Biography
Alexey Anatolievich Volkov(April 5, 1988, Raduzhny, KhMAO, Tyumen region) - Russian biathlete, Honored Master of Sports, four-time champion Europe, six-time champion of Russia.
At first he was engaged in cross-country skiing under the guidance of Andrei Ivanovich Kolisnechenko. In 2003, Alexei, along with his younger brother Alexander decided to switch to biathlon: in Nizhnevartovsk they attended to the creation of a biathlon school, where successful, high-speed skiers were recruited. In Nizhnevartovsk, Alexey worked for two years with Ivan Fedorovich Zelenin and Petr Nikolaevich Dubasov. Then he got into the district team, and then into the junior team of KhMAO to the coaches Valery Pavlovich Zakharov and Sergei Aleksandrovich Altukhov. To biathlon Alexey Volkov came in 2003 from cross-country skiing. First coach Volkova became Zelenin Ivan Fedorovich. And he was involved in training with the main team of the Russian national team from the 2009-2010 season.
In collection Alexey Volkov: - 3 gold, 3 silver and bronze medals of the Russian Championships - 2 silver medals of the World Junior Championships - 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals of the European Junior Championships
First race Volkova at the World Cup stage took place on December 5, 2009 in Ostersund, Sweden, and the best result Alexei is 4th in the sprint at the Oslo-Holmenkollen stage in Norway on March 18, 2010.
Currently Alexey Volkov represents the CSPSKYU of the city of Khanty-Mansiysk and is a student of SurSU, and his coach is Sergey Altukhov.
Interesting: sibling Alexey Alexander Volkov is also a biathlete.
Volkov debuted in the World Cup in December 2009, but was unsuccessful. After Olympic Games he was again called to perform in the World Cup: in one of the sprint races, he came close to the podium - 4th place. It is distinguished by a combination of high rate of fire and accuracy on the firing lines. So in the 2010/2011 season, he became the most accurate biathlete - 90% of hits.
In 2009, at the Biathlon World Championship among juniors, he won a silver medal in individual race. In the same place, as part of the Russian national team, he took 2nd place in the relay.
At the European Junior Championships in Ufa, he earned gold in the relay and took third place in the pursuit.
At the 2010 European Championships, Volkov won medals in all 4 disciplines. He took first place in the pursuit race, became the silver medalist in the sprint, relay race (team line-up: Volkov, Malyshko, Semakov, Vasiliev) and received a bronze medal in the individual race.
April 2009 Alexey Volkov was the opening of the Russian championship in Uvat. By age, he is still a junior, but in terms of the number of medals he was ahead of absolutely everyone: he has two golds, a silver and a bronze. In addition, Alex won Prize of the Governor of the Tyumen Region", becoming the youngest owner in 15 years of existence.
In December 2009, he took second place in the individual race of the Russian Championship.
In April 2011, as part of the first team of KhMAO-Yugra, he took third place in the relay at the Russian Championship in Tyumen, losing in the last meters of the distance to the Udmurt athlete Vyacheslav Alypov.
In April 2012, in Uvat, Aleksey made a double gold, first he won the individual race, beating Andrey Makoveev by 8 seconds, and then the pursuit race, beating the same Andrey Makoveev for a minute already.
In April 2012, in Tyumen, at the Open Cup of Russia - the prize of the Governor of the Tyumen Region, Alexei became the second in the sprint, losing 20 seconds to Timofey Lapshin, and then won the pursuit race, receiving the main prize. At the 2012 Russian Biathlon Championship, which continued in Tyumen, A. Volkov first became the second in the mass start, and the next day he became the 6-time champion of Russia, having won the 4x7.5 km relay race with the team of the Khanty-Mansiysk District ( A. Trusov, D. Yaroshenko, A. Gusev, A. Volkov).
