Vladimir Smirnov Skier Biography

Published: Skisport. Born on March 7, in the city of Schuchinsk, the Kokchetav region. He began to engage in skiing in early school age. The first trainer was the physical education teacher Bratashov Vladimir. UNGEFUK Alexander Khristianovich soon paid attention to a capable young skier. Perennial stubborn training began, the result of which was the birth of a champion.

According to the results of these competitions, it is included in the youth team of the USSR in skiing. At first, a sports fate did not really indulge in Smirnov. At the junior world championships, starting from the year, he could not be the first, although he won everything in the Union. There was always an athlete from our country who won him, and the victory was obtained only in relay races as part of the team.

And only by going into an adult category, Vladimir showed all his possibilities. During his sports career, he achieved outstanding results. He took part in the four Olympic Games: XV Olympic Winter Games, Kalgary, 30 km: Silver Medal, 15 km: Bronze medal, relay race 4x10 km: Silver Medal, XVI Olympic Winter Games, Alberville, XVII Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer, 50 km classic style: Classical style: Gold medal, 10 km classic: silver medal, 15 km of persecution Race: Silver Medal, XVIII Olympic Winter Games, Nagano, 15 km: Bronze Medal.

He took part in the seven world championships, won a gold medal four times,,, as well as 4 silver and 3 bronze medals. Twice was the owner of the World Cup: in the seasons and G. repeatedly became the champion of the Soviet Union. Recognized as the best athlete of the year Congress of Asian journalists in the year. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, living and training abroad, in all responsible competitions he always played under the flag of Kazakhstan by the Olympic champion in the year, representing the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Since years, a sports fate closely connected him with a fellow countryman, a great friend and an opponent on Lyzhn Vladimir Sakhnov. He finished performances in big sport in the year. At the extra session of the International Olympic Committee, held in Lausanne in December, he was elected his full member. He currently lives in Sweden, preserving Kazakhstani citizenship. Raises two daughters.

Organizes the youth ski school in his hometown of Schuchinsk. The press about Vladimir Smirnov: "We will raise the biathlon in Kazakhstan." Not so often you will meet in our area the famous fellow countryman, the Olympic champion, the skier of Vladimir Smirnov. Visits to their homeland, as a rule, are fleeting, scheduled in minutes, so finding time for a leisurely conversation oh is how difficult.

This time we managed to "catch" the famous champion already at the airport. I missed it, to be honest, in the places where he grew up and from where he went into great sport. In addition, he spent two days in Astana, where a meeting of the Biathlon Federation took place. At it, I was elected president of the Biathlonian Union of the Republic. It is difficult to combine two sports, and I decided that I could be much more if I do a biathlon, which we are now poorly developed.

Unfortunately, I could not see how much it has changed. I met with the deputy akim of the region Svetlana Dzhalmagambetova, I decided some issues of the development of biathlon in the Akmola region. In addition, you need to monitor your own business. This document schemes guidelines, according to which the republic will develop in the near future. What would you like to wish your countrymen in this regard?

I am sure that if all people begin to engage in sports - physical education, then it will be easier for them to overcome difficulties. For my part, I will do everything to help the formation of domestic sports, where a lot was missed at one time. But, I think, everything is fixable, and our athletes will still applaud in the stadiums of the planet. Happiness to all Kazakhstanis and prosperity to Kazakhstan!

Vladimir Tretyakov. In the year, he was recognized as the king of skis. After the Olympics in Nagano, Smirnov broke up with great sports. As it turned out, not completely. He became a sports functionary. What the world citizen is doing now, as he is sometimes called, we asked him in Father, where he came to the stage of the World Cup in skiing. Out of habit, which he tries not to change, Vladimir Smirnov pulled the jumpsuit in the morning, greased skis and went out into nature.

There was no snow in the forest, and he decided to stretch himself on a track, on the very one where the competition took place. While the athletes kneaded, he managed to make a couple of circles along the highway. I was lucky to meet him at a rather awkward moment when the Olympic champion politely was asked to free the ski. There were several minutes left before the start, and we managed to talk.

There I have a difficult task associated with choosing the place of winter games. I enter a commission that considers candidates at the stage when five or six cities remain and you need to choose one. Then we go to these cities, preparing a report for the President of the IOC. Specifically, we write which city has the best opportunities for the OI.I worked in the Commission for the preparation of games of the year.

After the winner was named, I was included in the coordination program that controls the course of preparation for the games. In addition to the Olympic Games, of course, I still have a lot of work. Interesting work in Norway, where I am conducting a small special program that is based on a sports center. We accept people, conduct sporting events and organize rest.

People should rest well, and we help them. Have you moved to live in Norway? Life makes us speak in all languages. This is not to say that I speak all languages ​​well, but communication does not represent much difficulty. I do not want to lose connections. I was born in this country. I have a good relationship with many people. And I spend a little diplomatic work in the interests of this country.

Just a consul. This work also takes time. A lot of work. The main part of the time, of course, is occupied by work. But I find the time for the family. We try to spend time together. I have two girls. Elder 12, the youngest four years. Anna is called the eldest, the youngest is Carolina. The eldest has long been used to it. The youngest was born in Sweden. He goes to the Swedish kindergarten.

She was quite easy for her tongue. With the Swedish situation, we have already got used to it.

But we retain the Russian language, it is family. But circumstances often develop so that the desire does not always coincide with reality. At least, about the eldest daughter, we can say that a skier will not work out of her. If at the age of fourteen she has not shown interest, then she skiing, and skiing very well. But she more likes to go to a tennis school, to a music school, an art school.

She is a mobile girl with versatile interests. She does not want to get hung up on one thing. She is only four. She will have a desire, I will make every effort to make her an athlete. My parents never forced me to play sports. My parents were born in Russia and moved to Kazakhstan, where they lived for thirty years. I went to Sweden.