Ossetians - Ramonov has been exiled. Olympic "gold" Soslan Ramonov: For the sake of watching the fight, his family interrupted the wedding festivities Soslan Ramonov freestyle

Soslan Ludvikovich Ramonov(Osset. Rmonaty Ludvichchi firt Soslan, born January 1, 1991; Tskhinvali, South Ossetian Autonomous Okrug, Georgian SSR) - Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian origin, champion of the 2016 Olympic Games in weight up to 65 kg, champion and medalist of Russian and world championships, winner of European Cups nations, winner of the World Cups. Captain of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Sports career

Was born on January 1, 1991 in the city of Tskhinval, South Ossetia. At interregional competitions he plays for the North Ossetia-Alania and the Moscow Region and CSKA. Head coach - Honored Coach of Russia Anatoly Margiev. Soslan won his first major all-Russian tournament at the age of 15. At the age of 25, in the final of the Olympics in Rio in the category up to 65 kg, he won against a wrestler from Azerbaijan Togrul Askerov.

Sports achivments

• Olympic champion (2016);
• World Champion (2014);
• Bronze medalist of the World Championship (2015);
• Two-time champion of Russia (2014, 2016);
• Two-time vice-champion of Russia (2013, 2015);
• Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship (2012);
• Two-time silver medalist of the World Cup (2013, 2014);
• Three-time winner of the European Cup of Nations (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Silver medalist of the Ramzan Kadyrov Cup (2012);
• Two-time winner of the international tournament "Vaclav Tsiolkovsky" (2011, 2014);
• Bronze medalist of the international tournament "Vaclav Tsiolkovsky" (2015);
• Winner of the All-Russian tournament in memory of Chevalier Nusuev (2013);
• Winner of the All-Russian tournament for the prizes of Soslan Andiev (2007);
• Silver medalist of the international tournament "Grand Prix Kiev" (2009);
• Two-time European champion among cadets (2007, 2008).

Awards

• Order of Friendship (August 25, 2016) - for high sporting achievements at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad 2016 in the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the will to win and dedication.
• Medal "For Military Valor" II degree (2016).

2016 Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro) - Gold

2014 World Championships (Tashkent) - gold

2014 Russian Championship - Gold

2014 Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin - bronze

2013 European Nations Cup - Gold

2013 Russian Championship - Silver

2013 Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin - bronze

2012 European Nations Cup - Gold

2012 Russian Championship - bronze

Personal trainer: Ramonov S.F., Margiev A.Kh.

25.08.2016

Olympic champion Rio Ramonov: I want to forget about the fight for a while and be with my family

The champion of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in freestyle wrestling in the weight category up to 65 kg Soslan Ramonov in an interview with the special correspondent of the "R-Sport" agency Oleg Bogatov spoke about his wife and daughter, sympathy for gymnasts, love for his native land and Ossetian pies, called football player Messi is a player from God and expressed hope for the revival of football in the republic.

Soslan, once again I congratulate you on your victory and want to say thank you for the holiday that you presented to all of Russia. The question is still about the same struggle, but from a slightly different angle - what helps you to prepare for tournaments?

- Before fights, I usually look through photographs of people close to me: daughters, wives, relatives. This calms me down well and gives only positive emotions. Photos distract me from the struggle, do not allow me to think about the negative and create a good mood.

Your daughter is quite small, isn't it?

-Yes, she will soon be eleven months old. Little, funny like that, runs, crawls.

What did you call her, and what is the name of your spouse?

- Daughter Aminka, and wife Christina.

You didn’t have a wedding so long ago, didn’t you?

- Recently, in 2014.

Is Kristina also from Ossetia?

- Yes, she is from Vladikavkaz.

How did you meet? Do you spend all the time at training camps and competitions, when did you manage?

-She is also an athlete, and we met at the Sports Palace.

And in what form?

-She did rhythmic gymnastics. This is a terrible sport: it does not bring any benefit to a person, and only suffering - now everything hurts her. People, one might say, become disabled.

You probably can't watch rhythmic gymnastics competitions?

-When I attend the team's training camp at the training base in Novogorsk, I see girls gymnasts. And after all, they practically do not eat anything, withstanding the weight. It's a pity, because they are destroying their body. It is very difficult, but we have very strong and strong-willed gymnasts. Both in artistic gymnastics and in rhythmic gymnastics - all the girls are just great.

What other sports do you follow besides wrestling?

-I love sports in all its forms, and I myself am engaged in all kinds of mobile: volleyball, basketball, I love to play football. Football is very popular in Ossetia.

Of course, everyone knows that Ossetia is a football republic. Surely you are well acquainted with the guys from Alania, who played and are playing for her?

