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The Russian biathlon team completed its performances in individual disciplines on Saturday, and there is only one race ahead, the mixed relay. No one made it into the men’s mass start, and for other relay races we simply don’t have enough people. And the women's mass start sounded like a parable: two Russians took first and last places there.

Tatyana Akimova - a person with a reputation as a supposed sniper - missed one of the lines five times and finished the race 30th out of 30 participants. And Anastasia Kuzmina won. The trouble, however, is that all three golds (and a bunch of other medals) of Anton Shipulin’s sister at three (!) Olympics went not to Russia, but to Slovakia.

Now we can no longer find traces of who at one time did not keep young Kuzmina and gave the super-athlete to a foreign, and even not biathlon, state. It would be nice to “deal with and shoot” people who have shown blatant lack of insight and unprofessionalism (c) - but as always, the dock is empty, or rather, Ms. Collective Irresponsibility sits there.

Here's what Kuzmina herself said in one of her old interviews:

“I think that in Russia I would not have been able to achieve a medal. After the birth of a child and a family, it was difficult for me, at that time not yet the number one of the national team and not an Olympic champion, to return. I didn't feel any support. We spent six months looking for someone to help, but in the end, being very disappointed, we went to another country.”

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That's how it is, guys. Kuzmina didn’t have any patrons in the regions or among venerable specialists, they didn’t push her, they didn’t believe in her talent - or maybe they deliberately turned a blind eye to it as a result of, frankly, corruption schemes, the desire to make money on completely different athletes. And she just left. In my opinion, there is a real malfeasance on the part of those who were responsible for the present and future of Russian biathlon. And instead of a top biathlete, we got a team of mediocrity.

And Kuzmina’s words: “In Russia I could not achieve a medal” are another verdict on Russian biathlon. They make you think: how many new Kuzmins, how many Russian Fourcades have we quietly lost.

Some will say that there is no demand for Tatyana Akimova, one of two Russian biathletes at the 2018 Games. But in my opinion, there is - she was preparing for the Olympics, she came and shows exactly what she is capable of. But it turns out she’s not capable of almost anything. Although about a year ago, when Akimova performed successfully at the World Cup stages, it was she who was considered by many to be the leader and hope of the women’s team. Yes, her teammates were not invited to the Games - however, biathlon is first and foremost an individual sport, and no one stopped Akimova from fighting the same way as skiers do, also deprived of a whole group of stars.

The great Anfisa Reztsova may well be biased (her daughter competes on the biathlon team), but it’s hard to argue with her statement about Akimova. Tatyana, according to Reztsova, does not want to work on increasing her speed and is simply ruining her own chances. The time of snipers in biathlon has passed: the speed of the legs and skis decides, and we see that even with a zero, Akimova barely gets into the top twenty in the sprint... And as they say, even here at the Olympics there are enough problems with the athlete’s behavior: let’s say, she demands special conditions for herself and procedures without which he “can’t cope.” Apparently, the procedures still did not help.

However, who knows. If Akimov had moved to Slovakia, Slovenia or Bulgaria a couple of years ago, perhaps the multiple Olympic champion would have stood in front of us, shooting without misses and soaring over the ski track. And the Russian Nastya Kuzmina at this moment would sadly end her career somewhere at the IBU Cup, quietly regretting that she did not leave her homeland in her youth.

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A person with a reputation as a supposed sniper, she missed one of the milestones five times and finished the race 30th out of 30 participants. And she won. The trouble, however, is that all three golds (and a bunch of other medals) of Anton Shipulin’s sister at three (!) Olympics went not to Russia, but to Slovakia.

Here's what Kuzmina herself said in one of her old interviews:

“I think that in Russia I would not have been able to achieve a medal. After the birth of a child and a family, it was difficult for me, at that time not yet the number one of the national team and not an Olympic champion, to return. I did not feel support. For six months we were looking for someone to help, but in the end, being very disappointed, we went to another country.”

And Kuzmina’s words: “In Russia I could not achieve a medal” are another verdict on Russian biathlon. They make you think: how many new Kuzmins, how many Russian Fourcades have we quietly lost.

