Ex-biathlete of the Russian national team Daria Virolainen I did not think about returning to big sport after the birth of my second child, but after the third pregnancy she needed to get back into shape, so the athlete began to train, said the husband of Daria, Roman Virolainen, at .
The Russian woman gave birth to her third son at the end of January 2022. On September 11, she finished second in the individual race of the Finnish Summer Biathlon Championship, after which the biathlete’s former personal trainer Leonid Myakishev told that Virolainen could start competing for Finland in international competitions. The athlete herself said that she dreams of returning to the World Cup.
– What are Daria’s goals in biathlon after the birth of her third child?
– After the birth of a third child, while having a three-year-old son, it is wrong to set goals. Only at the available moment it is possible to train for herself, when the children allow it, she trains – one training session per day. Sometimes it happens that there is no such possibility. The first goal is to get the child on his feet so he can start to walk, and Dasha is still breastfeeding him and will continue to do so for about six months. Then we will proceed from the form, we will see this after the new year, it is difficult to talk about it before. That is, she will participate in national competitions, but there are no specific tasks – children come first, – said Virolainen.
– Did Daria have a moment in the last few years when she wanted to end her career?
– After the birth of the second, there was a period when she began to prepare, even took part in Russian competitions, but sanitary and covid restrictions did not allow her to do this in full. With that, competitive practice ended and she went on maternity leave. It was the period when she had already stopped thinking about sports. The idea of resuming a career did not even exist.
– The absence of admission to the Pyeongchang Olympics did not make you think of the end?
– Yes, she was on the national team list and had to go to the Olympics. At that time, she also wanted to end it. It was the first time. She was killed by it. Well, now it turned out what happened. After the birth of her third child, she needed to move, to get back in shape. Daria walked a lot with a stroller, spent time on the street, and she wanted something for herself. For an hour and a half, I took the children so that she could practice a little. And only in the last month she gradually began to skate, after which she spoke for the club at the Finnish Championship.
The last race of the Russian team at the World Cup Daria Virolainen was held in 2018. The athlete is 33 years old, she twice stood on the podium of cup competitions in individual races.
Source : MatchTV
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