- Yes, of course, and I also have football friends. Batik Khadartsev is a good guy, Serder Serderov, who now plays for another club.

Is he now, if I'm not mistaken, playing in Bulgaria, in the Slavia club, which is coached by Alexander Tarkhanov?

-Yes, that's right. He is a pupil of CSKA, we are well acquainted with him since the time when we were together at the CSKA boarding school. They then trained next to us.

Are you texting or on the phone with him?

-I'm sorry, but very rare. We have a little free time, and once again I do not want to distract him from his affairs. Therefore, we mostly communicate only when we meet.

Soslan, victory at the Olympics is a landmark milestone, to which you have been walking for at least four years. In fact, there is much more. Now what are your goals in life, because for now you can forget about the next Olympics?

- For a while, you can generally forget about freestyle wrestling. I want to relax at home with my family. Because we can't be at home often, we spend a lot of time at training camps. I will rest, and then with fresh energy I will prepare for the new Olympic cycle for the Games in Tokyo.

When do you plan to return to the carpet?

- I will decide based on how I feel. By the end of the year, I think, I will already begin to slowly prepare and perform. And now I just want to relax for a month or two.

But now you will not be given a rest at all - solemn meetings, celebrations, awards will begin.

- These chores are pleasant and useful, these are positive and joyful moments for me.

I have no doubt that many people, and not only friends and fans, congratulate you with calls and SMS. Do you have time to answer?

- After the victory, I practically did not go to social networks for two days. And I don't have time to answer all the congratulations. And with your help, I want to apologize to everyone to whom I did not have time to answer. I want to thank everyone for their support, for kind words, for being rooted and worried about me and our team.

Many coaches have complaints about athletes who spend a lot of time on social networks. Do they not distract you from the competition or, on the contrary, help you somehow distract yourself from what is happening around?

- They can take the necessary time, probably only from those who have head problems. And I am not sick with social networks - so that I can go and spend the whole day in them. I can go in for a while, scroll through, see new messages and that's it. And it happens that I don't appear there at all for the whole day. I don’t suffer from such a disease, I don’t have such problems.

You were not born in Ossetia?

- How to say. I was born in South Ossetia, in Tskhinvali, and then my family moved to Vladikavkaz in 1997. To be honest, I don't remember the time very well, I was very young.

You are not the first Olympic champion from South Ossetia, are you?

-No, Vadim Bogiev used to be the winner of the Olympics. By the way, Vadim is also a pupil of my personal trainer, the head coach of CSKA in wrestling Anatoly Khazbievich Margiev. And it is interesting that in 1996 Vadim became the Olympic champion in my own weight category. And after his victory, the Russian national team did not have an Olympic champion in this weight. 20 years have passed, and again my coach Anatoly Khazbievich prepared a person who was born in South Ossetia and returned the gold medal to our Russia in this weight category.

When you first started training, who were the fighters you looked up to and wanted to be like?

- I think that we should not be equal to anyone. Unless only for the titles that they won. And equalizing and imitating someone is not very good, because everyone has their own path. Every athlete has its pros and cons, everyone has their own head on their shoulders, everyone thinks differently, and there are no similar fighters. We must strive only to become, if we talk about imitation, to become a two-time or three-time Olympic champion, like our great athletes and wrestlers.

But are there any techniques that you took from other wrestlers?

- I cannot answer your question. Because I don't think the way I do my moves is similar to what other wrestlers do. And vice versa. But I really like the fight shown by Besik Kudukhov, who, unfortunately, died tragically (in a car accident in December 2013). I like how Makhach Murtuzaliev fought (bronze medalist of the 2004 Olympic Games, two-time world champion). We have a lot of athletes who performed very beautifully, and those who are still fighting beautifully.

Your victory in Rio de Janeiro to some extent and a victory for Besik, who never managed to reach Olympic gold?

- Yes, he played twice at the Olympic Games, and he could not get to the highest step of the podium (Kudukhov is a bronze medalist of the Beijing Games (in weight up to 55 kg) and a silver medalist at the London Olympics (up to 60 kg I dedicate all my victories to him, and I am glad that I managed to get gold for him. The first gold.

Soslan, what are your hobbies in your free time, although I understand that there is not much of it and everything is given to the family.

- When I am at home in Vladikavkaz during the pauses between training camps, I very often go out of town. We have beautiful mountains, like all the surrounding wildlife, and fresh air. I strongly advise you to come to us in Ossetia. I get away from the bustle of the city, where it is a little freer, where it is easy to breathe, where the wind is blowing, where there are beautiful mountains around.

And, probably, by all means prepare a barbecue?

