The masters-bet company talks about one of the strongest biathletes in Russia in recent years - world champion Maxim Tsvetkov.

Maxim Tsvetkov - childhood and youth

Maxim Sergeevich Tsvetkov was born on January 3, 1992 in the town of Babaevo, Vologda Region, in the family of Sergei Yuryevich and Maria Alexandrovna Tsvetkov. It was his father who became Maxim’s first coach in the ski section of the local children’s and youth sports school. Although at that time the boy dreamed of becoming a football player - not only did he kick a ball in the yard from morning to evening, he also ran to training at a sports school.

Maxim Tsvetkov and his father

The biography of Maxim Tsvetkov was replenished with a new page after winning the All-Russian cross-country skiing competition in 2007. Then 15-year-old Tsvetkov received an invitation to Moscow, to join the biathlon team, where Nikolai Lopukhov became his mentor.

Maxim Tsvetkov - sports awards and titles

Biathlete Maxim Tsvetkov, whose height is 182 cm and weight 74 kg, has European and world champion titles, silver and bronze at the European Championships, as well as two golds and a bronze at the World Military Games. And in the final race of the 2017/18 season in Tyumen, Tsvetkov became the winner of a World Cup stage for the first time in his career.

The last triumph happened after the Olympics in Pyeongchang. At the Games in South Korea, the Russians competed under the Olympic flag and without their leaders. Tsvetkov did not go there either. Biathlon turned out to be one of those sports in which previously athletes from Russia were disgraced with doping.

Maxim Tsvetkov - personal life

At the beginning of August 2014, Maxim Tsvetkov became engaged to Alexandra Serebryakova. Maxim's wife is a couple of years older than him. We met on a social network, then lived in different cities: Max in Moscow, Sasha in Vologda. She is a philologist by training and graduated from Vologda Pedagogical University. Now she is engaged in business, selling sports nutrition. Although Alexandra spends most of her time on her little son - in January 2018, a boy was born into the Tsvetkov family, who was given the name Mark.

Maxim Tsvetkov and his wife Alexandra

Maxim Tsvetkov now

At the end of the 2017/18 season, the biathlete underwent long-overdue surgery on his nose - the athlete had his septum corrected. “I waited four years. I postponed the entire Olympic cycle,” Tsvetkov admitted on his Instagram page.

Tsvetkov Maxim is a serviceman, warrant officer by rank, represents the Central Sports Club of the Army. At the same time, the biathlete has two higher educations: he graduated from the Moscow State Humanitarian University named after M.A. Sholokhov (department of psychology) and the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture (management in sports).

Maxim Tsvetkov - Barcelona football fan

Maxim Tsvetkov today helps the football school of his hometown, where he himself once studied. As a fan, he has been a fan of Barcelona for many years and, whenever possible, tries to watch important matches on TV with the participation of Lionel Messi's team.

Tsvetkov does not consider himself a big literature fan. Although at one time, he says, he read a lot. Favorite writer: Erich-Maria Remarque. But the biathlete spends a lot of time on the Internet: he blogs on YouTube, has his own official website, pages on Instagram and VKontakte. And due to constant travel, you often have to communicate with your relatives through the World Wide Web.

Maxim Sergeevich Tsvetkov is a popular Russian biathlon athlete. He was born on January 3 in the village of Balabaevo in the Vologda region in 1992. His height today is 182 cm, and his weight is 74 kg. He has blond hair and green eyes.

Before he became famous

Since childhood, Maxim loved to play sports; he trained in the cross-country skiing section at the Start youth sports school with his father Sergei Yuryevich Tsvetkov. Already at the age of 15, he became the winner of the All-Russian competition “Festival of the North”. After that, Moscow coaches noticed him and he was invited to Moscow to train under the leadership of Nikolai Petrovich Lopukhov in the experimental group in preparation for the Sochi Olympics.

For various reasons, he could not qualify for the youth team for several years; only by 2011 did he manage to do so. The young biathlete's first international successes came in the Czech town of Nove Mesto, where he took part in the Youth World Championships. Here he managed to win 3 out of 4 races in which he participated. Only the first individual race, where he took fifth place, did not work out. In the rest (sprint, pursuit, relay) he had no equal.

After that, he was on the junior team for two years until 2013, continuing to train with his personal trainer Nikolai Lopukhov. In parallel with this, he began to be attracted to the second adult team. In 2013, he made his debut in the adult team and scored 8th place at the World Cup stage in Holmenkollen, Norway.