In March 2013, at the Russian Championship in Uvat, he became the silver medalist in the sprint, shooting without a miss and losing to the winner Evgeny Garanichev 3.5 seconds. A day later in the pursuit, he also finished second with two penalties, losing to the same Evgeny Garanichev 35 seconds. He also won a silver medal in the relay as part of the KhMAO team ( A. Trusov, A. Gusev, M. Boyarsky, A. Volkov).
December 5, 2009 - made his debut in the World Cup in the sprint race in Östersund, showing the 74th result (5th out of 6 among Russian athletes).
On March 18, 2010, he took 4th place in the sprint race in Holmenkollen and got into the “flower ceremony” for the first time.
On December 18, 2011, at the stage in Hochfilzen, he made his debut as part of a mixed relay team and immediately won the race.
On January 5, 2012, at the World Cup in Oberhof, he made his debut as part of the men's relay and took second place along with Anton Shipulin, Evgeny Garanichev and Evgeny Ustyugov.
November 25, 2012 at the World Cup in Östersund in mixed relay won the race with Olga Zaitseva, Olga Vilukhina and Evgeny Ustyugov
On January 4, 2013, at the World Cup stage in Oberhof, he won his first victory as part of the men's relay team.
Sochi 2014 Olympic champion, biathlete Alexei Volkov temporarily settled in Chelyabinsk
The correspondent of Komsomolskaya Pravda sat down on the champion with questions about the environment and training until you drop. Found out - what kind of weapon does he dream of shooting, how much does a bullet and a rifle cost, how does it run along the tracks of Europe and where did the “golden” Olympic Mercedes go?
... In the collection of Alexei Volkov, there are six gold medals from the World Cup stages. The same number of victories at the European Championship. According to this achievement, he has no equal on the planet. Top two podium finishes at the World Championships summer biathlon, multiple champion Russia...
So far, the main victories in life, according to Alexei, are the birth of Arina's daughter and the relay "gold" at the Olympic Games in Sochi.
Few people know that Volkov and his wife Evgenia have been living in one of the new buildings near ChelGU for a year now. This winter, as a guest of honor, he visited the competitions of local skiers, awarded top athletes diplomas.
It turns out that in Chelyabinsk there is more for one Olympic champion. What more! Let him play for Khanty-Mansiysk ...
YOU JUST WORK IN TRAINING
On the Internet today so much has been written about Chelyabinsk, I don’t even know who and what to believe, - Alexei Volkov sits down more comfortably. - They talk about emissions. Maybe we, athletes, are used to everything, but I don’t really notice anything. An ordinary metropolis filled with smoky vehicles. You need to professionally approach this issue. Take instruments, measure the purity of the air. What are the substances, where do they come from? And punish the guilty to the fullest extent of the law. Instead of screaming and blaming…
- Do you also react to criticism if our biathletes are scolded?
I react well to criticism. Detailed criticism, as a rule, comes from people who are involved in this sport, they know biathlon cuisine. This kind of criticism helps.
Are you starting to train even more?
Miracles don't happen. You have to plow in training. Our season has already begun. Were at the training camp in Bulgaria. Altitude under 2000 meters. Trained with Anton Shipulin and Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Zhenya Dementiev.
On one of the shock days, we went uphill on roller skis for more than 30 kilometers. Classic plus skate. We climbed for two and a half hours. It is something! Now we will train under Peter. The tasks are about the same volume, but we will increase the intensity.
IN CHELYABINSK I HAVE A BAD ORIENTATION
You train for yourself and for your spouse (she used to run for the national team - author's note) ... Have you been together for a long time?
Eight years. We met at the training camp in Khanty-Mansiysk. Now we are raising our daughter. They named her Arina. Just liked the name - and we and grandmothers.
- Almost everyone in the biathlon team is already married!
Main lineup yes. But now there are many young people. They are not yet married (laughs).
- Why did you decide to settle in Chelyabinsk?
My wife's parents live here. They have their own outfitting center. And in Khanty-Mansiysk there is no one to help with a child in case of my absence. The vacation was spent in the South Urals. They visited my parents in Yekaterinburg.
