Multiple winner of European Championships. Seven-time champion of the Russian Federation.
Ekaterina Yurlova was born on February 23, 1985 in St. Petersburg. The girl was brought into sports by her father, Viktor Yurlov, who later became her personal trainer. It was dad who noticed his daughter’s athletic talent. After Ekaterina mastered cross-country skiing, her father introduced her to her biathlon mentor Alexander Ivanovich Suslov, who trained more than one generation of talented Russian biathletes.
Ekaterina Yurlova entered the World Cup race for the first time in 2008. A year later she won a silver medal at the European Championships in the relay race. The athlete competes in competitions from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
Yurlova's next World Cup took place in the last trimester of 2010, where the biathlete took only fifteenth place in the sprint in Kontiopahti. Things didn't go well for the entire Russian team, but already the next season she became number two on the team.
In the individual races in Khanty-Mansiysk, Ekaterina Yurlova fell out of the top ten in the mass start and took sixth place in the sprint. At the last stage of the pursuit race, the girl managed to take fifth place. In the overall standings of the 2011 World Cup, the biathlete took seventeenth place.
After this, high hopes began to be placed on Yurlova. The athlete obviously progressed compared to the rest of the team members. Katya trained as part of the base, preparing for the new season, which turned out to be unsuccessful.
In 2014, the biathlete planned to participate in the Olympic Games held in Sochi. The girl trained individually and was not part of any of the two women's teams formed to prepare Russian biathletes for the Olympic competitions. Later it turned out that individual approach and prevented Ekaterina from joining the team. When selecting athletes, coaches focused only on team members.
At the World Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland, on March 11, 2015, Yurlova sensationally won the individual race, making no mistakes at the 15-kilometer distance. This is the best result in the tournament. Czech biathlete Gabriela Soukalova walked the distance smoothly and made only one mistake in the last shooting. The Czech was already preparing for triumph, but Ekaterina appeared on the track, she walked perfectly on the targets and showed good speed, and after the fourth milestone she won against the Czech with a difference of 28 seconds.
In the 2016 season, Ekaterina again achieved success. At the January stage in Anterselva, the Russian biathlete became third in the sprint, and thanks to accurate shooting at the last line and the mistakes of her rivals, she eventually won the pursuit race. At the end of January of the same year, Yurlova managed to lead the Russian team to third place in the relay.
Ekaterina Viktorovna’s sports biography is diluted with creative weaknesses: the athlete writes poetry. The girl even presented her personal collection “Waiting for Spring.” Yurlova believes that this is only the first stage in her development as a poet.
Fans call Ekaterina the most extraordinary and creative person in Russian biathlon. The biathlete received higher education with a degree in sports psychology. The knowledge acquired at the university helps to concentrate on competitions today. In addition, the girl speaks English.
Sports Achievements of Ekaterina Yurlova
Russian competitions
Russian Championship 2008 - silver medalist in the relay.
Russian Championship 2010 - silver medalist in sprint and mass start, bronze medalist in pursuit.
Russian Championship 2011 - Russian champion in the pursuit race, silver medalist in the sprint.
In the 2010/2011 season, Ekaterina Yurlova won the individual race at the Izhevsk Rifle tournament.
Russian Championship 2012 - silver medalist in the individual race and bronze medalist in the pursuit race.
Russian Championship 2015 - Russian champion in the pursuit race, silver medalist in the sprint.
She took part in the Open Cup of Russia for the “Prize of the Governor of the Tyumen Region” in April 2015. Yurlova remained outside the podium, finishing 4th, behind Daria Domracheva, Daria Virolainen and Kaisa Mäkäräinen.
Russian Championship 2016 - Russian champion in sprint.
Russian Championship 2017 - returned from maternity leave. In her first race of the season - the sprint - she took 24th place, in the pursuit she was able to rise to 10th place, and in the individual race she finished in the top 15. A few days later, Russian champion in mass start and super mix paired with Alexey Slepov.
Russian Championship 2018 - vice-champion of the sprint and winner of the pursuit race.
