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2. Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva was born on May 16, 1978 in
Moscow. She began her career in 1994. She studied at
school number 629 and went in for skiing in sports school
number 43 which was next to it.
Her father was a pilot, her mother was a kindergarten teacher.
Olga has two sisters – Elena (1976) and Oksana (1973).
Her sister Oksana is her personal coach.
When Olga studied at our school, she was an excellent student,
she was notable for patience and endurance.
Now she comes to our school every year and communicates
with pupils.

3. Olga got married a Slovak biathlete –
Milan Augustine. Their wedding was
on September 30, 2006.
On March 17, 2007 their son Alexander
was born.
She is a very beautiful woman with a
pleasant smile and kind eyes.

4. Zaitseva has won two gold
medals and one silver
medal at the Winter
Olympic Games.

5. Her Achievements
and titles.
Winter Olympics:

2010 - Gold medal in the Relay, silver medal in the 12.5
km Mass Start;

2006 - Gold medal in the Relay.
World Championships:

2009 - Gold medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start and Relay,
bronze in the 7.5 km Sprint and 10 km Pursuit;

2005 - Gold medal in the Relay, silver in the 7.5 km
Sprint and Mixed Relay and bronze in the 10 km Pursuit;

Mass Start World Cup winner — 2004–05.
State Decorations and Awards:

The Order of Friendship (March 5, 2010).

Medal of the Order "For Merits to the Fatherland" 2nd
Class (February 22, 2007).

Medal of the Order "For Merits to the Fatherland" 2nd
Class (January 17, 2003).

Honoured Master of Sports (2005).

6. Olga Zaitseva strive for victory on 19 March 2009.
Olga Zaitseva with the President of Russia
Dmitriy Medvedev and other Olympic Champions.
Olga Zaitseva with the President of Russia Dmitriy
Medvedev at the awards ceremony in the Kremlin
on March 2010.
Olga Zaitseva has 3 Olympic Medals,
42 victories,
105 other prizes,
2778 km on international and Russian races.

7. She meets with the pupils and teachers
of our school every year, answers
pupils‘ questions how to become
famous and win a gold medal in the
Olympic Games, and gives advice how
to achieve a success.
She says, “To be successful, you should
work hard, be disciplined and have only
one rival – you”, and adds, “The
strongest country in biathlon is Russia”.
We are proud of her and proud that she
studied at our school.
As for me, teaching makes my heart go
on and go on faster and faster. I follow
her advice to work hard… I think that
the most intelligent country is Russia.
She will win this medal in Sochi!