- Do they recognize you on the streets in Chelyabinsk?
It happened a couple of times. But I travel by car more. From home I run to the Shershnevsky forest park across the bridge. I ride roller skis along the track near the Yelesina stadium. I don't know my way around the city yet. But I'm slowly learning.
- Have you heard about the plans to build a ski stadium in Chelyabinsk?
I know that they are choosing a place for construction. There is an option at the Carp Pond. The slopes are pretty steep. Everything must be done thoroughly.
- After training, Alexei Volkov returns to Chelyabinsk. Does the wife meet her husband with borscht and dumplings?
I won't refuse either. But usually I order a little.
- Do you cook yourself?
I love to cook. I watch cooking shows and read recipes online. If there were more time, I would be happy to stand at the stove.
SECOND LOVE
- For the victory at the Olympics, all the champions were awarded SUVs "Mercedes". Where is the car?
I sold it without hesitation. I just decided to take another car.
- They say that our biathletes will start running with rifles from the Kalashnikov concern?
Several people are already running around with domestic rifles. The same Garanichev, for example - with BI-7-4. I'm with the German Anschutz for now. A rifle for a biathlete is a second love. Only I don't sleep with her (laughs).
- A quality rifle worth its weight in gold!
A small glitch and you're out. One barrel alone costs 150 thousand rubles. The quality of the barrel is when it is clamped into a special machine and 10 shots must accurately hit the same point. Our manufacturers can achieve this quality.
- Manufacturers make elite rifles to order for a specific athlete. What is it like?
Under it anatomical features, - shoulder girdle, back, neck, head, facial bones. Lots of other subtleties.
By the way, my friend and I opened a small production of rifle parts - the stock, the base is made of aluminum, the hinged parts are made of wood and carbon. We make for a specific athlete. We can fulfill any whim.
- Biathletes do not use optics?
This is prohibited by the rules.
DONT AGAINST SHOOTING FROM RPG
- Several miscellaneous questions. Have you had any funny things at the shooting range?
The biathlete on the shooting range must hold the rifle only towards the installations. For violation - disqualification in the race. Once, in my youth, I turned to the trainer at the shooting range with a rifle in my hands, but immediately realized my mistake and pointed the rifle towards the installation. Then I was forgiven, but strictly warned.
- Is it true that in Europe fans along the track “kill” competitors by releasing tobacco smoke in their faces?
This happens at the stages of the World Cup. For example, in the German Oberhof. There are thousands of fans on the first long climb. But they are not from evil, they come to enjoy the atmosphere of the holiday. Mulled wine is brewed, cigars are smoked. There is a smell there, I'll tell you! Everyone is trying to quickly run into this mountain, otherwise, you can get drunk (laughs).
Some may relax, everyone has a different concept of rest at the end of the season. I would like to return home as soon as possible.
The legendary Bjoorndalen ran around hot corners in training, and then sometimes immediately fired at targets ...
Bjoorndalen was my idol. Now we compete with him side by side, but this did not make him any less great for me. By coals? Extreme! I am not a supporter of such things. But if it is necessary for training, then I would run over the coals. Europeans, probably, lack drive, so they are swaggering. If they were born and lived in Russia, then they would not even think about coals (laughs).
- The weight of your rifle?
A little over four kilos. Previously, it was generally 4.5 kg. And so the rifle according to the rules should be at least 3.5 kg.
- Do biathletes try their hand at shooting from other types of weapons?
I confess I haven't tried it yet. I dream of shooting from some kind of "sniper" for example SVD, so that 300 meters into the bull's-eye. You can also use a machine gun, a machine gun, an RPG ... I would like to test my shooting skills on a different caliber.
- Maybe we can organize it at the tank training ground near Chebarkul.
