Anna Sidorova - the face of Russian female curling

A person who accidentally stumbled upon a broadcast of a curling match is likely to hold his attention briefly for a short time. It is painful at first glance to be a non-dynamic and strange game.

However, the success of the women's team at international tournaments, broadcast matches from the Olympics caused some interest among fans for this sport. The main character is Anna Sidorova. The biography of this sportswoman could have developed differently, she did not get an ankle injury in childhood.

From figure skating to curling

Anna Sidorova - native Muscovite - was born in 1991. From the age of 6 she was engaged in a more familiar kind of sports for a Russian girl - figure skating.

At age 14, she was unable to train seriously because of a leg injury. Mom took the girl to the curling section. Anna Sidorova at first was depressed by this change of activities and did not burn with a desire to continue training. The transition from bright and spectacular figure skating to such a seemingly boring and incomprehensible curling was too abrupt.

However, she soon became involved in training and understood the essence of this mysterious game. In 2008 she starts performing at international competitions.

Sports career and awards

Soon Anna Sidorova becomes the skip of the youth national team of Russia. Skip in curling is the main character, the team's think tank. At one of the tournaments, young girls under the direction of Anna beat the main team of the country. After that, Sidorov is immediately taken to the main team. So the girl, four years ago, who did not know about the existence of such a sport as curling, goes to the Olympics in Vancouver as part of the national team.

In 2011 Anna Sidorova became the winner of the Universiade in Turkish Erzurum. A year later, the Russian team makes a qualitative leap in its development - a victory at the European Championships. At this tournament Anna Sidorova is already the skip of the team, the main character.

Given the obvious progress of the national team, the fans expected a successful performance at the home Olympics in 2014. However, the youngest team in the tournament, and Sidorov, among other things, could not stand the tension and banally "burned out." Not showing everything they were capable of, the Russians do not even leave the group.

Anna did not break the defeat in Moscow, and this year she, together with the team for the first time in history, takes medals at the World Cup. In a year the girls will repeat their success, and in the interim they will also take silver medals of the European Championship.

Personal life of the sportswoman

Appeared interest to curling is not the least due to the identity of the skip of the main female team. A bright, effective appearance is what distinguishes Anna Sidorova. The photo with her images constantly flashes in the ratings of the most beautiful athletes of the Olympics.

All this constantly raises questions to the athlete about her personal life, to which she laconically responds that she is still unmarried.

However, in fact, Anna - a very serious, purposeful girl. Being engaged in curling, she in parallel receives higher education. And he studies, unlike most athletes, not at the Institute of Physical Education, but at the Faculty of Political Science and Law. In 2013, she successfully completes her studies.

Anna is in excellent shape, and all her personal fans can only wait for new victories from the team, which leads to a wonderful skip.