Galina ARSENKINA

ROC

Curling

Date of Birth: 6 Jun 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ZELENOGRAD

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Residence: ZELENOGRAD

Residence Country:

Russian Federation

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Curling	Women ROC ROC	10

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Women's Round Robin Session 1 ROC ROC 3 USA United States of America 9	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Women's Round Robin Session 3 SUI Switzerland 8 ROC ROC 7	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Women's Round Robin Session 4 KOR Republic of Korea 9 ROC ROC 5	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Women's Round Robin Session 5 ROC ROC 5 JPN Japan 10	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Women's Round Robin Session 7 CAN Canada 11 ROC ROC 5	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D	Women's Round Robin Session 8 DEN Denmark 10 ROC ROC 5	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A	Women's Round Robin Session 9 CHN People's Republic of China 5 ROC ROC 11	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C	Women's Round Robin Session 11 ROC ROC 5 SWE Sweden 8	Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B	Women's Round Robin Session 12 ROC ROC 4 GBR Great Britain 9	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Women	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2021	Calgary, AB, CAN
3	Women	2018	North Bay, ON, CAN
5	Women	2019	Silkeborg, DEN

European Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2016	Glasgow, SCO
4	Women	2019	Helsingborg, SWE
4	Women	2018	Tallinn, EST

World Junior Championships
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Women	2012	Oestersund, SWE
3	Women	2011	Perth, SCO
4	Women	2009	Vancouver, BC, CAN
5	Women	2010	Flims, SUI

Nickname:

Galusya

Hobbies:

Snowboarding, wakeboarding, skating with friends.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Graduated in 2009 from the National Research University of Electronic Technology (Moscow), with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management.

Family:

Father, Piotr. Mother, Olga. Older sister, Julia.

Languages spoken:

Russian, English

Club name:

Adamant CC

Coach:

Team: Sergey Belanov (RUS)

Position style:

Second

Hand:

Right

Sporting relatives:

Cousin Alexey Stukalskiy (Curling): Sochi 2014 Russian Olympian, finishing seventh in the men's tournament. Four World Championship appearances (2013-15, 2017). Competed at nine European Championships from 2008-16, finishing a career-best fourth in 2016, losing to Peter de Cruz (SUI) in the bronze medal game. Silver medallist at the 2015 Winter Universiade.

Debut:

2008 European Mixed Championship in Kitzbuhel vs. Serbia (13-2 Win)
2016 European Championships in Glasgow vs. Switzerland (9-8 Win)

Injuries:

2015: Lower back problems, requiring spinal implant surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation. Has to perform advanced warmups before each training session and game.

Start:

After she quit figure skating at age 13, her mother decided she needed a new sport to stay active. Her cousin Alexey invited her to try curling, and soon she was travelling two hours each way to curl every night in Moscow. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

Reason:

“It somehow happened that my life connected with ice. I like the feeling of sliding on ice, and I like that feeling when you make a nice shot. I like that feeling of winning. Curling showed me a whole world and maybe I could not be a successful person without it.” (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

Ambition:

“Be a good and successful person in life. But I definitely want an Olympic gold medal, it’s a dream.” (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

Training:

With teammates split between three cities, she mostly trains individually. Trains for two hours on ice in the morning followed by a gym workout before lunch. Team training camps are arranged before major tournaments.

Memorable:

Winning a silver medal at the 2021 World Championship in Calgary. "This team waited for the medal for so long, we were always fifth or fourth and it was quite tough – that silver means a lot.” (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

Hero:

Figure skater Evgeni Plushenko (RUS), two-time Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion. “I always felt similar to him because of the back surgery. I thought if he could skate after those surgeries then I definitely can curl.” (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

Influence:

Current coach Sergey Belanov (RUS), who provided her the opportunity to join Team Moiseeva at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games after her surgery, and former coach Anders Kraupp (SWE), who facilitated her move from lead to second stones. (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

Philosophy:

“Do something every day to be better than the last.” (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

General Interest

MENTALITY
“When you have no result or an unsuccessful season, you may have thoughts that it’s time to stop. You cannot see a way forward. Then you realise, 'No, I cannot stop.' I don’t know how, but when I think like this I cannot allow myself to stop.” (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

SACRIFICES
“I made a tough decision to stay in curling and stop my relationships that would lead to raising a family. I wanted to continue curling and that person didn’t want to accept that. But I know that’s the right choice.” (Athlete, 19 Oct 2021)

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