The next generation…
Yes, for sure. She represents the next generation of Russian biathletes.
Young talented and waiting for her chance. I can imagine you are reading this
intro 2 or 3 years later and you are nodding your head just to say: You were
right man!
But forget the future for now. Just enjoy reading these lines. Enjoy our
talk.
Meet Olga Kalina. Exclusively for Biathlonum.
- First I was
going in for track-and-field athletics, it was from 1st till 3rd form at school. Then Elena Vaygina, my first coach came to our school and she
invited children to the ski club. My sister joined it first and later she
started to entice me there. I didn’t know what to choose and ultimately I’ve
chosen skiing. Then another coach came to our school Vladimir Vaygin, a husband
of Elena Vaygina, he was a biathlon trainer and he had been a biathlete before.
So since 2007 I’ve been doing biathlon! Unfortunately Vladimir Vaygin died in
2010 and I was thinking about leaving biathlon because I knew that no one could
replace him. But his brother Konstantin Vaygin came to help us and our work
goes on!
- What I like on
biathlon is its complexity and that this sport requires self-control and
you can’t relax! I like to endure complexities. Maybe I’m a masochist, but I really like it!
- I want to
prove to myself that I can do it, that I’m not weaker or worse than the other
athletes, that´s my motivation for the races. First of all I set certain goals, define what I have to cope with.
My sister makes me stronger. I want her to be proud of me! I want to take part
in biathlon competitions together with my sister to show everyone who we are
and that our work is not in vain!
- I enjoyed Junior
World Championships in general. I saw the competition among biathletes, I
watched the way they ski and shoot. There were more positives than negatives. Unfortunately
I was unlucky with my shooting and I can’t say that I was nervous, maybe I just
wanted to show more than I could and as a result I wasn’t able to do even what
I could do easily! But all the best is still ahead!
- Of course
every sportsman dreams about Olympics but I'm not
looking so far. I’m a realist! I would start with World Cup if only there was
an opportunity for young athletes to try themselves there so that they could
get some experience and confidence!
- My idol is
my sister, but I’ve never told her that. I’ve always dreamt to
ski like she does, I admire the way she copes with difficulties, the way she
endures loadings on the trainings and during the races. She’s a real fighter!
- I like
biathlon complex in Ufa, the track and a shooting range, we spend there a
lot of time! I like Pokljuka in Slovenia as well. There are all the necessary
things that we need for training so we can work with pleasure!
- I use to
lie in the bed and watch TV after races, or maybe I
use to go shopping to buy something sweet and tasty, I like sweet and tasty
things very much. I also use to go to bed early in the evening and have a good
sleep.
- If I was
asked to become a face of any fashion brand I think I would agree, though it
depends on what I’d have to advertise. I think it wouldn’t interfere my career
or reputation.
- Most of
all I might be described by the music I listen to, I like it
very much! I always like trying something new. It depends on my mood. I can
just sit and draw something or weave Baubles* for example (*a kind of handmade
bracelets). Now I try to learn English because I understand that it’s very
important nowadays! Also I may just lie in a bed and watch cartoons, there’s no
the only activity that I like the most.
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| Olga with her idol - her sister Anastasia |
- My friends
can easily make me smile after bad race. They
support me and start looking for some positive sides of the race. And of course
my family, if they tell me: “Olia, anyway, you’re the best” - this would make
me smile and not to be upset.
- I love
summer, enjoying trainings during this period.
- I like
travelling. I like going to training camps and
competitions. When I come back home to have some rest I can’t stay there for
long, I want to leave! I have no idea what would I do at home all the time,
maybe I could go crazy.
- I celebrate
my successes with my family and friends. We like to
remember everything we had to go through and what it led for. Also I can spend
time in a noisy company laughing and chatting with everyone. Athletes are
humans too and they need some rest.
- If I wasn´t biathlete, maybe I’d get a
psychological education. I enjoy studying people, I enjoy
communication, learning something new! Though I could join any theatre circle. Now
it’s hard to talk about it because I’ve chosen another way of life.
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