The Great One may well be biased (her daughter competes on the biathlon team), but it’s hard to argue with her statement about Akimova. Tatyana, according to Reztsova, does not want to work on increasing her speed and is simply ruining her own chances. The time of snipers in biathlon has passed: the speed of the legs and skis decides, and we see that even with a zero, Akimova barely gets into the top twenty in the sprint... And as they say, even here at the Olympics there are enough problems with the athlete’s behavior: let’s say, she demands special conditions for herself and procedures without which he “can’t cope.” Apparently, the procedures still did not help.

Name: Tatyana Akimova

Age: 28 years

Height: 168

Activity: Russian biathlete

Family status: Married

Tatyana Akimova: biography

Tatyana Akimova is a Russian biathlete. Winner and medalist of the World Cup, bronze medalist of the Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen in the mixed relay and winner of the IBU Awards in the “Rookie of the Year” category for the 2015-2016 season.

Tatyana Semyonova, better known to biathlon fans as Akimova, was born in the urban village of Novye Lapsary, which is part of the city of Cheboksary.

The girl was no different from her peers: she did well at school, loved to read and meet with friends. She was also interested in sports. I chose skis for myself. I started using them in early childhood. But pretty soon sport came first in her life. All free time was devoted to him without reserve.

Tatyana Akimova watched with pleasure and admiration the successes of Russian and foreign athletes. When they won the Olympics, I rejoiced with them and most of all dreamed of being in their place.

When Akimova was offered to take up biathlon, she gladly switched from one sport to another, which included the same favorite skiing from childhood plus shooting. The athlete’s persistence and determination, complemented by considerable hard work, soon yielded excellent results.

Biathlon

Behind the Chuvash biathlete is a youth sports school named after her in her native Cheboksary. This is where the sports biography of Tatyana Akimova started. Her personal trainer has been Anatoly Akimov (who recently became the athlete’s father-in-law) for more than ten years. He invested a lot of effort and aspirations in a promising girl. It happened that I even purchased equipment and ammunition at my own expense.

The athlete was first a member of the junior and youth national teams of Russia. But soon she was included in the country’s reserve team. In 2011, Tanya competed at the World Junior Championships and the European Championships.

The biathlete managed to achieve her first significant victory in 2011: she became the silver medalist of the Russian Summer Biathlon Championship. This success allowed her to take part in the World Summer Biathlon Championships. A miracle did not happen here, and the athlete from Chuvashia was unable to win medals.

But in 2013, Tatyana Akimova managed to shine at the Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. She became the winner in the relay race and a medalist in individual races.

Unfortunately, 2014 did not bring the biathlete a breakthrough: she took part in the World Summer Biathlon Championships, which was held in Tyumen, but performed unsuccessfully. The athlete took 23rd place in the sprint, and only 25th in the pursuit.

These victories helped Tatyana Akimova get into the Russian national team for the World Cup, but due to the lack of IBU qualifying points, she was unable to compete. Therefore, the girl was sent to the IBU Cup stages.

In December 2015, the athlete from Cheboksary made her debut at the World Cup in Östersund. In the sprint competition, she started at number 100. Unfortunately, here Tanya faced defeat: in her debut race she took only 83rd place, and came last to the finish line.

The long-awaited breakthrough and triumph came to the biathlete in 2016. And it is doubly pleasant because even Tatyana herself did not expect it.

It seemed that nothing foreshadowed such a resounding success. In Canmore, the girl finished only 23rd. In Presque Isle - 19th. She performed much better at the March World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, finishing 12th.

An unexpected victory awaited Akimova in the Czech Republic. Here, on December 16, at the World Cup stage in the city of Nove Mesto, Tanya won her first and so far main victory in the sprint.

The biathlete of the Russian team, commenting on her victory, happily shared that today everything worked out for her. For the first time in her sports career, the 26-year-old athlete managed to enter the top ten, beating her opponent. This victory turned out to be very important for the Russian team.

Personal life

The Chuvash beauty is married. Her husband was Vyacheslav Akimov, the son of her coach. Vyacheslav is the 2011 European champion among juniors. A new sports family appeared in June 2015.

