Kalev ERMITS

Historical Results

Eating, orienteering

Athlete, Sport soldier, Personal trainer

Graduated in 2014 from Muonio Lapland University of Applied Sciences (FIN).

Fiancee Regina Oja (engaged in 2021).

Estonian, English, Finnish, Russian

Elva Suusaklubi

National: Fiodor Svoboda (BLR)
Club: Rein Pedaja (EST)

Fiancee Regina Oja (Biathlon): Represented Estonia at the past three World Championships (2019-21), with one top-30 individual finish. On World Cup podium from January 2020, finishing second in the Pokljuka single mixed relay, after finishing fourth at the 2018 European Championships. Competed at five Youth/Junior World Championships, finishing the relay fourth twice (2013-14).

Cross-country skiing: Two appearances at the Finnish National Championships (2013-14), with two top-20 results. Finished sixth in the sprint at the 2012 Finnish National Junior Championships. Competed in Scandinavian Cup and FIS-sanctioned races in Finland from 2012.

Orienteering: Two-time Junior Baltic Championship gold medallist.

2012 IBU Cup in Idre (Sprint - 43rd)
2013 World Cup in Oberhof (Relay - 23rd, Sprint - 87th)

2016/17: Struggled with health problems.

2013

His mother was involved in orienteering, so he started accompanying his mother at age three. When he started school in Elva, he took up athletics training. Coach Rein Pedaja invited him to ski training and he started cross-country skiing and biathlon at Elva Ski Club in 2006.

"I did some shooting training and started to like it! When the gun was handed over and I tried biathlon, there was no choice." (sportland.ee, 15 Dec 2016)

Score World Cup points on a more consistent basis.

"We do skiing and shooting equally. The new head coach of the team, Fiodar Svoboda from Belarus, has brought a lot of new knowledge. Shooting and general physique must be dealt with at the same time." (sportland.ee, 22 Sep 2021)

Finishing 11th at the Presque Isle pursuit in February 2016, his career-best World Cup finish. "Double feelings. Clean shooting and the best result of life in the World Cup series." (Instagram, 11 Feb 2016)

Biathlete Roland Lessing (EST), five-time Olympian and four-time Summer World Championship bronze medallist.

Biathlete Raphael Poiree (FRA), three-time Olympic gold medallist and eight-time world champion.

Biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR), eight-time Olympic gold medallist and 20-time world champion.

His mother, who still competes in orienteering.

"I probably have sports in my blood and it has become my lifestyle. Fortunately, biathlon is so versatile that you can't get bored." (sportland.ee, 22 Sep 2021)

Estonian Male Skier of the Year (2016, 2018)