Anton Vladimirovich Shipulin-Russian biathlete, Olympic champion in the relay in 2014, bronze medalist of the 2010 Olympics in the relay, world champion in the relay in 2017, multiple world Cup medalist. Besides, the Honored master of sports of Russia is the champion of Europe among juniors (2008) and the owner of the small world Cup in offset of mass starts, and also the double winner of Race of Champions in the mixed relay and in mass start. The titled sportsman finished his sports career in 2018. Fans are interested in his financial viability, because in recent years, the world decided to exaggerate information about the income of athletes.
Content of article
- General information about biathletes ' earnings
- Anton Shipulin's childhood dreams
- The main income of the titled Russian athlete
August 21, 1987 in Tyumen in the family of Vladimir Shipulin and Alla Shipulina was born the future biathlete. Since childhood, the boy was actively attached to the sport. And taking into account the thematic opportunities in the oil Arctic, the parents did not talk for long about the future of their child. The boy was simply doomed to biathlon, because the long winter with a free track in all directions from the house became a worthy help for a capable and ambitious novice athlete.
General information about biathletes ' earnings
Modern statistics, even in their approximate reports, do not take into account the data on some TV channels, says that the number of domestic viewers watching the competitions of biathletes exceeds the football matches of LCH with the participation of Russian teams. It would seem that this trend should provide quite serious earnings to athletes participating in title competitions. However, in the scale of professional sports of international level biathlon is not distinguished by its high financial solvency.
For example, 4.5 million euros as a prize Fund of all stages of the World Cup can hardly be called impressive. Distribution of monetary remuneration of athletes from 1st to 15th place in the range of 13 000 to 500 euros looks very modest against the background of payments of outstanding players and hockey players. Even taking into account various additional bonuses, for example, for the current leadership in the standings (General or disciplinary) and the results of the year, the scale of funding is perceived as quite weak.
Indeed, the Champions League with its prize Fund exceeding 1.3 billion euros, and even the Australian Open tennis tournament with 37 million euros look in comparison with the biathlon World Cup quite grandiose. So it turns out that Cristiano Ronaldo (88 million us dollars a year) and Roger Federer (68 million us dollars). USA) are perceived in the environment of biathlon these Goliaths of the sport.
If we take the most titled biathlete in the world, who won the largest number of world Cups, the Frenchman Martin Fourcade with his 285,000 euros as a prize, it becomes clear how big the difference between the income of biathletes with their colleagues from other sports. Accordingly, the achievements of Anton Shipulin look even more modest. This Russian biathlete in 2015, for example, received only 116 250 euros, taking at the end of the season 3rd place in the standings.
In fairness, it is worth remembering about the prize rewards that go beyond the official competition. But even there biathletes do not have to count on serious prizes. Several tens of thousands of euros and a car (not the most expensive segment) are unlikely to delight representatives of other sports.
Anton Shipulin's childhood dreams
Our award-winning biathlete, who is the champion of the 2014 Olympic games held in Sochi, in his video shared with fans the information that in his youth he was engaged in the Cycling business. At the time, he was well versed in "bikes" and could assemble and disassemble them to the primary parts.
"This money from service all got to me. It was my first serious money earned. I even took bikes for the night, " Anton said in his review. Now the biathlete has finished his sports career and with nostalgia in his voice recalls the past times when he had to earn a living in a completely different way.
The main income of the titled Russian athlete
It is obvious that for all the leading biathletes of the world and the country the main type of income is money received from their sponsors. For example, Norwegian Bjoerndalen, striking the imagination with his "longevity", which for 20 years participates in all top competitions, earns more than 1 million euros per year on advertising projects. About the same thing, according to the athlete, is happening with the Frenchman Fourcade, who actively advertises cars, household appliances, insurance premiums and other goods and services.
Of course, in our country, this aspect is not as large-scale as in the West. However, all of Russia's leading athletes also have their own commercial partners. This is clearly visible even on the sponsor logos on the sports equipment. Our advertising projects involving athletes are subject to confidentiality rules. But their approximate scale can be estimated by expert assessment of specialists.
Thus, Anton Shipulin for one season can receive an amount ranging from 5 to 15 million rubles. For more accurate calculations, it is necessary to clearly take into account the specific details in the form of advertising activity of the athlete, the brand status of the products presented, individual obligations within the framework of the advertising project and other individual indicators.
In addition, domestic athletes receive financial support from the state budget. This applies to the preparation, equipment and remuneration of the athlete for winning the title competition. For example, Russian biathletes received 4 million rubles and a luxury car for their championship achievements at the 2014 Olympic games in Sochi. Naturally, this applies to Anton Shipulin in full.