The sister of the famous Russian biathlete Anton Shipulina Anastasia Kuzmina has been supporting the Slovak national team for 10 years. Her husband, Daniel, first talked about the reasons for her transition to the camp of another team. According to him, Anastasia told the leadership of the team about pregnancy.

However, the athlete was told that after returning she would have to re-take all the stages of the selection and actually begin her career from scratch. "Nastya was simply kicked out, and it became clear: in the team we are no longer waiting. In the summer Elisha was born, and they gave us to understand: if you come back, you have to re-run on all selections, all over Russia, "- quotes Daniel Sports. en. After that, Kuzmina decided to compete under the flag of the Slovak national team. During her career she won 3 gold and 3 silver Olympic medals.