Evgeny Ustyugov today is one of the youngest and most promising athletes. He does not stop for a minute and continues to reach new heights in his sports career. He is known and loved by millions of people around the world. He is the idol of beginner biathletes!
Evgeny Ustyugov: biography, childhood
The future biathlete was born in 1985, June 4, in the wonderful city of Krasnoyarsk. It is safe to say that Zhenya received his abilities for sports even before his birth. After all, his parents were quite famous athletes at that time. And so, when two boys were born in the Ustyugov family, the parents immediately began to engage in their physical development. From the age of three, Ustyugov and his brother trained daily with them. Getting older, the boy began to actively get involved in mountain climbing.
Eugene's school years were quite fun and varied. He was a very active child. Not a single sporting event was complete without his participation. It was at one of the competitions in 1997 that he was seen by a biathlon coach, the wife of Viktor Ermakov. Seeing good abilities in the boy, she invited him to try his hand at this winter sport.
The way forward
What does Evgeny Ustyugov do after graduation? It seemed already clear that he would enter the Faculty of Physical Education. But by the will of fate, the young man fails to do this. And he, he becomes a student at the Divnogorsk Olympic Reserve School. After studying for several years, Zhenya decides to continue his studies at the Faculty of Forestry Engineering, which he managed to graduate with honors in 2010.
Begin sports activities
When did biathlon enter the life of a future athlete? Ustyugov Eugene during his training was a participant in the competition, which in 2005 took place in Finland. Participating in individual races, the young man managed to take 12th place, in pursuit races - 36th, and during the sprint - 42nd place. A year later, having improved his sports skills, Zhenya goes to the World Championship, which this time was held in New York. To the surprise of everyone, he managed to take the prize step of the podium in the pursuit. Zhenya was second in the relay and fourth in the sprint. It is from this year that the career of the future champion begins to gain momentum and develop rapidly.
Star stages of sports career
Evgeny Ustyugov - biathlete,achieved high results. The next important competition for the athlete is the 2006-2007 European Cup. During the sprint, Ustyugov takes 12th place, while he is only 3 minutes behind the winner. In the pursuit race, Zhenya was already second. Here he lacked 25 seconds to finish, despite the fact that only one miss on the target separated him from victory.
When the second stages of the cup began, the young man had to work hard. His efforts were crowned with 25th place in the sprint race. He was one and a half minutes behind the winner and made only 3 misses. In the next sprint, Ustyugov takes 50th place, while lagging behind his main rival by almost 3 minutes. These failures did not break the young biathlete. On the contrary, it served as an incentive for more fruitful work.
Travel the world
Taking part in many tournaments and championships, Evgeny had to spend quite a lot of time away from home. However, his relationship with loved ones did not deteriorate. Ustyugov always felt the support of his parents and friends. Having visited many corners of the Earth, Zhenya learned a lot of new things, which gave him even more strength to fight.
The World Championship, which was held in Bulgaria in 2007, pleasantly pleased all Evgeny's fans. Here he took 20th place, and he had only one miss, and the distance from his opponent reached a distance of 2 minutes 40 seconds. When the relay took place, together with the team, the biathlete managed to take 5th place, which significantly increased the enthusiasm of the beginnerathlete.
In the winter of 2007, Ustyugov arrives home to take part in the competition, which was called the "Izhevsk Rifle". This time he managed to take the victorious second place. The gap with the main competitor was 39 seconds.
After that Zhenya goes to the World Cup in Norway. The athlete fails to win victorious titles, but, nevertheless, he declares himself as a rather strong opponent who should not be underestimated.
Already in 2008, Ustyugov was rehabilitated at the Russian Championship, he deservedly won a silver medal. After that, he manages to take first place in the European Cup. Then he won the competition without making a single mistake. The victory this time was brilliant!
A year later, the athlete goes to the World Cup in Oberhof. In the pursuit race, he manages to become seventh, and in the sprint - to take 8th place.
Evgeny Ustyugov is a national favorite
XXI Olympic Games became Evgeny's debut. Only there he was able to declare himself as a strong participant. Although he was opposed by quite serious opponents, during the sprint he takes 15th place, in the pursuit race Zhenya finished fifteenth in the overall list.
An Olympic gold medal adorned an athlete's chest on February 21 at the mass start. Thanks to his efforts and work, the biathlete bypasses all his rivals and reaches the victorious finish in a short period of time. At the end of the games, Evgeny was awarded the Order of Friendship.
In the spring of 2011, Ustyugov, together with S. Sleptsova, took the honoraryfirst place in the World Team Challenge race.
Evgeny continues to actively train and take part in many competitions to this day. Most recently, he was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports.
Ustyugov's personal life
Despite a busy work schedule, Evgeny managed to create a strong family. He meets his future wife at regular competitions. The athlete Alexandra Bondareva becomes the chosen one of Ustyugov. A few years after they met, young people play a wedding. And already in 2010, Evgeny's daughter Veronica is born. The biathlete's wife decides to end her sports career and devote herself to family chores. When the baby was 3 years old, dad had already put her on skis. In the winter of 2014, the second daughter, Evgenia, was born. He tries to spend a lot of time with his family, and he does it very well!
