Bobsledder Irina Skvortsova: biography, achievements and interesting facts

Domestic bobsledder Irina Skvortsova was used to endure all the difficulties encountered on her path of life, and to overcome them. Due to judicial error, poured out into a real tragedy, that full life she had to leave the sport and start to fight for their own lives. She survived and endured with dignity this most difficult period of his life.

Start athletic career

Skvortsova Irina O. was born on July 17, 1988 in the most ordinary Moscow family. From an early age she began to devote themselves to sports. Initially, Irina actively involved and achieve success in the women's sprint, got into the Moscow team in athletics. In its composition, she participated in the Summer Olympics in the race for 200 meters. Then Irina for the first time really felt a sense of excitement and pride of victory. These feelings have predetermined that she would dedicate her life is sport.

Studies and Sports

In childhood and youth Irina easily combined the numerous training and schooling. Sometimes, of course, due to the lack of time she had to be absent on certain classes, but thanks to their organization it is easy to fill in the gaps in knowledge. After school, the athlete has successfully passed the exams and entered the Russian State University of Physical Culture.

During training, Irina decided to move away from athletics (in the rank of master of sports) and do another sport - bobsled. Gradually the study at the university becomes a matter of secondary importance, and after serious injury completely ceased to be interested in an athlete. Later Irina Skvortsova yet passed the exams, she defended her thesis and graduate university studies in the chosen direction.

A career in bobsleigh

Despite the absence of big victories in athletics, this resolute woman decided to take part in new sports qualifying stage, organized by representatives of the Moscow experimental team, called "Sochi-2014". Irina Skvortsova, sportswoman, she was surprised that her selection was successfully passed. A year later, she was enrolled in the main part of this team, where she was given the role to accelerate. According to most Irene, already in the first training sessions, she fell in love with speed and drive of this sport. It drew sharp descents, fascinated curving track, the feeling that you are flying. The tragic accident, which will be described later, has not had any impact on the feelings of Irina in the sport. After long-term treatment and formation on its feet Irina has not thrown a class bobsledding, fascinated by other types of extreme sports. She also said that it attracts skiing, ice skating and even boxing. However, the severe trauma suffered by her not so long ago, allowing it to admire it not as an active participant, as well as a third-party viewer. Irina is a master of the sport of bobsleigh.

A terrible accident

Despite the dedication that Irene demonstrated during the training sessions, to become an outstanding bobsleistke she was not meant to be. The reason for this was a tragic set of circumstances, because of which nearly passed away Irina Skvortsova. The accident happened in November 2009 at the German track in Königssee, where they were scheduled training runs the team, which was a party to Skvortsova. According to the stories most athletes, the training took place as usual, her crew was at the start in anticipation of "a visual signal" judge. Upon receipt of it bob signal which was Irina started. Flagrant violation committed by a judge, has led to the fact that along with Bob Irene on the track left the male crew, causing the two shells are facing. Circumstances were such that except for the Skvortsova, suffered multiple fractures and cuts, as well as a serious injury to his right leg, one from among the remaining competitors were seriously injured.

recovery period

After the incident, bobsledder Irina Skvortsova was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to the hospital of Munich, located at the University. As the girl herself says, transporting it in Russia, based on its condition, it was not safe for her. Life athlete was threatened. Finding Irina at the Munich clinic lasted about four months, during which time the injured Irina moved over more than fifty operations, most of them were aimed at the restoration of the affected leg. Cash outflow on her treatment, collected through donations from those who were indifferent to the grief of what happened with the athlete. At a special account opened for 3 months the amount accumulated over half a million rubles. The Government of the Russian Federation also helped cash bobsleistke affected.

full rehabilitation period

In spring 2010, the Russian athlete has been redirected to a local rehabilitation center. For the recognition of health professionals, they were delighted with the courage and patience of the girl. They confirmed case is unique, because usually these injuries are accompanied by not only the restoration of long-term physical, but also moral. For this reason Irina Skvortsova left the bobsled, and fully completed the career of an athlete. However, in spite of not the rosy forecasts of doctors, the girl was able to get back on its feet. In the early autumn of 2010 she finally returned to Russia, and almost immediately she was sent to the Federal Medical and Biophysical Center. Burnazyan. It is engaged in the implementation of recovery procedures that were recommended by doctors on a daily basis to overcome the unbearable physical pain. Small steps, she was close to victory, to personal victory. Progress in restoring appeared very soon. Initially, it carried out the movement in a wheelchair, and she soon bought his crutches and began to walk with them. After a time, and they no longer need it.

Long trial

Once there was a tragedy that nearly took the life of a young athlete, a period of complex and protracted litigation. He was accused referee Peter Hell, which was admitted gross miscalculation. The end of the process occurred in November 2013, it lasted more than four years. On the basis of a long investigation, the Court decided to accept the arbitrator guilty and ordered a compensation Skvortsova fine of 650 thousand euros. However, Irina together with his lawyer insisted on a greater amount constituting 3.6 million euros. The money received in the form of compensation, also went to the medical and rehabilitation measures. Yet Irina was satisfied with the outcome of the trial, because the main thing - she was able to get back on their feet. However, the girl was a deposit from the fact that Peter Hell did not realize the consequences of their negligence, do not apologize to her in person, did not express condolences.

Socialite and TV activity

Despite all the difficulties and trials that fell on the young girl, Irina Skvortsova of life did not react badly, it has not lost its former optimism. After a long rehabilitation process was the athlete often receive invitations to various news publications. Later, Irina Skvortsova was invited to work on the TV. His first job in his new position was the morning show "Army shop" facing the "First Channel". Soon, she received an invitation from another federal TV channel "Russia 1". To date, Irina takes on this channel as an editor and is set to become the leading news in the future. According to the representatives themselves a TV channel soon Irina Skvortsova will co-host a commentator Viktor Gusev in charge of the news channel. With him twice she was the leading annual awards ceremony of sports journalists. It was one of the first athletes who carried the torch in the Olympic torch relay at the Games in Sochi.

Meeting with Russian President

No matter what bobsledder Irina Skvortsova, now is not the athlete, the relationship with the world of sport is not lost. In the late winter of 2011, she came to the Königssee, in a place that radically changed her life, to support the Russian bobsleigh team at the world championships. By the time the track, where the tragedy occurred, has been reconstructed.

How has life bobsledder Irina Skvortsova? In 2014, at the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in Sochi, she was in bed for the guests of honor next to the country's president, Vladimir Putin. It was a real surprise, because it was originally invited to the reception to the sports minister Vitaly Mutko, whence proceeded the stadium "Fischt" to the end did not believe that a long empty space, located next to it, is reserved for the president of Russia. A few minutes before the ceremony, Vladimir Putin did appear, he asked Irene about the health of this kind of activity and wished him success in the present and the future.