Maxim Tsvetkov served in the CSKA sports company, after which he remained in this sports society for further service, representing its interests at military games. Maxim has two higher educations: he graduated from Moscow State Humanitarian University. M.A. Sholokhov, majoring in psychology, and Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture, majoring in sports management.

How he became famous

The next year, Maxim became a full-fledged member of the Russian national team. In the first year of his presence in the national team, he was able to win the first senior medal of the highest value at the European Championship. The biathlete’s medal box was also replenished with two medals from the IBU Cup and a medal from the Russian Championship. This year they began to talk about Maxim Tsvetkov as a serious, promising biathlete.

The following year, the athlete won a victory at the World Cup stage in Hochfilzen, as part of the relay team. But he had no individual success this season. Maxim Tsvetkov made his first ascent to the podium of the adult World Cup only in 2016. In the January sprint held in Anterselva, Italy, thanks to his impeccable shooting, he rose to second place, ahead of many famous athletes.

The next ascent to the podium, at the World Cup stages, was triumphant. In the last mass start race of the 2017/2018 season, held in Tyumen, he managed to get ahead of all the participants in the race and reach the finish line first, ahead of many Olympic and world champions. Since 2017, he has been captain of the Russian men's biathlon team.

Family status

Maxim Tsvetkov got married in August 2014, his wife was Alexandra Alexandrovna Tsvetkova. The couple is still married, but they do not have children yet.

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This is my first individual victory at the World Cup, I’m very happy,” he said after the finish. “I wrote to my wife this morning that I’m in a good mood and I think everything will work out.” Before the start I told the guys: last race, enjoy it, have fun. If before that, for two days of competition I was looking only at myself, I was extremely determined. Today he waved to the fans, smiled, laughed. Spring mood, so to speak.

- What did you think before the decisive shooting?

When I reached the last line, I understood that six or seven athletes could fight for medals, and they just needed to work hard. To be honest, now I don’t even remember how I shot.

KNEW THAT I NEEDED TO SAVE EMPOWER

- You made a jerk on the most difficult part of the circle, on the climb.

Yes, but this tactic was chosen before the race. I understood that this part was the most difficult, because we trained here. I knew that after this climb there is a tugun, this is a difficult place where you can escape well. And I made the most of it, did what I had to do and broke away from it. I walked behind the guys for four laps. I knew that I needed to save energy, because I don’t feel one hundred percent confident at a distance. If I go forward from the first or second lap, then I won’t be able to finish. The race went one hundred percent, and I am very glad that everything worked out as it should.

- Did you hear how people were cheering for you at the stadium?

Of course, it’s hard not to feel it. When thousands of people scream like that. When we left the line, already on that loop into the forest, where there are no fans, you could hear the stadium.

- At the last competitions you were not far from the podium. Can you call this success natural?

During the last three stages, I decided that a good end to the season would be if I wore colors several times in individual races and stood on the podium once. In principle, this is what happened. Of course, I knew that there was a little bit missing, I was there all the time, waiting for it. And it’s good that this happened in the last World Cup race.

I DEDICATE THE VICTORY TO MY WIFE AND SON

- You recently became captain of the national team. Can you now say that you are coping with responsibility?

After this appointment, the results just went uphill. I hope this is related ( laughs).

- To whom do you dedicate the victory?

Of course, to your family. Wife and son.

- Athletes have a traditional party at the end of the competition.

I'm not sure if I'll go to it. We will most likely miss this event. We are leaving early tomorrow morning for Khanty-Mansiysk for the Russian Championship - there is a medal race there on Thursday, and I am ready to run it.

- What types of sports will you run in Khanty-Mansiysk?

The first three races are individual, sprint and pursuit. Then I’ll go to the World Military Championships.

- You have a vacation ahead, where will you spend it?

This year - at home, in Vologda. I will be with my family, with my son.

I TRUST THE COACHING STEAM

- You reacted calmest to criticism this season.

I have already said more than once that I don’t think it’s right to panic. If something doesn’t work out, it’s better to analyze it, talk to the coaching team and find a compromise that will help you achieve results.

- As the season progressed, you did just that, is that why the results went up?

Basically, everything went according to plan for me. I was in good shape before the Olympics, and at the same training camp in Martell I felt very good. It so happened that we did not go to the Games. But here we were no longer able to change anything. I just continued training and regained my strength. I had a good training camp in St. Petersburg before the stage in Kontiolahti. I knew that I needed to give one hundred percent performance in a couple of races. What didn’t work out in Finland at the relay. I was a little upset, but I knew I was ready to fight. And in the following races my results were much better.

