finished tenth with two penalties, 55.4 seconds behind the leader, Sandrine Bailly.
In the relay, she performed at the first stage, used 1 additional cartridge and was the first to finish her stage, ahead of her closest pursuers - German women - by 0.4 seconds. The Russian team (Sleptsova, Neupokoeva, Gusev, Yuriev) again won silver, losing to the German team.
In the relay as part of the 4th stage of the World Cup 2007-2008, held in Oberhof, Germany, Svetlana used one additional cartridge and was the first to finish her stage, ahead of her closest pursuers - Frenchwomen - by 7.2 seconds. The Russian team (Sleptsova, Neupokoeva, Moiseeva, Gusev) took third place in the race, losing to the leaders - the German team.
On the podium in personal race Svetlana climbed for the first time on January 5, 2008 - in the sprint race she took second place, behind the winner, Norwegian Tura Berger, by 5.5 seconds and with 2 misses.
On January 11, 2008, in the sprint as part of the 5th stage of the World Cup, held in Ruhpolding, Germany, the athlete took second position, but later, due to the disqualification of the Finnish athlete Kaisa Varis, who won first place, she was recognized as the winner of the race.
As part of the mixed relay, Svetlana won a bronze medal at the World Championships held in Ostersund, Sweden (Sleptsova, Neupokoeva, Kruglov, Yaroshenko).
Season 2008-2009
- In the 2008-2009 season, she was the leader of the overall World Cup standings for a long time. However, at the World Cup stage in Ruhpolding, Svetlana fell ill with bronchitis and lost her form, giving the yellow jersey of the leader first to Ekaterina Yuryeva, and then to Helena Jonsson. Until the end of the season, Svetlana could not restore her form and took only 12th place in overall standings World Cup.
- World champion 2009 in the relay as part of the Russian women's team (Sleptsova, Bulygina, Medvedtseva, Zaitseva).
Season 2009-2010
- In the 2009-2010 season, Svetlana occupied the third position in the overall standings of the World Cup for a long time. At the World Cup stage in Ruhpolding during the race, Svetlana had a back spasm. After that, the coaches decided to release her from the competition until the 2010 Olympics. After the Olympics, Svetlana also missed a number of starts at the World Cup. In general, compared to previous season, Svetlana did a little better with two individual victories and finished 11th in the overall World Cup standings.
- Olympic champion Vancouver in the relay as part of the Russian women's team (Sleptsova, Bogaliy-Titovets, Medvedtseva, Zaitseva).
Svetlana performed at the first stage, passed both firing lines without misses and, keeping enough high speed during the race, she was able to stay in the group of leaders until the end of her stage.
results
world Cup
1 - the victory was awarded after the disqualification of Kaisa Varis.
personal trainers
- First coach (1996-2000) - Alexander Korchak
- 2000-2006 - Mikhail Novikov
- 2006-present - Valery Zakharov
Equipment
- Rifle - Ansch?tz
- Skiing - Fischer
- Boots - Alpina
- ski poles- Swix
- Mounts - Rottefella
- Suit - Adidas
- Gloves - Adidas
- Glasses - Adidas
Awards and titles
- Order of Friendship (March 5, 2010) - for a great contribution to the development physical culture and sports, high sports achivments at the Games of the XXI Olympiad 2010 in Vancouver
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2009).
- On January 10, 2009, she became the winner of the annual Biathlon-Award in the nomination " Best Rookie 2008"
Social and political activity
Member of the United Russia party.
During training and speaking at domestic competitions, Svetlana Sleptsova uses a uniform with the inscription "SEXY" on the "fifth point".
