Performances of Russian athletes in freestyle wrestling at the Olympics in Rio left a contradictory impression. Three beauties reached the final, but none of them could win. In the heat of emotions, the president of the National Wrestling Federation broke out at the silver medalists, accusing them of lack of moral-volitional qualities. London Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling Natalya Vorobyova, whose photo did not leave the covers of sports publications, was the most famous among them. She did not become silent, and a real scandal erupted with mutual reproaches and accusations.
Athlete Feature
Not so long ago, women's freestyle wrestling fell into the program of the Olympic Games. Natalia Vorobieva was very lucky that her heyday coincided with this event, otherwise her efforts and work in training would not have brought her anything but local and fleeting popularity. She also forever remained in the history of sports as the Olympic champion of London and the silver medalist of Rio.
In addition to medals, awards and titles obtained in freestyle wrestling, Natalia Vorobyova adorns the sport as one of the most spectacular athletes. And it's not just a spectacular, vibrant appearance.
She is not careful on the carpet, unlike many of her colleagues. Sometimes an athlete, having scored the first points in a fight, goes into a dead defense and only tries to avoid mistakes.
Natalya Vorobyova, on the other hand, lives and breathes freestyle wrestling, she tries to use every opportunity to conduct an effective reception, regardless of the risk. Hence the huge number of net victories in the assets of the girl. Moreover, she used a company throw with a subsequent carcass in the finals of the largest competitions against the strongest competitors.
The beginning of the way
Natalia Vorobyova was born in the small town of Tulun, in the Irkutsk region, in 1991. Initially, she was no different from her peers - the same dolls, hide and seek and other girlish amusements. However, in the biography of Natalia Vorobieva, freestyle wrestling did not appear by chance.
An energetic strong girl, she more and more liked to play on the street with the boys, shared their hobbies and grew up a real "kid".
So, a tomboy in a skirt got into the gym, where she became interested in freestyle wrestling. Photos of Natalya Vorobyova of those years amaze with energy and luminous eyes of a girl who, with all the fervor, took up not quite a girl's sport. Moreover, Natasha preferred to train with the boys, believing that the girls are not tough and harsh. So she worked on herself in her native Tulun under the guidance of the first coach K.K. Dzhiganchan.
Breakthrough
At the age of 16, fundamental changes took place in the biography of Natalia Vorobyeva. The famous St. Petersburg specialist D.M. Gercheglo, who took the Siberian nugget to the Northern capital, was not too lazy to come to far Tulun. Here Natalia Vorobyova continues to live and train, preferring St. Petersburg to too vain Moscow.
Already in 2011, she showed herself brightly at the youth level, having won the junior world championship.
However, the athlete declares herself especially loudly at the adult European Championship, which took place in Belgrade a year later.
The undisputed favorite of the competition was the Bulgarian girl Stanka Zlateva, who won the world championships five times in a row. In her homeland, the legendary Stanka was three times recognized as the best athlete of the year, despite the presence of such a world football star of those years as Dimitar Berbatov. However, Natalya Vorobyeva, who was not known to anyone in the world of free-style wrestling, not only defeated her eminent rival, but she sealed it with her shoulder blades to the carpet, having won a clear victory. From Serbia, the girl took away only bronze, but it became clear to everyone that a new star was rising in this sport.
London triumph
Taking a medal at the European Championship and defeating her main rival in the national team Ekaterina Bukina, Natalya Vorobyova confidently won a ticket to the 2012 Olympic Games.
The most dangerous for her were the finalists of the last Olympics Wang Jiao and the Bulgarian world champion Stank Zlatev. This was the alignment in the women's freestyle wrestling competitions. Natalia Vorobyova, whose biography in sports was just beginning, was to meet with both favorites on the way to gold. The girl acted very confidently. In the quarterfinals, she won an early victory and reached the Olympic champion in Beijing, Wang Jiao. However, the Chinese woman could not do anything against the Siberian woman and also lost to her outright.
In the final, Natalya Vorobyova was already awaiting Stank Zlatev, who dreamed of taking revenge for an offensive defeat in Belgrade. However, the Russian athlete was in earnest and for the third time in a row at the tournament she won a clear victory by completing her signature throw and laying her opponent on the shoulder blades.
Moreover, for Natalia herself, her victory was not a surprise, even before the start of the Olympics, she said that she was going to London for gold.
Rio scandal
In the biography of Natalia Vorobieva, there was a place not only for victories, but also for offensive defeats and disrespect from sports officials. At the Olympics in Rio, she was considered one of the main contenders for gold, the girl confidently reached the final. However, here she came across stubborn resistance and lost in equal battle.
In response to her selfless work, Natalya Vorobyova heard an insulting tirade from the president of the Russian Free-style Wrestling Federation, Mikhail Mamiashvili. He accused Natalya and her other teammates, who stopped a step away from gold, of not wanting to fight and cowardice. The athlete harshly answered her boss, and he went back down, justifying himself by the fact that his words were misunderstood.
Freestyle wrestling and personal life
Natalia Vorobyova is considered one of the most beautiful girls in Russian sports. Her life goes not only in training and training, she has time for herself.
She often appeared at various social events, was recognized by the famous glossy magazine as the best athlete of the year. However, while Natalya Vorobyova has not tied the knot.