Won a silver medal in the individual race. In the same place, as part of the Russian national team, he took 2nd place in the relay.
| Year | Location | Age | indus | Ref | Etc | est |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup Canmore | U21 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 2 | |
| European Championship Ufa | U21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Russian competitions
- In April 2009, Alexey Volkov became the opening of the Russian Championship in Uvat. By age, he is still a junior, but in terms of the number of medals he was ahead of absolutely everyone: he has two golds, a silver and a bronze. In addition, Alexey won the "Tyumen Region Governor's Prize", a car, becoming the youngest owner in 15 years of existence.
- In December 2009, he took second place in the individual race of the Russian Championship.
- In April 2011, as part of the first team of KhMAO-Yugra, he took third place in the relay at the Russian Championship in Tyumen, losing in the last meters of the distance to the Udmurt athlete Vyacheslav Alypov.
- In April 2012, in Uvat, Alexey made a golden double, first he won the individual race, beating Andrey Makoveev by 8 seconds, and then the pursuit race, beating the same Andrey Makoveev by a minute.
- In April 2012, in Tyumen, at the Open Cup of Russia - the prize of the Governor of the Tyumen Region, Alexei became the second in the sprint, losing 20 seconds to Timofey Lapshin, and then won the pursuit race, receiving the main prize. At the 2012 Russian Biathlon Championship, which continued in Tyumen, Alexey first became second in the mass start, and the next day he became the 6-time champion of Russia, having won the relay race together with the team of the Khanty-Mansiysk District.
- In March 2013, at the Russian Championship in Uvat, he became the silver medalist in the sprint, shooting without a miss and losing 3.5 seconds to the winner Evgeny Garanichev. A day later in the pursuit, he also finished second with two penalties, 35 seconds behind the same Garanichev. He also won a silver medal in the relay as part of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug team.
- In December 2014 he won a silver medal on the Izhevsk rifle in the individual race.
- In March 2015, at the Russian Championship in Tyumen, he became the silver medalist in the pursuit. Later he won the relay and mass start.
World Cup career
Season 2009/2010- December 5, 2009 - debuted in the World Cup in the Östersund sprint race, showing the 74th result (5th out of 6 among Russian athletes).
- March 13, 2010 - scored first glasses - 9 place in the sprint race in Kontiolahti.
- March 18, 2010 took 4 place in the sprint race in Holmenkollen and hit for the first time "to the flower ceremony".
- December 18, 2011 won the first victory in the men's relay team.
- On January 5, he entered the top three for the first time, taking 2nd place in the mass start in Oberhof.
- On January 11, he won silver in the individual race, beating Evgeny Ustyugov by 2 seconds.
World Team Challenge
- Bronze medalist of the "Christmas Race" in 2016, paired with
Biathlete Alexei Anatolyevich Volkov was born on April 5, 1988 in the city of Raduzhny, located in the Tyumen region. As a child, he, like his younger brother, became interested in cross-country skiing. Supporting their children in their desire to play sports, the parents gave their sons under the guidance of a talented coach Andrei Kolesnichenko.
In 2003, both Alexei and Alexander Volkov, who had already achieved enough high level skill in cross-country skiing turned their attention to biathlon. Young age allowed both skiers to change their occupation and hope for a successful career in biathlon.
It also played into the hands of the fact that in the nearby Nizhnevartovsk, just at that time, they decided to open a specialized biathlon school, where well-trained skiers capable of delivering high speeds were welcomed with open arms.
Ivan Zelenin and Pyotr Dubasov acted as mentors for young Alexei Volkov for some time, and in 2009 the athlete got into the regional junior team under the tutelage of Sergey Altukhov and Valery Zakharov. Shortly thereafter, the biathlete took part in the World Cup for the first time in his career, at one of the stages in Sweden. However, then Alexei Volkov failed to achieve significant success: he took 74th place, very far from the prize ceremony.
Carier start
In 2009, the biathlete also performed in the individual race in Canada, as part of the World Junior Championships. This performance turned out to be much more successful for Volkov: the young athlete won back gold medal. At the same championship, Alexei was awarded a silver medal as part of the national relay team.
