Name: Tatiana Repina
Age: 24
Home location: Moscow,
Russia
Profession and educational
background: Bauman Moscow State Technical University,
Computers Science
Years in sport of any kind:
17 years.
Years in MTBO: 11
years.
What got you started:
My first contact with a bike was at the age of 4. I didn't
have my own bike, but I was eager to learn to ride. So, I borrowed
a bike from an unknown girl and rode without assistance until I
mastered riding. Besides, I did various kinds of sport such as
swimming, athletics, Foot-O and Ski-O. Orienteering has been the
best for me, so when I found out about MTBO I realized: “That’s it!”
IOF World Ranking: 7th
position
MTBO World Cup 2015: 30th position |
What is your best moment in MTB
Orienteering so far?
- The Gold medal at the World
Championships last year in Poland. I had this dream of becoming World
Champion and, finally, I achieved it.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
-
From people close to me. I feel their support and it helps me to keep going.
What one or two things do you currently do in your training that are keys to your success?
What one or two things do you currently do in your training that are keys to your success?
- Listen to your body and your
coach.
What are your goals for the European Championships, in Portugal?
What are your goals for the European Championships, in Portugal?
- I prefer not to talk about my goals.
You know, it’s like a bad omen to reveal your plans for the future.
However – believe me! - my goals are always ambitious.
What is your biggest challenge in the competition, and how do you intend to manage it?
What is your biggest challenge in the competition, and how do you intend to manage it?
- My biggest challenge is to cope with
my own thoughts during competitions, keep calm and be concentrated
and focused on what to do and how to do it. Before the start, I listen to
music and mentally pronounce my future actions during the race. At
this point I always become a very solitary and reserved person.
What would be your ultimate achievement for the season?
What would be your ultimate achievement for the season?
- Take a look at my previous answer
about the European Championships.
Do you have a saying or motto that you live your life by?
Do you have a saying or motto that you live your life by?
- Believe in yourself and you’ll be
invincible!
[Photo credits: Anastasia Bolshova]
Joaquim Margarido
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