Elena Vyuble Biography

St. Petersburg 2nd Krasnoarmeyskaya St. During her career, Vyalbe became the Olympic champion three times, won first places at the world championships 14 times, won the World Cup 5 times. Now she heads the Russian skiing federation. Elena is in 2nd place, second only to the Norwegian Marit Björgen. Childhood of Vyalbe The Madame - Trubitsyna was born in Magadan in the year. The girl’s parents had nothing to do with sports.

The mother of Lena, Galina Grigoryevna Sod, although she had a medical education, worked in a grocery warehouse, father, Valery Ivanovich Trubitsyn, was a taxi driver. In an interview, Elena said that in the year her grandfather was repressed for what - relatives still did not know and were exiled to Magadan. Tired of hard labor, once chopped off his own brush. Grandma, then not a wife, but just a friend, went after him from Leningrad in the hold of the ship and some miraculously found him.

Magadan - the birthplace of Elena Vyalbe Elena's childhood can hardly be called cloudless. First of all due to constant cold. Already at the age of 5, she knew how to prick firewood: at home it was cold in winter. The cockroaches died on the stoves. They came running there to bask, but there was ice on the windowsill. The wind blew so that even on the table by the window lay a block of ice.

But then many lived like that. How much grandfather we will catch fish in the summer - so much then ate. Difficult conditions hardened the character of little Lena. Even then, she understood that in her failures there was no need to look for the guilty - one must be stricter to herself, and then "luck would come." This installation was indispensable when it began to take the first steps in skiing.

Elena Vyalba fishing in Magadan, next to their house, was a skzhnya, along which athletes often rode. Lena herself rode a lot in winter with her friend in their garden - so she fell in love with this sport. At first, her mother was against Elena to engage seriously, but in the end the girl was able to persuade her and prove that her studies would not suffer due to her hobby.

At the age of 8, Lena got to the local school of the Olympic reserve, and at 11 years old in the region’s national team. The first mentors of the novice skiers were Gennady Popkov and Viktor Tkachenko. Thanks to their and with her own efforts, the girl moved forward very quickly. At the age of 11, Lena began to participate in juniors, and at the age of 12 she went to competitions in Romania.

The girl managed to overtake the favorite, who were two years older than her. Already at 14 she received the title of master of sports of the USSR. According to the athlete, such successes did not turn her back at that time, but she was proud of herself and began to dream of an Olympic pedestal. Professional sport in the year Elena as a junior won silver and bronze medals in competitions in the United States, and then became the first at the world championship among juniors in Italy.

At the same time, Elena married the Estonian skier of Urmas Vyalbe. The marriage did not last long, but the skier left itself his sonorous surname. Urmas Vyalbe in the year Elena first participated in the World Cup in an adult category. She took 23rd place, and the season, including the Olympics, she had to skip because of the birth of her son-Elena was offered to have an abortion, but she refused.

In addition, in the season, the young skier won the World Cup. Elena Vyalbe in his youth in world sports unconditionally passed under the banner of Elena Vyalbe. B and she again took the world cups, and then became the winner of the World Cup, who was held in the Italian city of Val Di-Femma. The girl won three gold medals. In the year, she won 4 bronze medals in personal competitions and gold in relay races at the Olympics in Alberville.

Elena Vyalbe at the Alberville Olympic distance, the Olympic Games in Lillehammer followed this success, but Elena herself expected more from them. But shortly before the Olympics, she suffered the disease and was not in the best shape. However, the girl managed to take a gold medal in the relay. Elena Vyalbe with medals relative failure at the Olympics of the year made the skier think about the future.

As a result, she changed her coach. Alexander Grushin became a new mentor of the girl. The decision turned out to be true: Vyalbe again conquered the World Cup, having achieved a record separation from the second place, and won two gold medals on the World Cup in the Falun. Elena Vyalbe - the famous Soviet and Russian skier of the World Cup of the season was not so successful for Vyalbe, but the next year she returned with new victories.

In the season, she won first place in the overall standings at the World Cup, and also earned a small crystal globe. Elena Vyalba at the start of the World World Cup in Trondheim nearly ended with a reputation scandal for the Russian team. One of the athletes, Lyubov Egorov, suspected doping, after which she left the city, not saying anything to anyone. All team members felt shame for her act.

Before the performance, Elena, on her own initiative, made a speech in German, asking for forgiveness for the actions of the partner.

She expected to have a whistle from the stands, but instead he heard a standing ovation.Elena Vyalbe, at the performance of Vyalba, has still set an unlucky record, winning gold medals in all disciplines. With this achievement, the skier got into the Guinness Book of Records. The reward was awarded by the King of Norway himself. In his speech, he compared the girl with the goddess Nika.

Elena Vyalbe - shots of racing with the participation of the great skier of the third Olympics - in Nogano in the year - also did not live up to Elena's expectations. Before the very competitions, she caught a cold, besides, after colossal efforts last year, her body was exhausted. As a result, the skier again took “gold” only in the relay. After that, summer Elena announced the end of her career - to the great relief of her rivals.

After the end of a sports career, Elena tried to do business and political life, but did not work out. She moved to the Moscow region, where she taught the skiing of the pupils of orphanages. In the year, Vyalbe became an adviser to the Governor of the Moscow Region, and also headed the club “Business Woman of the Moscow Region”. Elena Vyalbe participates in the political life of the country and his native land in the year of Vyalbe for the first time tried to participate in the political life of the country and his native land.

The woman was elected to the State Duma in the Magadan single -member constituency, but did not pass, losing to the candidate from United Russia. Elena Vyalbe heads the Russian ski race a year later, the woman for the first time tried to fight for the post of president of the Russian Ski Federation, but lost to the vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee Vladimir Loginov.

However, the new president offered her the post of his deputy. Vyalbe also became the head coach of the national teams of Russia. A large interview with Elena Vyalbe. The project "On skis! Elena Vyalbe and Vladimir Putin in the year the former skier became an adviser to the head of the Republic of Khakassia this region, the athlete considers her second home, and soon got into the Executive Committee of the Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation.

The personal life of Elena Vyalbe as we wrote above, in the year the skier married the Estonian skier of Urmas Vyalbe. In the same year, the couple had a son France, whose godmother Elena Viktor Tkachenko became the godfather. A year later, a couple broke up, maintaining friendly relations. The skier left the name of the ex-spray. At the turn of the woman, a new chosen one appeared - a businessman named Maxim.

He became the father of two children of Elena - the daughters of Polina and Barbara. Elena gave birth to a third child at 45 years old. After that, the skier has noticeably recovered and no longer returned to the previous weight. Also in February, the woman took the post of head of the Russian Sports Association. Olympic champion Elena Vyalba about the film “White Snow” in March, it became known that Vyalbe would comment on the ski championship, which will be held in Tyumen.

Also, about Elena Vyalba, they shot the feature film “White Snow”, dedicated to her legendary performance in Norway in the year. Such a wife does not spoil anything.