The purposeful biathlete was not going to stop there, and therefore he was intensively preparing for the European Junior Championships, which that year was organized on the basis of sports complexes in Ufa. At this prestigious competition, Volkov won bronze in the pursuit race, and was also awarded a gold medal as part of the Russian team in the relay race.
Then Alexey was one of the most titled juniors in the whole country and even received a new car as a gift from the head of the administration of the Tyumen region as a recognition of his merits.
Biathlon
Quite often, successful juniors turn into mediocre "middle" in their adult sports career, but this did not happen with Alexei Volkov. Being an excellent high-speed skier and demonstrating the highest accuracy of shooting (about 90%, which can be called one of the best indicators), the biathlete continued to diligently prepare for the coming sports.
A well-deserved reward for his hard work was not long in coming. In 2010, the athlete went to the European Championship, held in Estonia. Alexey competed in four disciplines and managed to win one of the prizes in each of them. So, in the pursuit race, the Russian turned out to be the leader, in the relay and sprint race he received silver medals, and in the individual race Volkov was awarded bronze.
In 2010, Volkov also for the first time "fit" into the flower ceremony at one of the World Cup races. At the stage in Holmenkollen, he successfully shot back and ran back in the sprint race, winning fourth place and showing the best performance at that time since the beginning of his sports career.
In the 2011/2012 season, the young biathlete took up the World Cup in earnest. The real breakthrough in his career came at the beginning of 2012 in Oberhof. It was there that Alexey first performed in men's relay at the Cup stage, and in this race, representatives of Russia managed to win silver medals. Together with Volkov, the famous domestic biathlon stars ran the relay, and.
The 2012/2013 season also turned out to be productive for Alexei Volkov. The athlete took two gold medals at once in the World Cup: in Östersund, in the mixed relay race, and in Oberhof, in the relay race for men. At the same time, the athlete performed well at the Open Cup of Russia. He was awarded the "silver" in the sprint race, and in the pursuit race he managed to finish first.
At the Russian Biathlon Championship of the same 2012, Volkov became the first in the relay competition and lost to only one opponent in the mass start.
The 2013/2014 season in the context of the World Cup was marked for Alexei by receiving two silver medals: first he was on the second step of the podium after the mass start in Oberhof, and then won the same place in the individual race, beating even his teammate Evgeny Ustyugov. At the 2013 Russian Championship, Volkov received “silver” for an excellent sprint, won the same medal in the pursuit race, and also came second in the relay competition.
During the 2014/2015 season, the biathlete managed to win the “bronze” in the relay at the difficult stage of the World Cup in Oberhof, and then received the “gold” in the single relay of the mixed type in Nove Mesto, where Yana Romanova became his partner.
Alexey Volkov with Olympic medal In 2014, Alexey Volkov, as part of the Russian national team, became the champion of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the relay.
In 2015/2016, the biathlete became third in the individual race in Östersund, intercepted the “silver” from his rivals in the relay race in Ruhpolding, and also performed best in the relay race in Hochfilzen.
The 2016/2017 season has already become a remarkable achievement for the athlete in the relay race at the next stage of the World Cup in Ruhpolding.
Personal life
The height of the athlete is 177 cm, weight - 69 kg. Looking at photos of Alexei Volkov on Instagram and others in social networks, we can assume that the biathlete lives only for sports. In fact, Volkov also attended to obtaining higher education, after graduating from South State University (the athlete chose the specialty " Physical Culture and sports").
In addition, he loves to travel, walk around historical places and get acquainted with the architecture of cities unknown to him. For relaxation, Alexey likes to listen to music, preferring hip-hop and songs of Russian rap artists.
Biathlete Evgenia Seledtsova became Volkov's chosen one, so the guys' wedding was organized so as not to interfere with the training schedule of both athletes.
In 2015, his wife gave Alexei a daughter, Arina. However, this young sport family formalized the relationship only a few years ago, and it is likely that in the future the biathletes will have more children in the family.