Yana Romanova: Olympic medalist in biathlon

In the ordinary life of Yana Romanova - a soft woman with a kindly smiling face. However, everything changes when it goes to the start. Tough, strong-willed sportswoman, who rushes on the track in any frost, despite the rivals. Her sports career did not always develop smoothly, she did not stand out for her results at the junior age, but diligence, perseverance and perseverance led her to victories at the World Cup stages, to the Olympic medal.

Childhood

In 1983, in the distant northern city of Kurgan, Yana Romanova was born. Biography of the girl could have evolved differently, not appear in her life biathlon coach Valery Kondakov. At the age of 10, she began to study in the ski section and looked with interest at biathlon. Her father was against his daughter running around on a ski track with a heavy rifle, considering this sport too difficult for girls. But at fifteen she still goes into biathlon, and Valery Kondakov becomes the first coach.

Starting a professional career

At the age of seventeen, the athlete moves to Omsk to further develop her skills. The outlook for Yana Romanova was not optimistic. However, at the national junior competitions in 2002, she falls in the top thirty and is in the zone of attention of the coaches of the national team. In 2004-2005 Yana Romanova is gradually approaching the participation in the European Cup.

The first serious success comes to her in 2007. Having become a part of the relay team at the Universiade, she, together with her friends in the national team, wins a bronze award.

In the same season, she falls into the big league of biathlon - debuts in the World Cup stages.

First victories and deafening failures

In 2009, Iana Romanova successfully performs at the European Championships. She managed to win silver in the sprint race and got a bronze medal in pursuit. The peak of her individual career is 2010. In Khanty-Mansiysk, she managed for the first time in her life to win a gold medal at one of the stages of the World Cup. In the same year at the Russian Championship in Uvat she had already won three gold.

But unfortunately, the life of an athlete consists not only of ups and downs. Even in the career of the most successful biathlete there is a decline. In the 2011-2012 season, in the overall standings of the World Cup, Ian Romanov was only fiftieth. It was not very successful debut at the Olympics. Speaking in Vancouver in an individual race, she failed and did not even hit the first fifty.

Extra chance and success at the Sochi Olympics

After unsuccessful seasons, Yana Romanova again had to win the trust of coaches. She loses her place in the national team and is forced to re-establish her reputation by speaking at the All-Russian Games.

Nevertheless, the results of Yana did not allow her to enter the national team to participate in the Olympic Games in Sochi. A gift of fate for Romanova was the decision to create two groups in the women's team for the selection for the main tournament. Yana falls into the group of the German specialist Pichler. According to the sportswoman, he managed to create a friendly and benevolent atmosphere in the team, which relieved tension and allowed to focus exclusively on the sport.

Eventually, Yana was able to deserve the right to compete in Sochi. Speeches in individual disciplines were not very successful, but the main start for the athlete was still the relay race. Here she has already laid out to the maximum and made a huge contribution to the silver award won by the team.

Not only one sports a lured athlete. In 2010 she bought an apartment in Omsk for prize money. Free time Yana devotes to his beloved dogs.