European Championship
2010 - Hotel, Estonia - 3rd place (relay)
2015 - Hotel, Estonia - 3rd place (individual race)
2015 - Hotel, Estonia - 3rd place (pursuit)
World Championship
2015 - Kontiolahti, Finland - 1st place (individual race)
World Cup
2016 - Antholz-Anterselva, Italy - 1st place (pursuit)
2016 - Antholz-Anterselva, Italy - 3rd place (sprint)
2016 - Antholz-Anterselva, Italy - 3rd place (relay)
2018 - Hochfilzen, Austria - 3rd place (sprint)
World Summer Biathlon Championships
2018 - Nove Mesto, Czech Republic - 1st place (mixed relay)
World champion Russian biathlete Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht, who won gold in the mixed relay at the Summer Biathlon World Championships, explained why she is in no hurry to end her career, and also spoke about the key to successful performances.
“Every tournament is a competition, and, of course, I couldn’t treat the races in Nove Mesto as ordinary control starts,” said Yurlova-Percht. – However, at this stage of preparation, these races are perceived more as good speed work with high level competition. Therefore, I was very happy to come to the Czech Republic, compete in three races and win the title of world champion in summer biathlon in the mixed relay. This is an excellent result and good motivation for the upcoming season.
– How are your training camps going this summer?
– Up until this time, I had undergone all pre-season training individually in agreement with the RBU. I will join the team only in September. I carried out the same work that was planned for me back in May. The main focus is on those elements in which I was inferior last season.
– Tell us more about “working on mistakes.”
– Yes, everything is the same for me: I’m working on the accuracy of my hits and my speed on the track. Both elements need to be “pulled up”, because biathlon now is not just “zero”, but also a very good move. I need to achieve a balance in these components - they are the key to successful performances. In general, this year training is going as planned. At the end of July and beginning of August, I performed at the BLINK festival in Norway, but I was a little unprepared in terms of shooting. Then in Sannes I was only satisfied with the uphill race, and in the starts around the city I was inferior in shooting.
- It seems that in recent years You are increasingly conducting joint training or participating in commercial competitions together with foreign athletes.
- It's hard to say. In those places where I trained in the summer, there were indeed many of my colleagues from other national teams. In July, I held a training camp in Hochfilzen, where the Czech team was at that time: we trained side by side with Veronika Vitkova. After the end of the BLINK festival, I spent another training week in Norway, where the Norwegian and French national teams worked with me. In August in Antholz I met with the German national team. This is a good opportunity for me: to see my main rivals in the preparatory period, to know what they are doing and somehow analyze their work and performance.
– Can we say that you began to communicate more with foreign athletes after you yourself married a foreigner and moved to Austria?
– I think that those who have known me for a long time will say that I have never been shy. I always communicated with athletes from different countries, and some of them became mine good friends, with whom we maintain contact outside of competitions.
– Does your husband support your unfading sporting ambitions (the native of St. Petersburg turned 33 in the winter - approx.)?
– Yes, my family - both my husband and my parents - are driving away from me the thoughts of retiring from my career. They themselves seem to feel even more motivated when they help me. And I feel their help in everything: both psychologically and directly with the child. The family is trying to make sure that I have the opportunity to fully and productively prepare for the season and continue to perform.
– What goals do you set for yourself now?
– Task number one for me is the upcoming season and the World Championships in Östersund. I also communicate with Kaysoy and Nastya. The girls also decided to postpone leaving big sports, and they at the moment Exactly the same goals: female athletes feel strong, each has their own motivation. Therefore, we continue our sports career for now.
– Young Russian athletes are making themselves known more and more loudly. Will we see new names at the World Cup in the coming season?
– To be honest, I pay little attention to age. Of course, I follow the results of the guys in the national team and see how some athletes have noticeably improved over the years. Therefore, maybe someone will be invited from the IBU Cup to the main team. But I want to say that my peers are still showing good results. I think that we are not far behind the youth yet. Some people open up earlier, some later, and you can’t focus only on age.
– How do you perceive the transition of athletes to national teams of other countries?
– Well, probably, when you are 18 years old and you understand that you have a chance to perform at a high level not in Russia, why not do it? I have no plans to move anywhere yet, so for my part I cannot comment on these decisions. (Laughs).
– What do your plans look like after the summer World Cup?
- I'll go home first. Then we will have a training camp in St. Petersburg at the Kavgolovo Training Center. And at the end of September the Russian Championship will be held in Tyumen.
