Alina Kabaeva: biography of the winner

Every lover of rhythmic gymnastics knows who Alina Kabaeva is. The biography of this amazing girl is not known to everyone. This article will tell you in detail about the childhood of the gymnast, her athletic achievements and personal life.

Family and childhood

Alina was born in Tashkent. Her father is Tatar by nationality, her mother is Russian. Now lives in Moscow. Alina has a younger sister, whose name is Lisana. Now she works in the hotel business. Parents sent the future gymnast to a sports school at the age of four. The girl’s mother wanted her to become a figure skater in the future, but there were no schools in this school professionally in all of Uzbekistan. That is why parents decided that she should study gymnastics. Already before the age of twelve, Alina Kabaeva achieved great results. Her biography suggests that there were no prospects for further development in Uzbekistan, so her mother took her to Moscow. There, the girl got to a good coach - Irina Viner. She ordered Alina to urgently take up a figure and go on a diet. This was the only condition that they continued their studies.

And since 1995, the girl has been studying with Wiener, and the next year she begins to play in the Russian team. At the age of fifteen, Alina Kabaeva (her biography confirms this) won the European Championship, after which she won four times in such competitions. A year later, she becomes the world champion. But at the Sydney Olympics, she was unlucky. Due to an annoying oversight (the athlete’s hoop rolled out onto the carpet), she became only the third.

Alina in 2001 was among the gymnasts who were convicted of using the Furosemide drug. The result is a disqualification for two long years. After 12 months, she was allowed to participate in official tournaments, but subject to strict control. An interesting fact is that the drug "Furosemide" is not a dope at all. It was often used to withdraw prohibited substances in sports medicine. But the World Anti-Doping Agency counted differently.

The pinnacle of Alina’s career was another victory at the 2004 Athens Championship. There are no data on the gymnast's athletic achievements in the future. She completed her career in 2007.

What else did Alina Kabaeva do? The biography reports that she is a graduate in sports management. She managed to declare herself and in politics. For four years, the gymnast was a member of the Supreme Council in the notorious United Russia party. In her "piggy bank" is also the Order of Merit for the Fatherland. Alina in 2008 became the chairman of the Public Council of a large holding. She managed to establish a charity fund. He is currently responsible for the construction of a sports complex in Tskhinvali.

I managed to light up on the screen Alina Kabaeva. The biography of the athlete reports that she hosted the program “Empire of Sport”, broadcast on the channel “7 TV”, and on the channel “Ren TV” - the program “Chance for Success”, hosting many famous and influential people. In the category “Sports”, the girl entered the TOP-10 of the sexiest women in the country.

And what has Alina Kabaeva achieved in her personal life? The biography (children do not appear in it yet) reports that in the absence of a family, the girl is an enviable bride. She owns a land plot of over 7 thousand square meters, two cars, three apartments. In 2008, the press fanned a scandal over Alina’s relationship with Vladimir Putin. And although the latter still categorically refutes the fact of having a relationship with the gymnast, the public still continues to doubt.