The personal life of Tatyana Akimova was happy. In a family where spouses do the same thing, there is complete mutual understanding. In her free time from sports, Tanya goes with her husband on his beloved fishing. But she also has her own hobbies - reading fiction and learning English.

The girl is also studying at the Polytechnic Institute, where she will receive a degree in management.

Tatyana Akimova also maintains an official account in “ Instagram", where she posts both professional photos from magazine photo shoots and selfies from sports training camps and competitions. One and a half thousand people have subscribed to the athlete’s page.

Tatyana Akimova now

On February 9, 2017, at the Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria, Tatyana Akimova, as part of the Russian team, won bronze in the mixed relay.

Today the athlete is preparing for the Winter Olympic Games, which will be held in 2018 in the city of Pyeongchang (Korea).

In November 2017, REGNUM published information received from the Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Chuvashia. According to this message, biathlete Tatyana Akimova, as well as freestylers Lana Prusakova and Dmitry Mulendeev have a chance to join the national team.

Tatyana Akimova is a candidate for the main team of the Olympic team. The biathlete is already on the list of athletes-candidates for the 2018 Olympic team approved by the Executive Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee. Such athletes are “employed at the Republican Sports Training Center named after A. Ignatiev,” receive a monthly stipend and train in accordance with individual plans.

The biathlete admitted to the press that she is trying not to think that Russia may not be allowed to participate in the Olympic Games against the backdrop of permanent events. Today, doping officers regularly visit athletes, but the biathlete has no problems in this regard.

Tatyana Akimova said in an interview that she stopped reading the press because she was tired of negativity and news that didn’t even look real. Tatyana even learned about the accusation from the World Anti-Doping Agency against the two-time Olympic champion through word of mouth.

Tatyana also participates in the first stage of the Biathlon World Cup in order to gain the necessary rating points. The first stage of the Cup started on Sunday, November 26, in Ostersund, Sweden.

Awards

2013 – bronze medalist of the Universiade in the 7.5 km sprint
2013 – bronze medalist at the Universiade in the 10 km pursuit
2013 – winner of the Universiade in mixed relay
2015 - winner of the IBU Awards in the category “Rookie of the Year” for the 2015/2016 season.
2016 – World Cup sprint winner
2016 – World Cup bronze medalist in pursuit
2017 – bronze medalist at the World Championships in mixed relay
2017 – winner of the Military World Games in the 7.5 km team race
2017 – bronze medalist of the Military World Games in the 7.5 km sprint

Master of Sports of International Class (2015). Winner of the IBU Awards in the “Rookie of the Year” category for the 2015/2016 season. Silver medalist of the III World Winter Military Games in Sochi in the sprint and champion of the games in the team event (Akimova, Kaisheva, Nechkasova).

Born in the village of New Lapsary, part of the city of Cheboksary. She started training in biathlon in her native Chuvashia. Graduate of the Youth Sports School named after. A. Tikhonova. Her personal trainer is Anatoly Akimov.

She was a member of the junior, youth and reserve national teams of Russia. She competed at the World Junior Championships and the European Championships in 2011.

In 2011, she became the silver medalist of the national championship in the Summer Biathlon. These results allowed her to compete at the World Summer Biathlon Championships, where she failed to win medals.

In 2013, she became the winner of the Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy in the relay race and a medalist in individual races. In 2014, she took part in the Summer Biathlon World Championships in Tyumen, where she performed poorly, finishing 23rd in the sprint and 25th in the pursuit.

At the end of 2014, Semenova successfully competed in the Izhevsk Rifle. She was 3rd in the individual and 5th in the sprint. Based on the results of two races, she qualified for the Russian national team for the World Cup, but due to the lack of IBU qualifying points, the biathlete was unable to compete. Therefore, it was decided to start by sending Semenova to the IBU Cup stages.

In January 2015, it became known that Tatyana Semenova was included in the national team’s application to participate in the European Championship in Otepää, Estonia.

world Cup

On December 5, 2015, she made her debut in the World Cup in the sprint at the stage in Ostersund. Starting with number 100, after the first shooting she was in the points zone, but 3 mistakes in the standing position did not allow her to perform well in her debut race - 83rd place, she came to the finish line last, behind both athletes who started after her.