– When are you planning a short break from summer training?
– There is no break, no vacations in plans.
– So you had a good rest in the spring?
– To be honest, this year, unfortunately, I didn’t have any vacation at all. All year round At work.
On November 13, biathlete of the Russian national team, world champion Ekaterina Yurlova and her husband from the Austrian national team Josef Percht had a daughter! The baby's height is 53 cm, weight - 3340 g. The parents decided to name their daughter Kira. Congratulations to the spouses on the birth of their first child, great health, happiness, love, strong family!
Congratulations! Health to mommy and daughter!... And to daddy too, of course!
I sincerely congratulate you on the birth of your daughter. I wish them health, happiness and all earthly blessings!
My most sincere congratulations!
HURRAY! To the young parents and little Kirochka - happiness!
Irina, “Who are the biathletes?”
the same as the stork, only on skis and with a rifle :)
Another very important status has been added - MOMS! Katyusha! Congratulations to your family on the birth of your daughter! img05.rl0.ru U ordinary people The stork brings the babies. And who are the biathletes?
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. I wish you health, let him grow and please his parents.
Katyusha, from the bottom of our hearts we congratulate you on the birth of your baby! Health to your daughter and mom! Looking forward to returning to the ski slopes!
With all my heart! From the bottom of my heart! CONGRATULATIONS! Very, very, very happy!
Congratulations to Katyusha on the birth of her daughter! Health to the young mother and baby! I wish the newborn good luck and optimism in life! Happiness to your family!
Katenka! Congratulations! Health to mother and daughter! frame-baby.ru
Katyusha, my congratulations! Be healthy everyone!)
Great news. Congratulations to Katya and her husband on the birth of their little treasure! To the family - happiness and health, to Katya personally - a speedy return, but my beloved daughter needs to get gifts.
Congratulations to Katya on the birth of her daughter! The most important thing is good health and happiness!
Katya, we are waiting for you.
I heartily congratulate Katyusha on the birth of her daughter! Health and happiness!
Congratulations to the new parents! Health to mother and daughter! Come back, Katyusha!
Congratulations to Katyusha and her husband on the birth of their daughter!
I believe that this is their main achievement in life to date!
Well done, Katerina! And a handsome husband: is this not Hugh Jackman by any chance? Very similar!)))
Congratulations to the whole family! Health, joy and love))
Congratulations on your new baby! Happiness, joy, grow up strong, healthy, resilient!
I will join in the Congratulations! Happiness to the baby, as well as mom and dad.
I will join in the congratulations!
And I dedicate my poem site to Katya
Congratulations and Best wishes another international family!
Congratulations to the parents on the birth of their daughter! Health to Katya and baby! Dad - patience!)
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Kate, happy mom! Congratulations! Health to the whole family! Kira - beautiful name. (I wanted to name my daughter that, but it doesn’t quite go well with our middle name)
Katyusha, congratulations from the bottom of my heart! Happiness and health to the whole family!
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Lyuda,
then, most likely, she will not have any middle name. In Europe they do not exist in our understanding.
Congratulations to the most positive biathlete on the birth of her daughter! Happiness to the Yurlov-Perkht family, health to the baby, let her grow up to the joy of her mother and father!
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Anton Pavlovich Chaika, somehow it seems to me that my husband will not agree to the Russian version.
Lyuda,
Kira Osipovna or Kira Iosifovna, if we take the Russian version of the name of Katya’s husband.
I join in the congratulations. Health to the girl and Katya! We look forward to seeing both of you on the ski track! Katya - already this season, and Kira - in a few years! Let her grow up to be a champion and compete for Russia!
Great health to the young father and mother, as well as to their daughter!
I also congratulate the spouses on such happiness! Great health to everyone!
And just the other day several people asked me: “When will Yurlova give birth, she was due in October.”
Congratulations to Ekaterina. Smart girl! Health to mother and baby!
I sincerely congratulate Katyusha on the birth of her daughter! Health to mother and baby!
Happiness has settled in your home!
Yes, such that there is nothing more expensive in the world,
It’s a miracle that we never even dreamed of:
Your daughter has been born!