- And what about without him (laughs)? What Caucasian resident doesn't like barbecue? This is, in my opinion, also in our blood.

What dishes do you prefer? Indeed, on the one hand, Ossetian cuisine is very tasty and inviting, but on the other, you constantly have to keep your weight.

- Yes, with weight this can be a big problem. When I start to lose weight, my appetite kicks in. After all, our Ossetian pies are so tasty that sometimes a person does not hold back and goes into them headlong (with a smile). Ossetian cuisine is really delicious and I love many dishes. And since I am an omnivorous person, then, one might say, I really love almost everything.

Can you get out to football?

- To be honest, I don't want to go to the matches of the Russian championship often. But I really like foreign football, I like to watch Spanish and English football. And I have been a fan of Barcelona for a long time.

And why exactly for Barcelona?

- Probably due to the fact that in 2003 or 2004 Ronaldinho joined the team, to whom I was very sympathetic. Because in 2002 at the World Cup, when he played for the first time, I liked his football, and his smile, and his openness and cheerfulness. And since then I have been rooting for him, and since he played for Barcelona, ​​I also liked this team. And I still like it, because the great Lionel Messi plays for her, for whom I really root. And I am impressed by the game performed by the whole team, I wish them only new victories.

Messi is now number one in world football?

- Well, what about? There is no such footballer anymore. I don't think it will appear in the next hundred years.

Who will you put in second place?

- Ronaldo is good, he is, of course, a very strong and technical footballer. But I like the player who is more and more based on improvisation. And Ronaldo acts like a robot - all his movements are the same, he doesn't show anything new. And I love improvisation when everything is done spontaneously. And this is a gift from God.

What is happening now with the main team of the republic - will the former glory of the champion of Russia "Alania" be revived?

Hope and wait. Our republic now lacks big football (Spartak-Vladikavkaz plays in the South zone of the second division), because we have very good traditions. All our fans are waiting for the team to play in the Premier League again and play with the best clubs in the country.

Who is more popular in the republic - football players or wrestlers?

- I do not even know. Most likely footballers. But the fighters are also respected, and now I think that the whole city and the whole of Ossetia know about my victory in Rio de Janeiro.

The last gold medal for the Russian national team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was brought by freestyle wrestler Soslan Ramonov, who skated through all the rivals on the final day of the competition. Our team took fourth place in the medal standings. "Lenta.ru" - about the triumph of the national athlete.

On the eve, another Russian wrestler Abdulrashid Sadulayev won the gold medal, but the most experienced Bilyal Makhov finished the competition at the preliminary stage. In general, recently the national wrestling team has not been distinguished by stability and unity. A series of unpleasant defeats in the final fights, a sharp reaction of the head of the Russian Wrestling Federation (FSBR) Mikhail Mamiashvili, resentment of athletes ... On the final day of the Games, the national champion in the weight category up to 97 kilograms Anzor Boltukaev in the first match on points lost to Valery Andriytsev from Ukraine ... All eyes were now on Ramonov, the 2014 world champion.

A few hours later, the 25-year-old native of Tskhinvali climbed to the highest step of the Olympic Rio podium. Few people know, but he seriously risked missing the 2016 Games. Before the start of the Russian championship, according to the results of which the selection to Brazil was made, the wrestler received a serious neck injury. By his own admission, he prepared himself for the internal championship in a single collection. But he came out and won.

In the qualifying round, Ramonov defeated Canadian Aislan Veranes Garcia without unnecessary hassle. In 1/8, Cuban Alejandro Valdez Torier left no chances. In the quarterfinals, Ramonov broke the resistance of the representative of Mongolia Mandakhnaran Ganzorig, in the semifinals - the athlete from Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Navruzov.

In the final, Ramonov was to meet with the current Olympic champion, Azerbaijani Togrul Askerov. It is symbolic that in 2012 in London, in a decisive battle, Askerov defeated the four-time world champion Besik Kudukhov, a close friend and mentor of Ramonov. Kudukhov tragically died in a car accident in 2013. Since then, Ramonov has dedicated all his victories to him.

In the final, Ramonov was simply unstoppable. The fight ended in two minutes with a score of 11: 0. Ramonov, of course, dedicated this triumph to Kudukhov. After the victory, the wrestler did not hide his joy. “It seemed that everything was so easy, in fact, we went through excellent training, so I probably would have done it all with my eyes closed. Everything was worked out with us, but from the outside, of course, it seems that it is easy. It seemed to be simple, in fact the guy is very strong. Probably, I had a serious attitude, and the rest comes by itself, ”the champion admitted.

