The Belarusian biathlon team has been successful in recent years, regularly winning medals at various championships. It is impossible to imagine this team without the eminent Nadezhda Skardino, who has been part of the main team for many years. We will talk about it.
short biography
The athlete Nadezhda Skardino was born in St. Petersburg 03/27/1985. In addition to her, the family had two more brothers and four sisters. Parents saw the girl as a future skier, so at seven they sent her to the section. There were no particular successes in sports, Nadezhda was thinking about ending her career, but the case changed everything.
Once at a training camp, a girl trained with a team from Belarus. Biathlon athletes suggested Scardino try to shoot. Hope liked it, she had a natural talent for this. So she went into biathlon. Too much competition did not allow the girl to get into the Russian team, so the athlete gladly accepted the offer from the Belarusian coaching staff and moved to Minsk.
From this very beginning, her performances in the top division Nadezhda Skardino. The biography of the former skier has since been inextricably linked with biathlon.
Achievements
The first major success came to Scardino in 2007. In the women's relay team, she won. 2011 was remembered by the athlete's fans immediately for two high results - third place at the world cup stage and a bronze medal of the world championship in similar races. In 2012, Nadezhda Skardino won the first individual medal - bronze in the sprint, as well as second place in the relay.
The 2014 Olympic year was the most successful for the biathlete. The athlete was four times on the podium at the stages of the World Cup, and also became the bronze medalist of the Sochi Olympics in the individual race.
Nadezhda Skardino, whose photo after that circled all the media, continued to prove in 2015 that she was an irreplaceable relay fighter. At the stages of the World Cup, the Belarusian team won silver and bronze medals.
The year 2016 began for the biathlete with a victory in the European Championship, held in Tyumen. The athlete did not leave the rivals a chance in the ten-kilometer pursuit.
Biathlete Facts
Nadezhda Skardino in an interview has repeatedly admitted that she considers two states to be relatives at once - Belarus and Russia. And although, as mentioned above, the athlete was born in the Northern capital of the Russian Federation, she has been playing for the Belarusian team for more than nine years.
Nadezhda Skardino, whose photo was printed many times in various magazines, was recognized as one of the most beautiful biathletes in the world. Her teammate, Olympic champion and leader of the Belarusian team, Daria Domracheva, also got on this list .
A native of St. Petersburg was repeatedly recognized as the best sniper of the world biathlon. She even set a record without missing a single time in 17 races. Against the background of such results, it is difficult to believe that the athlete previously suffered from an eye disease - astigmatism. Subsequently, the racer underwent surgery, but there is no guarantee that the disease will not return again.
Interests and preferences
Nadezhda Skardino is a very versatile girl. The biathlete loves outdoor activities: various hiking, volleyball and rock climbing.
Prefers to perform in mass starts and relay races. The latter succeeds her especially well, because the athlete by nature is a team fighter. More confident in shooting from a standing position.
Scardino considers the start at the 2005 World Junior Championships to be the most memorable race. Then she managed to approach the final segment of the distance with such a comfortable advantage that she managed to finish with the flag.
For beginner biathletes, Nadezhda advises looking only ahead and not looking back at all. For her, it became a life credo.