Daria Sergeyevna Blashko (born , ) is a Belarusian and Ukrainian biathlete , a member of the World Cup in the national team of Belarus, two-time world champion among juniors, winner of the IBU junior cup.
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| Full name | Daria Sergeevna Blashko | |||||||||
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| Accommodation | Minsk , Belarus | |||||||||
| Height Weight | 167 cm / 59 kg | |||||||||
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Career
Has been involved in biathlon since 2006, trained at the School of Sports School-2 in Novopolotsk and the School of Olympic Reserve in Vitebsk . The first trainers are Boris Fedorovich and Raisa Yakovlevna Vorobyovs [1] [2] , the personal trainer is currently (2016) - Vladimir Makhlaev.
Junior career
Performs in international tournaments since 2012. The first major tournament for the athlete was the 2013 World Junior Championships in Obertilliach , where Daria was not able to get into the top 30 in any of the three races. At the 2014 European Junior Championships in Nove Mesto na Morava, Daria also failed.
At the 2015 World Junior Championships , held in Belarusian Raubichi , Blashko became a two-time champion among athletes under 19 years of age. She won the sprint and relay race, in a team with Anna Sola and Dinara Alimbekova . In the individual race, Daria was 17th, and in the pursuit race she made a mistake at the shooting range and received a 10-minute penalty, as a result she was moved to 56th place.
In the 2015/16 season, she participated in the competitions of the newly created IBU Junior Cup and won in his overall standings [3] . In the same season, participated in the world and European championships among juniors, but did not rise above tenth place.
Repeatedly won medals at the championships of Belarus among girls in biathlon and summer biathlon, including becoming the absolute winner among athletes under 19 in 2015, winning the sprint, pursuit and individual race [4] [5] [6] , and also won in the sprint, pursuit and relay race among girls in the summer biathlon (2014) [7] [8] [9] .
Adult Career
At the 2015 Summer Biathlon Championship of Belarus, she won a silver and a bronze medal (two sprint races were held).
In the IBU Cup, Daria Blashko first took part in the 2014/15 season at the stage in Val Ridanna , took 55th place in the sprint, and scored her first points in the pursuit race, finishing 27th. In the 2015/16 season, she took part in one IBU Cup race, in the same Val Ridanne, took 21st place in the sprint.
She debuted at the World Cup in February 2016 at the stage in Canmore , where she took 48th place in the sprint and 19th in the single mixed.
Transition to the Ukrainian team
In the summer of 2017, information appeared that Daria Blashko could go to the Ukrainian team because of disagreements with the leadership of the Belarusian Biathlon Federation [10] [11] . According to Daria, they did not see the prospect in her, and she will no longer speak for Belarus [12] .
In February 2018, Blashko officially received quarantine. Now she can represent Ukraine from March 2019 [13] .
Personal life
Studying at the Law Faculty of Belarusian State University .
Notes
- ↑ “Classmates began to take autographs. Somehow unusual. ” Daria Blashko - about the consequences of the victory in Raubichi (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment April 8, 2016. Archived on May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Daria Blashko, Anna Sola, and Dinara Alimbekova: difficulties in living together, success formula and source of inspiration (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment April 8, 2016. Archived October 11, 2017.
- ↑ Junior IBU Cup. Overall standings. Reiter and Blashko won, Streltsov - 2nd, Ushkina - 3rd
- ↑ Championship of the Republic of Belarus in biathlon. Girls 6 km Sprint Race (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Championship of the Republic of Belarus in biathlon. Girls 7.5 km Pursuit (link not available)
- ↑ Championship of the Republic of Belarus in biathlon. Girls 10 km Individual (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Republic of Belarus Summer Biathlon Championships. Sprint Girls (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Republic of Belarus Summer Biathlon Championships. Girls Pursuit (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Republic of Belarus Summer Biathlon Championships. Girls Relay competitions (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Blashko can go to the national team of Ukraine
- ↑ Vladimir Brynzak: “Blashko didn’t have something in relations with the leadership of the Belarusian team”
- ↑ Daria Blashko: “I will not play for Belarus, no matter what conditions the biathlon federation offers”
- ↑ Blashko will be able to play for Ukraine only from March 2019