While some compete for 7 thousand kilometers from their native country, others do not sleep at night, and, holding their breath, peer at the TV screens. Journalists spoke with the most powerful support groups for Ukrainian Paralympic athletes - their relatives, the TSN. 19:30.
So far, for the bronze and gold medalist of the Paralympic Games in Phenchkhan, the skier Igor Reptyukh seems all but a dream, his relatives in Chernigov have not slept for several nights. Mom, wife, 2-year-old Veronica and another daughter who is about to be born - all somehow experiencing.
In the opposite part of the country, in the Mykolayiv region, the first gold of his son is pleased with the Yarov family. His athlete received the day before. Maxim's father is military, mother is a teacher. "We are very proud. I do not even know how we will kiss him, hug him, "- rejoices Valentina Yarovaya. The woman admits that when at the age of 14 Maxim fell from the bridge and broke his back - howled from grief. "Fracture of the tenth, eleventh, twelfth vertebrae. I first howled, as they say, and then said: no, you do not cry, but do something. Father said: you can, and I also: you are strong Max, you are strong, never near him did not cry, "- recalls Mom.
Maxim confirms that thanks to his parents he has overcome a terrible time. "It was very difficult. My parents supported me, took it out, and now I'm already with gold - thanks to all my parents, "says the champion Maxim Yarovoy.
His talent for winter sports was once noticed by former skier Alexander Vasyutinsky - the coach himself began to travel to the village to Maxim to train him on his own simulator assembled from rollers. When six months later the guy came to the training base - he was immediately taken to the national team of Ukraine. "We were worried about him, he dreamed of this gold, he got it - he's done," says Sister Yulia Yarovaya. Family and, most importantly, a little niece of Dan, are waiting for the champion of the house and are already preparing Maxim's favorite cake.
Correspondent of TSN Anton Strashko.