The recent stage of the Cup of Europe in Germany became the most successful for the Belarusian national team on judo in this season. It is pleasant that one of two gold medals won by our masters of "art of a flexible way" in Zingelfinden, on the account of women. Darya Skrypnik won it.
In a track record of the sportswoman there are bronze medals from junior and youth continental superiority. It seemed that it is waited by the cloudless future and in adult sports. However the cross on hardly begun career nearly wasn't put by a trauma. Now, when troubles behind, the talented judoist, apparently, is ready to throw down a challenge to elite of the favourite sport.
— Darya, on what counted when went on the Cup of Europe to Germany?
— Frankly speaking, it was adjusted very seriously. The matter is that before I took part in University games and, unfortunately, I couldn't get to number of prize-winners there. In the capital of Tatarstan lost in fight for a bronze medal. As then it was offensive for me, not to express in words.
So Zingelfinden there was a strong wish to win. To prove to myself and a trainer's staff of the national team that I can struggle as equals with serious rivals and win against them. I am glad that at me it turned out to carry out the conceived.
— What impressions after competitions?
— To the World Cup there was not so a lot of time. Therefore those who expects to go on a planetary forum, use any opportunity, that in fighting conditions to check readiness, thus not to open ahead of time the new practices. So tournament in Germany brought together very good performers, even despite "Grand Slam" passing practically in the same terms in Moscow. For example, in the ending met the sportswoman who on the Olympic Games in London stopped in a step from a pedestal. It is natural that having coped with such serious competitor, very much rejoiced. After competitions remained on randori that also did all our team only good.
— Knowing, how friendly staff in the national team, it is possible to assume, what on tournament without support you didn't remain?
— Really, in spite of the fact that the sport belongs to single combats, team at us very solid. As they say, one for all and all for one. It is very pleasant when team mate worry about you, we are always ready to divide with you not only pleasure of victories, but also bitterness of failures. They are true friends.
— How you apprehended change of a trainer's staff of the national team?
everything is great. We work, we train. As it seems to me, to estimate work of instructors not in our competence. Our business to follow their instructions and to prepare for competitions there to act as it is possible better.
— Not always victories are reached thanks to diligence...
— I understand at what you drive. It was necessary to hear more than once opinion that in the Belarusian female national team deficiency of talented performers. But believe, it not so. We have perspective judoists who well act. It is necessary to allow to them to open time all the potential, and then, I think, they will show everything, on what are capable. As for talent, in our sport on it one far you won't leave. If endowments aren't supported with patience and diligence, for big victories don't wait.
— In your collection of awards there are medals from the junior and youth European championships, however, there was it a few years ago, and then you somewhere were gone …
— The reason of it is rather prosy. The matter is that got a heavy trauma restoration after which demanded long time. It was necessary to take a break in performances. However, despite problems, occupations I didn't throw. I tried not to pass trainings to behave in a tone. I believed that I will be able to come to a tatami again.
— Really there was no desire everything to leave, to be engaged in something in another?
— Judo takes very important place in my life. As, probably, any person in this world, at me had minutes of despair. However thanks to will power it was disconnected from all problems and I went to train. The benefit that all this remained behind, and I can devote again myself to a favourite sport. It is very healthy that my instructors found support words, encouraged at a difficult moment.
— Parents …
— Initially mother said that, maybe, it is worth being engaged in something another. It, certainly, can be understood, after all each parent wishes well to the child only. However seeing, how important place is taken by judo in my life, it started me supporting, and now it is my most devoted fan. Now mother already understands that traumas — it is an integral part of professional sports, and their time not to avoid.
— Probably, you in the life happened to hear more than once, what judo not a female sport and not only from mother?
— Certainly, as well as any other opinion, such view of our single combat also has the right to life. Though, of course, to hear the such it is very offensive. Probably, such people never looked judo and didn't communicate with sportswomen. Certainly, on a tatami we aggressive also don't feel sorry for forces for achievement of a victory. However when tournament passions remain behind, we love cheerfully, in the pleasure to spend time. To put on in an elegant dress, to put on footwear on a high heel, to descend on dances or at cinema, to do some shopping. Provided that it won't prevent trainings. After all everything has to be moderately.
— You moved to Minsk from Brest …
— First the variety and vanity of capital life frightened a little. The city seemed others and huge, in comparison with in what I spent the youthful years. However over time I got used to noise of capital prospectuses and now when I come on a pobyvka to native places, I start missing the recovered streets, a dynamic tide of life. There is a wish to return to Minsk rather.
— Judging by what you acted on University games, sports far not the only occupation in your life?
— Study in BGEU also takes a lot of time. I am trained at faculty of finance and banking, in "Finance and the credit". There is a wish to thank teachers who understand, life of athletes is how heavy, and often make advances in organizational questions. Their arrangement doesn't mean at all that all offsets and examinations I pass "machine gun". I try to penetrate into an essence of subjects which I study. Problems aren't present, after all mathematics I love since the childhood though, of course, sometimes after training there is a wish not to thumb through the textbook, and to have a rest. But it is necessary — means it is necessary especially as it can become my profession after completion of sports career.
— How favourite judo? Thoughts to work as the trainer didn't arise?
— As before study in "нархозе" was engaged in BGUFK, such turn of events in the future I don't exclude. Whether a little as it will be died. However agree that the professions connected with banking today more высокооплачиваемыon a labor market, than nastavnitsky work. Though, of course, in work of the trainer there are also pluses. Therefore let's not be engaged in predictions, what yes as. Now on the agenda at me sports career. At the moment as the sportswoman I want to be realized to the maximum.
— Forthcoming World Cup for this purpose excellent occasion, isn't it?
— Now I prepare for this tournament, I try very much. It will be the planetary forum first in my sports biography therefore there is a wish to act adequately. I don't know, whether the medal, nevertheless the competition in world judo now very high will turn out to win, but I will use the best efforts to cope with excitement and it is possible to act as better.
— For this purpose it is necessary to win against many titled opponents …
— Certainly, any rival needs to be respected, underestimation can cost much very much. It is necessary to be adjusted seriously on each opponent. However if too to be overzealous, it will turn out nothing. The excessive piety to rivals is also harmful, as well as the thoughtless relation so we will fight.
Author: Vladimir Upenyek