On December 16, 2016, in the sprint race at the stage in Nove Mesto, she won her first victory in the World Cup.

On February 9, 2017, at the Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria, as part of the Russian team, she won bronze in the mixed relay.

Tatyana Akimova was born on October 26, 1990 in the village of Novye Lapsary, Chuvash Republic. The girl was no different from her peers: she did well at school, loved to read and meet with friends. She was also interested in sports. I chose skis for myself. I started using them in early childhood. But pretty soon sport came first in her life. All free time was devoted to him without reserve.

Tatyana Akimova watched with pleasure and admiration the successes of Russian and foreign athletes. When they won the Olympics, I rejoiced with them and most of all dreamed of being in their place.

When Akimova was offered to take up biathlon, she immediately switched from one sport to another, which included the same favorite skiing plus shooting. The athlete’s determination, complemented by considerable hard work, soon yielded excellent results.

Behind the Chuvash biathlete is the children's and youth sports school named after A. Tikhonov in her native Cheboksary. This is where the sports biography of Tatyana Akimova started. Anatoly Akimov has been her personal trainer for more than ten years.

The biathlete managed to achieve her first significant victory in 2011, when she became the silver medalist of the Russian Summer Biathlon Championship. This success allowed her to take part in the World Summer Biathlon Championships. A miracle did not happen here, and the athlete from Chuvashia was unable to win medals.

But in 2013, Tatyana Akimova managed to shine at the Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy, becoming a winner in the relay race and a medalist in individual races.

Unfortunately, the next year did not bring the biathlete a breakthrough: she took part in the World Summer Biathlon Championships, which was held in Tyumen, but performed unsuccessfully. The athlete took 23rd place in the sprint, but only 25th in the pursuit.

But at the very end of 2014, the biathlete managed to show her best side at the Izhevsk Rifle. She managed to mobilize all her strength and take 3rd place in the individual race and 5th in the sprint. These victories helped Tatyana Akimova get into the Russian national team for the World Cup, but due to the lack of qualifying points, the IBU was unable to compete. Therefore, the girl was sent to the IBU Cup stages.

In December 2015, the athlete from Cheboksary made her debut at the World Cup in Ostersund. In the sprint competition she started at number 100. Unfortunately, here Tanya faced defeat: in her debut race she took only 83rd place, and came last to the finish line.

The long-awaited breakthrough and triumph came to the biathlete in 2016. And it is doubly pleasant because even Tatyana herself did not expect it. It seemed that nothing foreshadowed such a resounding success. In Canmore, the girl finished only 23rd. In Presque Isle, 19th. She performed much better at the March World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, taking 12th place.

An unexpected victory awaited Akimova in the Czech Republic. In mid-December, at the World Cup in Nove Mesto, Tanya won her first and so far main victory in the sprint.

The biathlete of the Russian team, commenting on her victory, happily shared that today everything worked out for her. For the first time in her sports career, the 26-year-old athlete managed to enter the top ten, beating her rival Dorothea Wierer. This victory turned out to be very important for the Russian team.

At the World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria on February 9, 2017, as part of the Russian team, Tatyana won bronze in the mixed relay.

Athlete's height: 168 cm; weight: 57 kg.

Awards and Achievements of Tatyana Akimova

2013 - bronze medalist of the Universiade in the 7.5 km sprint
2013 - bronze medalist of the Universiade in the 10 km pursuit
2013 - winner of the Universiade in mixed relay
2015 - winner of the IBU Awards in the category “Rookie of the Year” for the 2015/2016 season.
2016 - World Cup sprint winner
2016 - World Cup bronze medalist in pursuit
2017 - bronze medalist at the World Championships in mixed relay
2017 - winner of the Military World Games in the 7.5 km team race
2017 - bronze medalist of the Military World Games in the 7.5 km sprint

Gratitude from the President of the Russian Federation (December 24, 2013) - for high sporting achievements at the XXVI World Winter Universiade 2013 in Trentino (Italy)

International Master of Sports of Russia

On March 20, 2016, the biathlete was recognized as the best newcomer of the 2015/2016 season according to the IBU and received a special prize