Biography of Bolshunov Skrynik Alexander

Alexander is a two -time world champion in roller skiing. Honored Master of Sports of Russia. Alexander Bolshunov is a military personnel of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, serves in the Urals district and has military rank of lieutenant. The early years and the education of Alexander Bolshunov, Alexander Bolshunov, was born in the village of Podgryoz, the Bryansk region on December 31.

Alexander Jr. has an older sister Anastasia. Alexander was put on the skis of Alexander, who himself ran well on them. It was Bolshunov Sr. who personally paved the very first ski track for Alexander-in the forest near the subscription. Father, Alexander Ivanovich, said: “Sasha and his sister Nastya constantly went skiing, I cleared the track with an ax, and the children cleaned her.

We walked through the forest with a classic. I am the first, then - Nastya and the last - Sasha. " At first he trained under the leadership of his father, who was very proud that he could eventually grow a great athlete. Bolshunov Sr. said: “For me, an idol is a son. From the village guy we pulled out such that let others still try. That he himself knew how to life, to everything and attracted him in childhood.

He studied perfectly, but chose sport despite the fact that his mother was against it. Now we support him in everything. When it is not in the village, I always clean the track, suddenly will come. The neighbors consider me crazy. But the son has such results. For this, it’s worth living. ” Alexander Bolshunov received his first awards, defending the honor of the school, his subpoena, and then the district.

However, the father further continued to take part in the preparation of his son. In the year, Alexander Bolshunov became a student at the Institute of Physical Culture and Sports of Penza State University. The youthful successes of Alexander Bolshunov in sports the first great success came to Alexander Bolshunov at the All -Russian competitions in February: he won the first place in the race of 10 km by the classic style in the Tver region and became one of the contexts for getting into the junior team of Russia, the Bolshunov biography in Wikipedia said.

In March, at the Russian Championship, Bolshunov won the Skiatlon 20 km. He was awarded the title of master of sports of Russia. Then Alexander received an invitation to the junior team. During his juniority, he was twice the world champion among young people. In the year, Alexander Bolshunov made his debut at the adult world championship in Finnish Lahti. He fled two races - a sprint with a classic style and a skiathlon 30 km.

In the same season, he took part at the World Cup in the Norwegian Drama, but retired at the stage of semi -finals. He became the third in the overall standings of the Nordic Opening mini-tour. And in the Swiss Davos, he became the third in the sprint and in the race with a separate start of 15 km "skate". In the finale, he went to the group of leaders until the last ascent, but in the rise lost first place Clebo.

Alexander won his first bronze Olympic medal. Further, Alexander made a significant contribution to the conquest of silver medals in team disciplines: in the Vyshunov, he performed at the second stage, where he managed to create a second reserve for his teammates. However, this advantage was not enough for a gold medal: the Russians became silver medalists. In the next race, Alexander, along with Denis Spittsov, took part in the team sprint.

This time, Bolshunov was a finisher and perfectly coped with his task, having come to the finish line second. This race has become one of the most dramatic events of the Ski Olympic tournament. The Olympic champion of IIVO Nischanin and the two -time bronze medalist of the world championships Alexei Poltoranin, by the middle of the distance, went into a margin, which, as it turned out later, predetermined the fate of the race.

After a few kilometers, the Finn went into sole leaders, and the Kazakh skier tried to keep up with him. A group of pursuers was headed by Alexander, who first ahead of the one and a half, and then 14 km before the finish, caught up with Niskanen. Before the last round, the Finnish skier decided to change the inventory, and Bolshunov made a tactical mistake, passing by a change of ski change.

Finn, due to a better sliding, caught up with the Russian, and then ahead of him in the struggle for a gold medal. Alexander Bolshunov was the first skier in the history of Russia to win four medals as part of the Olympic Games. The further successes of Alexander Bolshunov in March, Bolshunov won 50 km racing as part of the World Cup in Oslo.

