Skobrev Ivan - one of the best skaters of Russia

Skobrev Ivan is a famous Russian skater who was the leader of the national team in the 2000s and 2010s. Vice-champion of the Olympic Games in Vancouver. Repeated prize-winner and winner of world competitions at different distances. This article will describe a brief biography of the athlete.

Childhood

Skobrev Ivan was born in Khabarovsk in 1983. The future of the boy was predetermined, since both parents professionally engaged in speed skating. The Skobrev family went to the camp as a whole. Among the athletes Ivan was formed as a person. For the first time, a boy got into skates at the age of three. My father was very pleased with his son. Mom, on the other hand, did not approve of Ivan's enthusiasm. She knew the value of sports victories, so she did not want such a future for her son.

In 1998, Ivan's parents emigrated to the United States. But the young man did not consider himself abandoned. He did not lose contact with them, and always there were godfathers nearby.

Sport

From the age of 12 Skobrev Ivan regularly went to gatherings and championships. At his first junior competitions, the young skater won silver. The most successful Ivan performed at the 500 and 1500 meters, as well as in the all-around. It was in him Skobrev and won the championship of Russia in 2003. This gave him a ticket to the European and world championships. Twelve months later, the young skater set the record immediately at 3 distances. Among the compatriots, he finished in the top five, and in the World Championship took ninth place.

In 2006, Ivan together with the national team went to Turin for the Olympics. Again, the young man set a record: 10 kilometers athlete overcame in just 13 minutes.

In 2008, skater Ivan Skobrev won bronze and silver medals at the Olympic Games in Canada . After that, the athlete began to prepare for the competition in Sochi under the leadership of Maurizio Marquette. Unfortunately, in 2014 the athlete did not win any Olympic award.

Ivan Skobrev: personal life

The sportsman is married to Yadviga Gorbova. The couple brings up two sons - Daniel and Philip.

With Jadwiga Ivan met when he was a teenager. She was engaged with Skobrov in the skaters section. At that time, the guy was barely 13 years old and the only sign of attention to Jadwiga from his side were throws with a ball. Serious relationships began when young people grew up a little. According to Ivan, this was his first love, which continues to this day.

Yadviga Gorbova was considered a talented sportswoman. She became the champion of Russia (juniors) and dreamed of going to Turin for the Olympics. But the career had to be left for the sake of the family. The girl entered the institute and learned to design clothes. Soon Ivan and Yadviga moved to Moscow.

In 2010, their first born Philip was born in the USA. Ivan was at the training camp, and the pregnant Jadwiga accompanied him. The athlete's training took place near the clinic, where she had to give birth. In 2013, the couple had a second son.

The wife refers to the regular business trips of her husband with understanding. Before the birth of children for all the training and competitions, she always traveled with Ivan. Now there is no such possibility, since Yadviga lives with children in the USA. Spouses are in touch on Skype.

But Skobrev Ivan spends a few days off and holidays with his family. The athlete does not spare money: he can easily "gather a party", book tickets for a plane, book a hotel and go with relatives to some exotic resort.

Scandals

In 2010, one American media published an interview with Ivan, where he talked about the desire to obtain US citizenship and speak for the US team at the Vancouver Olympics. After that, Alexei Kravtsov (head of the skating union) immediately issued a refutation of this statement. Skobrev himself called the published interview a complete nonsense.