Let her smile more often
Enjoys even the little things
She will be smart and beautiful
And he cries less at night!
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Congratulations to mom and dad on the birth of Kira Yozefovna! Health to everyone! i066.radikal.ru
World champion Russian biathlete Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht, who won gold in the mixed relay at the Summer Biathlon World Championships, explained why she is in no hurry to end her career, and also spoke about the key to successful performances.
Ekaterina Yurlova-Perkht / Photo: Russian Biathlon Union
“Every tournament is a competition, and, of course, I couldn’t treat the races in Nove Mesto as ordinary control starts,” said Yurlova-Percht. “However, at this stage of preparation, these races are perceived more as good speed work with a high level of competition. Therefore, I was very happy to come to the Czech Republic, compete in three races and win the title of world champion in summer biathlon in the mixed relay. This is an excellent result and good motivation for the upcoming season.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm4EDqyBAEx/?hl=ru&taken-by=yurlovaeka– How are your training camps going this summer?
– Up until this time, I had undergone all pre-season training individually in agreement with the RBU. I will join the team only in September. I carried out the same work that was planned for me back in May. The main focus is on those elements in which I was inferior last season.
– Tell us more about “working on mistakes.”
– Yes, everything is the same for me: I’m working on the accuracy of my hits and my speed on the track. Both elements need to be “pulled up”, because biathlon now is not just “zero”, but also a very good move. I need to achieve a balance in these components - they are the key to successful performances. In general, this year training is going as planned. At the end of July and beginning of August, I performed at the BLINK festival in Norway, but I was a little unprepared in terms of shooting. Then in Sannes I was only satisfied with the uphill race, and in the starts around the city I was inferior in shooting.
– It seems that in recent years you have been increasingly conducting joint training or participating in commercial competitions together with foreign athletes.
- It's hard to say. In those places where I trained in the summer, there were indeed many of my colleagues from other national teams. In July, I held a training camp in Hochfilzen, where the team was at that time: we trained side by side with. After the end of the BLINK festival, I spent another training week in Norway, where the national teams and. In August in Antholz I met with the national team. This is a good opportunity for me: to see my main rivals in the preparatory period, to know what they are doing and somehow analyze their work and performance.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl-x2aphbfI/?hl=ru&taken-by=yurlovaeka– Can we say that you began to communicate more with foreign athletes after you yourself married a foreigner and moved to Austria?
– I think that those who have known me for a long time will say that I have never been shy. I have always communicated with athletes from different countries, and some of them have become my good friends with whom we keep in touch outside of competitions.
– Your husband supports your unfading sporting ambitions ( a native of St. Petersburg turned 33 years old in winter - approx.)?
– Yes, my family - both my husband and my parents - are driving away from me the thoughts of retiring from my career. They themselves seem to feel even more motivated when they help me. And I feel their help in everything: both psychologically and directly with the child. The family is trying to make sure that I have the opportunity to fully and productively prepare for the season and continue to perform.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTXIJIaDQpb/?hl=ru&taken-by=yurlovaeka– What goals do you set for yourself now?
– Task number one for me is the upcoming season and the World Championships in Östersund. I communicate with both. The girls also decided to postpone leaving big sports, and at the moment they have exactly the same goals: the athletes feel strong, each has their own motivation. Therefore, we continue our sports career for now.
– Young Russian athletes are making themselves known more and more loudly. Will we see new names at the World Cup in the coming season?
– To be honest, I pay little attention to age. Of course, I follow the results of the guys in the national team and see how some athletes have noticeably improved over the years. Therefore, maybe someone will be invited from the IBU Cup to the main team. But I want to say that my peers are still showing good results. I think that we are not far behind the youth yet. Some people open up earlier, some later, and you can’t focus only on age.
– How do you feel about joining the national teams of other countries?
– Well, probably, when you are 18 years old and you understand that you have a chance to perform at a high level not in Russia, why not do it? I have no plans to move anywhere yet, so for my part I cannot comment on these decisions. ( Laughs).
– What do your plans look like after the summer World Cup?
- I'll go home first. Then we will have a training camp in St. Petersburg at the Kavgolovo Training Center. And at the end of September the Russian Championship will be held in Tyumen.
– When are you planning a short break from summer training?
