| Born : |
November 29, 1983 |
| Home Town : |
Novopolotsk, Belarus |
| Personal Best : |
2@38 off.
8680 pts.
176’ |
| Nickname : |
Natie |
| Career Titles : |
2007 U.S. Masters Jump Champion
2008 U.S. Masters Trick Champion
European Champion
World Championship Medalist
World Cup Stop Champion
Collegiate Jump record holder. |
Slalom, Trick, Jump; she does it all and very well! With huge scores, and known for her aggressive style jumping, she can also tame it down for one of the biggest trick runs in our sport. Suffering from a bit of bad luck, Natalia is down with a knee injury, but working and training hard to come back for the U.S. Masters in May. So with lots of experience and grit, don’t count her out for 2009!
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Favorite Event:
Tricks because it’s challenging to learn a new trick.
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Training partners:
Breanne Wagner, Ryan Dodd, Aliaksey Zharnasek, Camilo Espinel, Jon Travers.
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What is your summer schedule?
Masters, World Cup stops, Worlds, Europeans…No Moomba because of my knee.
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How did you injure your knee?
I injured myself jumping at a tournament. I injured my PCL, ACL, meniscus. It is really hard to tell how long it will take me to be back on the water but approximately 6 months.
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What is your favorite tournament?
Europeans and Worlds; because I see people I know who I haven’t seen in a long time.
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Where do you train?
Belarus and Florida.
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What do you do in the off-season to get ready for the summer events?
Gym, biking, pilates and yoga.
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What is the best thing about being a professional skier?
The lifestyle and people you are around.
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Worst thing?
Sometimes too much sitting around and too relaxed.
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Give me a funny fan story.
Once I was tricking at a tournament and my bottom bathing suit came off, and I had to stop…it was very funny and sad at the same time…the worst thing was that they were videoing from the boat!!:)
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Worlds, your predictions?
I really don’t like doing this but slalom Will, tricks Aliaksei, Jump Freddy. Girls slalom Karina…can’t say about tricks and jump.
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How do you split your time between the states and your home?
Most of the time I am in the US and I usually go home twice a year, Christmas and summer.
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Are you still in college?
I graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with two degrees in management and marketing.
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Love of your life?
Mom and water skiing.
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Goals for 2009:
Get better with my knee and compete.
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Favorite item that you own?
My car.
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Best on Ipod:
Popular hits, techno, Roxette
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Worst on Ipod:
Country, hard rock
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Future plans……
I would definitely like to ski some for a little bit and then we will see.. I have a degree so might turn it into the profession
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