He was ahead of two Russians and was awarded a gold medal. At the World Cup in the Austrian city of Zefeld, he won 4 silver medals. In the Skiathlon, Alexander for a long time headed the race, but the rot was a little faster, ahead of Bolshunov by 0.1 seconds. Further, Bolshunov performed in the team sprint the classic style along with Gleb Rytivi, the Russians took second place in the finale, losing 1.88 seconds of the Norwegian pair Johannes Hösflot Klebo and Emil Iversen.

Bolshunov performed in the relay, where he fled with a free style at the third stage and, together with the team, took second place.The fourth silver took in the final race of the championship-the mass start of 50 km free style. Despite the difficult beginning and injuries of Bolshunov, he achieved a number of achievements that became record for the Russian national team, won the small crystal globe in the distance standings, having won eight victories and winning four out of five starts at a distance of 30 km or more.

Finally, Bolshunov won on the tour de sk, this was the first largest trophy in his collection. In January of the year, Alexander Bolshunov won the second consecutive victory in the General Classification of the tour de sk, having a record advantage over the 2nd place by Maurice Manif. In February, Russian Alexander Bolshunov finally won gold at the World Cup. He became the winner of the Skiathlon at the World Ski Championship.

The Russian skier was ahead of rivals from Norway, overcoming the distance for, tears appeared on the finish descent: he realized that she was victory, ”Bolshunov himself commented on his achievement. Alexander Bolshunov is the first, and so far the only Russian skier who became the champion of the general test of the World Cup. The last time Soviet athletes won this prestigious trophy of the year when Vladimir Smirnov won.

In addition, Bolshunov is the record holder of the Russian national team in the number of personal victories and prizes at the stages of the World Cup in skiing. The scandals with Alexander Bolshunov, an unpleasant incident with the participation of Bolshunov occurred on January 24 of the year. Success in the relay was celebrated by the Norwegians. The struggle for "silver" fought the national teams of Russia and Finland.

At the finish, Bolshunov tried to overtake the opponent of Yoni Maks, but he blocked the way to the Russian. As a result, Bolshunov waved a stick on Finn, and after the intersection of the finish line knocked him down. Considering the incident, the International Sports Federation decided to deprive the Russian team of bronze award. Later, the Finnish police received an application for Bolshunov’s actions.

It is known that due to the collision, the hand is swollen at the head. According to Bolshunov, he was not going to crash into the Finnish skier of Yoni Tyaks and regrets what had happened. The Russian noted that after the finish, he wanted to talk to the opponent, but "the skis rolled too quickly, and when I tried to stop, the fastening was broken." He deliberately blocked me, it is dishonest.

I still think so. I completely agree with the decision of the judges of disqualification. I acted incorrectly after the finish, but, on the other hand, I don’t understand why the Finn was not disqualified, ”Bolshunov quoted in the news. The International Sports Federation made a punishment in the form of a test period of five races to the skier Alexander Bolshunov, who, after the finish in the relay race in Lahti, deliberately crashed into another athlete.

Also, the Russian was a fine of two thousand francs. On the air of Match TV, the President of the Russian Ski Racing Federation Elena Vyalbe explained that if Bolshunov would make violations during the trial period, then "they will not allow him to the next two starts." The Olympiad in Beijing already on the second day of the OI in Beijing reported that the Russian skier for the first time in its brilliant sports career became the Olympic champion, winning the gold of the winter games in the Skiathlon.

Our athlete, despite the fall at the beginning of the race, quickly returned to the leading group, fled to the gap and did not give first place to anyone until the finish. Bolshunov then won silver in a classic race of 15 km, and with 6 medals at two Olympiads became the best Russian skier in history. Indeed, then the skiers with Bolshunov won gold in the relay at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Then Bolshunov and Alexander Terentyev won bronze medals in a team sprint. Then the Russian skier won the mass start at the Beijing Olympics. The athlete overcame the distance of 28.4 km in 1 hour 11 minutes 32.7 seconds. This medal became for Bolshunov fifth at the Beijing Olympics. She is also a skier, a master of sports of international class.