Larisa Lazutina: sport achievements and biography

Lazutina Larissa Evgenievna is a great skier. He is one of the most titled sportswomen in the history of the Russian Federation.

Childhood and youth

The future legend was born in the summer of 1965 in Kondopoga. She was an ordinary child and was no different from the rest. At the age of seven, the girl went to first grade. Being a little girl, she loved active games and never sat on the spot. At the age of twelve he begins to study in the skiing section. Initially, it was an ordinary child's hobby, but later grew into something more. After school decides to enter a higher educational institution. To choose long it was not necessary. Larisa Lazutina is going to study at the Institute of Physical Education. At the same time, she is engaged in skiing and plans to associate her life with this. It is worth noting that the athlete has two higher education. She also studied at the Pedagogical Institute.

In the student years begins to perform at various competitions in skiing. In 1985, he was the best among juniors in the relay three to five. A year later he became a master of sports of the Soviet Union.

Professional career

At twenty-two, she became the world champion at a distance of 4 to 5 kilometers, and also won bronze for third place in the race for twenty kilometers. Competitions were held in Germany. Already in 1989 Lazutina Larissa received a challenge to the national team of the country. For some time he participates in small tournaments, but he does not achieve serious success.

The Soviet Union is falling apart, and now the skier is representing the Russian Federation. In 1993, he went to the world championship in Sweden and won two gold medals and one silver. Two years later, the competition took place in the United States of America, and there the Russian woman performed extraordinarily successfully. She won four golds in different disciplines. In 1997, again takes part in the world tournament and this time is satisfied with one medal - for the relay 4 to 5 kilometers. Despite the gold won, she said that she planned to perform better. In 1999, partially rehabilitated and becomes the best at two distances. 2001 gave the athlete the last gold award in his career. The championship was held in Finland, and at the same time Larisa Lazutina managed to win bronze.

It is worth noting that, in addition to performances at the world championships, the woman many times became the winner of Russian championships.

Performances at the Olympic Games

The skier participated in four international competitions. For the first time it happened in 1992 in Albertville. Larissa Lazutina managed to bring home one gold. In 1994, she went to Lillehammer and again won a medal of the highest standard. Four years later the tournament was held in Nagano, and here she showed why she is one of the best skiers of the late twentieth century. The girl brought in her asset immediately the first three places, one second and one third. It was then that the whole world learned that Russian athletes could claim the highest awards.

A sad experience was at the Olympics in 2002. She was disqualified for using dope. As a result, she lost two silver medals and one gold medal. In 2003, this case was discussed at a high level, and it was decided that all the results that had been recorded after 2001 should be canceled. Officials felt that even then Larissa Lazutina began to use illegal drugs.

Life outside sports

After the end of the sports career, the seven-time Olympic champion leads a rather active lifestyle. She was a deputy of the regional Duma of two convocations. He is an active politician and promotes sport and a healthy lifestyle in every possible way.

The former sportswoman has a family. My husband's name is Gennady Nikolayevich, and my children are Daniil and Alisa. Despite the fact that a woman spends a lot of time at work, she tries to give every free moment to her family.

Awards and stuff

Larisa is a fourteen-time world champion, winner of a huge number of state awards. Of all the main is considered the title of Hero of Russia, which she received for an incredible performance at the Olympics in 1998. In addition, the collection has several honor orders and insignia.

To immortalize the sportswoman in history, in Odintsovo, an object such as "Larisa Lazutina's Track" was opened. Naturally, the former skier could not hold back her tears when she found out about it. She repeatedly noted that this is her most significant achievement. In various interviews, the woman proudly remembers this event and thanks everyone who contributed to this one way or another.

It is worth noting that in 2015, was opened and "Park Larissa Lazutina." Since the same year, the track has become part of the park.

Lazutina is a great champion, who gave Russian fans a lot of positive emotions. It is worthy of the fact that during her lifetime she was erected a monument.