– There is no break, no vacations in plans.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmY_3CbBxSn/?hl=ru&taken-by=yurlovaeka– So you had a good rest in the spring?
– To be honest, this year I, unfortunately, had no vacation at all. At work all year round.
The ex-world champion talks about her chances of making the Olympic team for the 2018 Games and the difficulties of recovery after the birth of a child.
INTERLOCUTORS OF Elena VAITSEKHOVSKAYA
The life of this biathlon athlete is a complete paradox. Just a year before the Olympic Games in Sochi, she was among the top 5 in the country - and did not make the team. She arrived at the World Championships a year later, seemingly without a single chance of success - and won it. Instead of settling down at home after marriage and raising a child, she immediately decided that she would return to sports, and not next season, but this one. At least he will try to implement it.
We had a chance to talk a month before she became a mother. It was not difficult to arrange a meeting with the athlete during an October visit to the biathletes in Ramsau: Yurlova temporarily settled in the same town. There we met, and the first thing I hastened to clarify:
- Katya, is it true that you are going to return to sports after the birth of your child?
At least now I’m doing everything possible for this.
- And they haven’t recovered at all, as far as I can see.
No, well, there’s still a little bit. Eight kilograms. Many people say that this is very little, but the main thing is not that I myself gain weight. And the fact is that the child inside me grows and develops normally. But everything is fine with him - the doctors and I constantly monitor this.
- And you continue to train?
And I continue to train. Now, one might say, I have my final training camp in Ramsau - before giving birth.
- What does this look like in practice?
I walk with poles over rough terrain. As soon as I decide to give myself some slack, stay in the hotel and do nothing, my daughter begins to push very actively, as if demanding physical activity and walks. As soon as I leave the hotel, he falls asleep. Like in a stroller. Ramsau is very good in terms of walking: get dressed, go out - and choose any route your heart desires. So I walk - from two to three hours a day. I'm still studying a little gym. It’s just that they decided to temporarily finish shooting, although quite recently I was still shooting.
- Has it become difficult to hold the rifle?
No, I rather don’t want to scare the child with shots. Although many people laugh at me. They say that since I’ve been shooting throughout my pregnancy, I need to continue: let the girl get used to what awaits her in life in advance.
- Who advised you to take such an active maternity leave?
Throughout my pregnancy, I was observed by a very good specialist, and also my relative, Elvira Tkachenko. She is a professor of gynecology, she herself was once an athlete, participated in athletics and even became a national record holder. We constantly consult on Skype and very carefully ensure that the workload is smooth. Although at the beginning of summer I was skiing at home in St. Petersburg. When I returned to Ramsau, I also sometimes did ski training - on roller skates.
- It’s scary to start using roller skates at such a time!
It's scary to go down. And it’s just right to get up.
- I wonder what your husband says about this?
He fully supports my desire to return to the sport. As did his entire extended family. Josef has two sisters and a brother, all of whom have quite large children.
WE HAVE FORMED A CLUB OF YOUNG MOMS
Was it difficult for you to adapt to Austria?
I can’t yet say with 100% certainty that my home is here. After giving birth, I want to sort out the documents for the child as quickly as possible and go home to St. Petersburg.
- Does this have anything to do with not having your own home?
We have housing in Austria - we rent a house in Schladming. Just own house We decided not to build it yet: my husband is constantly on the road, he is currently working with the Austrian ski team.
- In other words, you hardly see your spouse.
It's just a period. Josef travels only in the summer and autumn. In winter, Austrian skiers train either in Ramsau or Schladming, so my husband expects to be at home much more often.
- To what extent are you now guided by other people’s experience regarding your own return to sports?
My father already said in one of his interviews that we would like to repeat the experience, who became a mother in September 2014, and in February of the following year won two individual golds at the World Championships in Kontiolahti. But I wouldn’t want to say with confidence now that I will be able to repeat such a scenario or at least return to sports as quickly. On the other hand, I talked to many of our girls who have children, almost all of them say that in the eighth month of pregnancy they could hardly move. It’s much easier for me to move than to lie down. I really hope that recovery after childbirth will go according to plan.
- I would say that without any force majeure you manage to recover in time for the Olympic season.
