Get to know more about Semen Elistratov who is a Russian skater and bronze medal winner. Below are facts about him and his net worth.
Who is Semen Elistratov?
It’s barely a week since the 2018 Olympic Winter Games came to an end last weekend. The event which took much of February was graced by athletes from all the over the world including Russia’s Semen Elistratov. Elistratov won a bronze medal at the event and didn’t forget to mention his country and what was affecting his nation. He is good at short track speed skating and one of the most popular Russian athletes. Apart from being a skater, he also enjoys biking, hiking, and listening to music. He is the 2014 Olympic champion 5000m relay. After becoming the 2014 Olympic champion 5000m relay, Semen Elistratov dominated the 2018 Olympic Winter Games but settled for bronze. The 27-year-old Semen Elistratov was born in Ufa, Russia. He became interested in becoming a skater when he was young. He first competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but he didn’t win an award. Elistratov was entered in both 500 meters and 1000 meters category and he settled at number 24 overall. However, that didn’t deter him from following his passion for being a gold medal winner in short track speed skating. He has won several medals since then and many of them are gold medals while others are silver medals. He has a few bronze medals on his cabinet, one of them being the one he won in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Semen Elistratov won his first gold medal in 2015 when he won a 1500 individual race. He also won a gold medal as one of the Russian relay team members at the 2013 and 2014 European Championships. By 2013, Elistratov was proud of having two ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup wins as one of the athletes in the 2012 to 2013 relay team at Sochi and 2010 to 2011 at Changchun. He has made quite a net worth as a skater.
Semen Elistratov dedicated his bronze medal to Russians barred by IOC
While at a news conference shortly after he got awarded the medal, the Russian skater, Semen Elistratov said that Victor Ahn, Vladimir Grigorev, and Ruslan Zakharov were in his mind. Victor Ahn, Vladimir Grigorev, and Ruslan Zakharov are the Russian athletes who were not invited to participate in the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee. He said that he had dedicated that medal to the men who were not able to compete in these Olympics. The IOC banned the Russians from attending South Korea’s Olympic games last year over what the cited as “systematic manipulation” of the anti-doping testing board at Sochi games in 2014. The IOC, however, was kind enough to open doors to Russian athletes who had zero doping history to feature in this year’s Olympics that just concluded. The IOC ax fell on 47 Russian athletes and they appealed the ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but the court rejected their appeals. The status of the Russian athletes affected Semen Elistratov as well as he suffered from uncertainty. The situation played a role because a Russian athlete had to choose whether to go to the Olympics or not.
Interesting facts about the skater
He has great Twitter and Instagram accounts
Elistratov used his Twitter and Instagram to express his concerns, update his fans and also drop some jokes. Only Russians know how good it is to follow Elistratov on Twitter and laugh at his jokes as well as read his motivation posts. He also used the platform to rally support from the Russsian fans to push the IOC to drop the ban. Some of Elistratov’s jokes and signs of humor on his Twitter is when he posted that his performance was a little trash and a little fun. He also posts a little bit about his private life on Instagram, especially what he is eating and what his mom is telling him. You can find some of his mom memes on his timeline.
Technically, he was competing as an athlete from Russia
Actually, IOC banned Russia as a country from participating in any Olympics and so all athletes with Russian nationality allowed to compete in the Olympics could not fly the Russian flag. One of those athletes is Elistratov and he won a bronze medal. Unfortunately for him and fellow athletes who hail from the country, they can’t hear their national anthem as they receive medals in the Olympics. When a Russian athlete steps onto the podium in the next Olympic games, including the recent one, they wear a neutral red tracksuit approved by the IOC and instead of their countries national anthem, the Olympic anthem plays instead. That must have made Elistratov very sad and it’s probably the reason why he didn’t work so hard to get the gold medal because he wasn’t motivated.
He believes a better posture is vital
Elistratov said that his shoulder blades still stuck out and he didn’t have a good shape to allow him to skate comfortably. He also runs into doubts in his mind when he is about to compete. Elistratov said that the doubts helped him become disciplined and it helped him remain relaxed, win and make a good net worth.
His net worth
Semen Elistratov’s net worth is estimated to be over $2 million and he has made all his net worth from being a skater.
Despite his country being banned from Olympics, Elistratov carried the flag and the pride of his nation while competing. Everyone loves where he comes from, and Elistratov is not any different.
