Evgeny Belov Skier: tried and acquitted

Evgeny Belov - skier, known not only for its sporting victories, but also scandalous lifetime disqualification - suspension from participation in the Olympics due to doping with the legend of the Russian winter sports Alexander passenger.

Biography

Eugene was born August 7, 1990 in the Sverdlovsk region. To ski boy came relatively late - in the 5th grade. Before that, he tried wrestling ring and an ice rink, but the father and first mentor future athlete Nikolai Belov waited for the right moment, drew student skiing, and Eugene found himself a talent for the sport, which has since become the main passion in life!

In 18 years, the national team training in the Tyumen region have honored coach of Russia Valery Zakharov, the young man became a master of sports of Russia.

Sports achievements

Eugene medal collection began to take shape in the junior competitions in 2010, where he took silver twice. Youth tests brought skier five medals: two - and three league - vice-champion.

In 20 years Belov debuted in the World Cup and reached the top step of the podium in 2011 in the relay, shared the victory with teammates. The same discipline in different years brought Evgeny a few medals. The first World Championship 2011 in which Evgeny Belov took part, has not presented the prizes - ironically, in two races in a row sportsman took only 37th place.

But 2013 brought the Russian skier World Cup bronze in the relay and individual win in the Russian championship.

With the Olympic Games in Sochi 2014 Eugene did not bring medals, but the performances of the best skiers of the world it inspired for further achievements, and in 2015 he took a set of silver medals: in the stage race "Tour de Ski", the World Cup and the Championship of Russia, as well as bronze in the marathon in Khanty-Mansiysk.

World Cups in 2016 brought Evgeny two vice-championship in relay races and individual silver at the Canadian stage.

December 23, 2016 a few skiers, including Evgeny Belov, were excluded from participation in the competition of the International Ski Federation. Later suspension lasted until 31 October.

Last sign such an important victory Belova took place in Sweden, November 17, 2017 - immediately after the announcement dumbfounded "verdict" of the IOC. Race on 10 km free style Eugene ran a scarf, to accompany him in 2010, saying "Clean as snow."

Removal

1 November 2017 IOC commission recognized Eugenia Belova guilty of violating anti-doping rules and took the fateful decision not only about the policy of the athlete at the Olympics in Sochi, but also banning the participation in the Games in the future.

After the publication of the decision broke scandals: sharply expressed about the situation, not only Russian but also foreign media and athletes, wondering about the "sentence", the lack of publicly available evidence and any clear explanation leadership of one of the most powerful sports organizations.

Fortunately, Eugene appeal filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, was fully satisfied and all restrictions lifted 1 February 2018.

Now Eugene 27 years. He is at the peak of his athletic form, ready to conquer new podiums. Perhaps among the upcoming Olympic victories will, but certainly not a Korean. Is there a fault of the athlete, his coaches, doctors or simply enemies, we are not reliably know, probably never. But, unfortunately, human tragedy, which this time was resolved safely, gets far from the local scale, because Eugene is not the only athlete caught under the wheels of fate sweeping sports the International Olympic Committee locomotive.