Yes, but I wish I could go back sooner. And start competing before the end of the current season. I just wouldn’t like to talk about this in more detail now - out of superstition. By the way, the word “return” is not very suitable here. In fact, I never left. In the summer I trained in biathlon places, crossed paths with the Norwegian team in Obertilliach, and with the French team in Hochfilzen. I talked a lot with Marie Dorin-Habert, s, s.
- In other words, they purposefully caught all those who have children?
Yes. We have formed a kind of club for young mothers. The interests are similar.
RUSSIANS REALLY LACK OPENNESS
- Have you already thought about which coach you would like to return to?
Not an easy question. In the last three years I have worked a lot individually. Father Viktor Yurlov advised me and helped me a lot; he also cooks and gives me a lot of all kinds of information now, as does my husband. He is not only a massage therapist, but an expert in many issues of training. Biathlon consists of more than just running and shooting. There are a lot of things that we usually consider trifles: nutrition, regimen, special exercises, stretching, how to prepare muscles for a particular workout. I am interested in the approach of foreign athletes. It so happened that in recent years I have crossed paths with them quite often, and this exchange of experience gives me an incentive to grow and develop further. It seems to me that our athletes really lack this openness, this readiness for everything new.
- That is, the entire biathlon public willingly shares its secrets?
I wouldn't say there are any secrets. Let’s say, I don’t pry into anyone’s soul, I don’t ask to be told something that no one else knows about, but it’s just a training session where you can watch how people work as much as you want. For the technique of moving on skis, on roller skates, for shooting, for preparation. If something is not clear, you can always ask. I’ll tell you honestly, I really enjoyed training in the mode I had. And I would be happy to continue individual training.
- With this kind of work, is there a risk of “falling out” of the team?
I'm not saying that we need to separate ourselves completely? It is clear that you need to spend some time in a team, at least in order to have the opportunity to compare yourself with others. But in general... You know, sometimes it’s even a shame to realize that you will learn some necessary and correct things by the age of thirty, after you have been told for many years that you should train completely differently. Sometimes you just need to listen carefully to your body.
- You will probably make a very good coach.
Don't think. I will feel very sorry for the athletes; I will not be able to train them hard.
- What language do you speak in your family?
Now I am very actively learning German - out of respect for my husband’s family, for the traditions of the country where I spend a lot of time. I don’t want to brag, but I have already passed the exams for the first level of training. I mastered the school level, so to speak. I studied English at school, but in the local region few people speak this language well. Only young people and those who work in large hotels. Learning a language when you hear it constantly is not difficult. I try to speak as much as possible, even if sometimes it turns out clumsily. No one looks at me askance for this; on the contrary, they try to help. My husband is trying to learn Russian, but it’s difficult for him. Although he visited Russia several times - he came to Khanty-Mansiysk when he worked with the Austrian biathlon team.
- You are lucky, it turns out: if Josef had worked not with biathletes, but with skiers, as he does now, they might not have met.
My husband says they couldn't. That he noticed me a long time ago. I just didn’t pay attention to him right away. It turns out that for seven years in a row he stood at all stages of the World Cup in the starting town when we were running. But there, before the start, you don’t notice anything at all and no one around.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT THE OLYMPICS ARE
- If you fail to qualify for the team before the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, will this be a strong blow?
I already have experience of not making it to the Games in Sochi. And before that - to Vancouver. I don't think anything else can upset me as much. I'll try my best, of course. I really want to at least see what the Olympics are.
- Perhaps it was not the right time then? As practice shows, you are quite good at achieving your goals.
Well then, I'll hope for it. In fact? If my family supports me as much as they do now, if my physical condition allows, I will, of course, do my best. I have a desire.
- After so many years of training and performances, aren’t you tired of biathlon?
But I haven’t been running for that long - only ten years. Perhaps the whole point is that I just like this sport.
- And it never, never bothered me that it was constant winter, cold, slush, a lot of constantly dirty things, the need to carry huge trunks with you, pay for excess weight at airports...
Well, this is generally a separate topic - moving and flying. In fact, I have long had a dream: to fly somewhere with only a handbag on my shoulder. But, you know, biathlon probably has some kind of internal magic that holds us all very firmly. And I was born in winter. So, consider it destined for me to do biathlon.