The athlete's personal trainer Anatoly Margiev was also pleased with the performance of the ward. “In the final, Soslan fulfilled the instructions by 200 percent. He told him that all his strength must be given, and he did it. I warned him: no rushes, since this guy can cover you. Of course, this victory can be considered a revenge for Besik's defeat in London, ”Margiev noted.

The head coach of the Russian national freestyle wrestling team, Dzambolat Tedeev, called Ramonov's victory in the finals the most beautiful in the entire Olympics, and it is difficult to argue with him. “The goal was to win, and Soslan did it. I think he showed the most beautiful wrestling in the Olympics in all three styles. He won almost all of his rivals with a clean sheet and put a beautiful and bright final point at the Games, "R-Sport quotes Tedeev as saying.

This confident victory drew a line under the performance of the Russian Olympians in Rio de Janeiro. Despite many difficulties, persecutions by the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Federations, obstruction of competitors, our athletes have shown that they are a force to be reckoned with. We hope that in four years' time in Tokyo we will have no less reason to be proud.

Natalia MARIANCHIK
from the Olympic Park

A week before the start of the Olympic tournament in Rio Exiled Ramonov wrote a post on Instagram - "Today is the birthday of our champion." Attached to these words was a photograph of the four-time world champion. Not yet retired after the fight, stunned by the embrace of the coaches. Alive.

Besik Kudukhov died in a car accident three years ago. And for two years now, at the World Championships, his friend Soslan Ramonov has been attending awards in a T-shirt with the image of a tragically departed comrade. For Ramonov, Besik was not only a fellow countryman, but also a mentor. The more experienced and titled Kudukhov spared no time to tinker with Soslan, show tricks, teach the subtleties of struggle.

I loved and respected Besik very much, - he said Ramonov... - He worried and rooted for me from the bottom of his heart, explained many details that I myself did not see. He will always live in my heart.

CIRCLE CLOSED

By some supernatural coincidence, in the Olympic final Ramonov it was the Azerbaijani who got it Togrul Asgarov... The same rival to whom Kudukhov lost in the final of the 2012 Games in London, the last big fight of his life. The circle has closed, history has repeated itself. Needless to say, with what thoughts Ramonov went into this fight, and how inhuman pressure fell upon him?

A mentor took Ramonov to the platform Anatoly Margiev... It was also a very special ending for him. Four years ago in London, another student of Margiev won Olympic gold in the category up to 55 kg. Now the coach got a chance for a unique achievement: two different students - and two victories at the Olympics in a row.

Despite a generous harvest of awards, the wrestling team approached the last day of the Olympics, wounded by scandals, failures in the last seconds and failures of favorites. On the eve of the first fight, the heavyweight, three-time world champion lost. Now the same fate has overtaken another leader, the national champion in the category up to 97 kg. Anzora Boltukaeva who lost on points Valery Andriytsev from Ukraine. After the fight Boltukaev held on to his knee and left the carpet, limping. As a result, all attention should have converged on Ramonov.

MONGOLIAN STRIPPING

Unlike many others, Soslan stayed away from the conflict situation with the selection to the Olympic team. He did not give up the fight, did not seek special conditions for himself, but went out and won the national championship. Over the past two years, Ramonova- two medals of the world championships, gold from Tashkent-2014 and bronze from last year's Las Vegas.

His story really goes in a circle: then, in the USA, as in Rio, he met in the semifinals Ikhtiyor Navruzov from Uzbekistan. A year ago, Ramonov lost to him. But he simply could not afford to give in to Navruzov at the Games and not reach the final.

Before Ramonov's final, there was a real Olympic striptease. In a fight for bronze between a Mongolian wrestler Ganzorig and Uzbek Navruzov the judges first gave the victory to the Mongol, and then changed their mind. The Mongolian wrestler knelt in front of the referee, begging him to change his mind. The outraged Mongolian coaches first tore off their accreditations and threw them on the carpet, then took off their T-shirts, pants, boots ... But, despite the items of clothing flying in their direction, the judges remained adamant.

The Russian, on the other hand, was very far from the passions raging on the carpet. He seemed to be in training at all - he came out and in a matter of seconds brought the matter to victory. Ramonov was not just stronger than the Azerbaijani. He was three heads stronger, leaving no doubts at all about his superiority. When you fight like this, neither the judges nor the opponent can become a hindrance.

Exiled Ramonov- Olympic champion. It is probably fair that the dream of the tragically departed Besika Kudukhova implemented by Ramonov, his fellow countryman and friend.

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Olympic Games 2016. Freestyle wrestling. August 21.
Men. Weight category up to 65 kg. 1. RAMONOV. 2. Askerov (Azerbaijan). 3. Navruzov (Italy), Chamiso (Italy). 5. Ganzorig (Mongolia), Molinaro (USA).