- Didn’t you imagine what you would be capable of in Pyeongchang?

I can’t say whether I would have maintained my form from Martell to the Olympics or not, what the result would have been. This is just fortune telling on coffee grounds. We did not have the opportunity to start, so it is impossible to say what the result would have been.

- Overall, are you happy with how the season turned out?

In many cases - yes. I was a little dissatisfied with my shooting during the season; not everything worked out the way I wanted. In some races there were problems with skis. But for the last three stages I fulfilled my plan one hundred percent. I'm happy with the ending. And the beginning - in principle, too. I can’t say that it was a failed season, nothing worked. I knew I was willing to make sacrifices for the Olympics. I've been going towards it for four years, and it's stupid to try to earn a lot of cup points, but fail at the Games.

- How did you deal with difficulties?

I trusted the coaching staff. I repeat - it is better not to panic, but to calmly discuss everything. Many people try to put pressure on us, constantly asking what is wrong with our team. But I already went through this in the post-Olympic season after Sochi. When we spoke out against the coaches. And I don't want this anymore. I don’t want the team to be treated like this, to stir up scandals. So I remain calm.

- What can you say to the fans?

I am grateful to them. Thanks to everyone who supported us in a difficult situation. He didn’t say how bad and losers we are, and so on.

AFTER THE OLYMPICS STORY, MOTIVATION WAS A LITTLE LOST

- Reshuffles are coming in Russian biathlon. How do you feel about this?

I'm an athlete, I don't make these decisions. They choose another leadership - good. Another coaching staff - we will work with them.

- What are your plans for the next season, or even the Olympic cycle?

Of course, I will train this four years, one hundred percent. Although I lost a little motivation after the story with these Games. Before that, I motivated myself for four years with the Olympics. Now I’ll try to find other sources - perhaps in the family, which will charge me with energy.

- Will you continue to run the channel on YouTube?

No new entries are expected yet ( smiling). To be honest, I didn’t have the energy or time. But I will continue to blog. This shows our team from a slightly different side. Not the way journalists see her. Everyone sees how we train and perform. But it’s our inner kitchen, for example, how we go to the dining room and communicate with the guys, that can only be seen on my channel.

On and won the first victory in his career in personal races. In a conversation with journalists, including RIA Novosti correspondent Vasily Konov Jr., 26-year-old Tsvetkov summed up the season, told who will motivate him in the next Olympic cycle, and also admitted that he prefers to remain calm when it comes to the situation in national team.

I hope the results are related to the appointment as captain of the national team

Before the race I wrote to my wife that I was in a good mood and everything would work out. I repeat, I was in a good mood, I was just happy (before the race). I told the guys before the start to enjoy and have fun.

- On the finishing lap, after the most difficult section of the track - a long climb - you began to pull away.

This was a tactic even before the race. I understood that this was the hardest part of the route. We've been training and I know that after a big climb the hardest place is to make a good escape. I made the most of it. It was a good day. When I arrived at the last (firing) line, there were many athletes. To be honest, I don’t even remember how I shot, but it was clean.

I've certainly heard support. It's hard not to feel it when thousands around you are screaming. When we left for the last lap and passed a section where there were no fans, you could still hear the stadium.

- You were recently appointed captain of the Russian national team. Are you coping?

After this appointment, the results went uphill. I hope it's related (laughs).

- Are you planning to run the entire program at the Russian Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk?

No, I will run three races: individual, sprint and pursuit, and then I will go to the military world championship.

I'm an athlete, I don't make decisions. They choose a new management - good, they choose a different coaching team - we will work with them. I can't decide anything.

- How do you assess the season?

I can’t say 100% that I’m happy with the season, but for the last three stages I fulfilled my plan 100%. I thought it would be good if I got into the flowers twice and onto the podium once. I'm certainly pleased with the ending of the season. And at the beginning of the season, I’m basically happy with the result. I can’t say that it was a disastrous season, that everything didn’t work out for me. I knew that I was ready to sacrifice the season for the Olympics. I went to her for four years. It's stupid to try to earn points but fail at the Olympics.

- You didn’t project yourself at the Games in Pyeongchang?

This is fortune telling using coffee grounds.

- Have you made plans for the next season or already the Olympic cycle?

I will 100% train this four years. Although I lost my motivation after these Olympic Games, because before that I had been motivating myself with it for four years, now I will try to find some other motivator for myself. Perhaps in the family, and they will charge me for this four-year anniversary.