Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva

Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva made her first steps in sport in Siberia. Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva born on August 3, 1986 in Minsk, the Soviet Union. In 1990, 4-year-old girl with her parents moved to the Siberian town of Nyagan, where her mother was the chief architect of the town. It is noteworthy that in Nyagan spent her early childhood another famous and beautiful athlete – Maria Sharapova. At 6 years of age Darya Domracheva became involved in skiing. In 1999 she became one of the first students appeared in Nyagan biathlon school.

Darya Domracheva in childhood

In 2003, Darya Domracheva won the junior national team in Russia, it was her first medal in international competitions, she also had silver medal in the mixed relay at the European Olympic Youth Days). Training in Russia, Daria did not forget her homeland and visited Minsk every year. On one such visit in 2004, she was offered to play for Belarus, not Russia, and the 17 -year-old girl agreed.

Darya Domracheva

In 2007 Domracheva won gold at the Universiade in Turin (7.5 km sprint), and also became the gold medalist in the two races at the European Championships (7.5 km sprint and relay). In 2010, Daria became the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in Vancouver in the individual race at 15 km.

First gold medal at the world championships Darya Domracheva won in Ruhpolding, Germany in 2012, winning the pursuit competition at the mistress Magdalena Neuner. In season Domracheva ranked second overall in the World Cup.

In 2013, managed to repeat these successes, again becoming the second overall in the World Cup and won gold at the World Championships in the Czech town of Nove Mesto on the mass start.

Rumor has it that Daria Domracheva has love affair with the most titled Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen, who in 2012 had divorced his wife. But Domracheva in response stated:
“I’m not advocating that private life became public, but due to the waves produced all sorts of rumors, I think you should clarify. Official information about my personal life will only be posted about my marriage. Pinpointing whatsoever. Everything else – the rumors that I see no reason to comment on.”