Maxim Tsvetkov is a promising young biathlete from Babaevo, Russia. He began skiing as a child through a program directed by his father. At age 16, he began focusing on biathlon and quickly found success, winning medals at the junior world championships. As a senior biathlete, Maxim has won medals at the European and world championships. He made his debut on the World Cup circuit in 2013 and has shown promise of achieving further successes in biathlon.

1. A young but successful and promising
biathlete from Babaevo.

2. First steps as a person and an athlete
Maxim was born on
January 3, 1992 in
the city of Vologda
region Babaevo.
He studied at school
№ 1 in Babaevo.
First skiing competitions
First medals

3. Achievements
 Three-time silver medalist of
European Championship 2013
(Sprint / Pursuit / individual
race). Bansko (Bulgaria)
 Bronze medalist at the World
Junior Championship in sprint
and relay, silver medalist in the
2013 Pursuit, Obertilliach,
Austria
 Two-time world junior
champion (sprint ), bronze
medalist at the World Junior
Championship in the relay2012, Kontiolahti, Finland.

4. Achievements
 Two-time winner of the
European championship
among juniors (3,2-sprintrelay)-2012, Osrblie, Slovakia.
 Three-time world champion
among youth (sprint / relay),
2011, Nove Mesto, Czech
Republic.
 He made his debut in the
World Cup February 28, 2013
in Holmenkollen, and
immediately took the 8th
place. Sadly, at the World Cup
in Sochi March 9, 2013, not
having coped with the passing
of one of the dangerous bends
of the road he fell down and
could not continue the race.

5. A ladder to success
 It is obliged by much to the
parents and gets from them
moral support.
 From the very childhood he is
engaged in ski section DYuSSh
"Start", the Director of which was
his father, Sergey Tsvetkov. He
also became his son’s first
coach.
 At 16 Maxim turned into biathlon
and began to show good results
immediately.
 In 2008 he became a member of
the experimental team for the
Olympic Games in Sochi
 Maxim is known to have strength
of will and a strong desire to
achieve good results.

6. A ladder to success
 It is obliged by much to the
parents and gets from them
moral support.
 From the very childhood he is
engaged in ski section DYuSSh
"Start", the Director of which was
his father, Sergey Tsvetkov. He
also became his son’s first
coach.
 At 16 Maxim turned into biathlon
and began to show good results
immediately.
 In 2008 he became a member of
the experimental team for the
Olympic Games in Sochi
 Maxim is known to have strength
of will and a strong desire to
achieve good results.