The production of champions in rhythmic gymnastics in Russia has been put on stream. After the departure of one leader, a new fighter immediately takes his place. The competition in the national team is so tough that even the world champion can not get into the team and not go to the Olympics.
An example of this is Daria Dmitrieva. The gymnast joined the Olympic team almost at the very last moment, replacing the injured friend. A successful performance in London in 2012 was the crown of the career of a talented gymnast.
Golden girl
Irkutsk is the birthplace of many famous athletes. Among them is Daria Dmitrieva. The gymnast was born in 1993. Since childhood, she was an ambitious and ambitious girl. However, she was not particularly fanatical about sports. She loved music, she liked dancing. Hence the choice of a sport in favor of rhythmic gymnastics. She began to study quite late - at eight years old.
The first coach for Daria was Olga Buyanova. Seeing the future sports star in Dmitrieva, she becomes practically her personal mentor. When the time comes to grow further and move to Moscow, Olga Buyanova will not leave the girl alone and will go with her to the training center in Novogorsk.
The adaptation period was not easy. Daria was used to being the first in her field, but here she had to start from scratch. Buyanova continues to be Daria’s personal trainer, and Irina Viner provides overall leadership and guides a colleague.
Big career
The 2008 Club World Cup was the first big tournament where Daria Dmitrieva performed. The gymnast at these competitions received a gold medal along with Evgenia Kanaeva and Alexandra Solovieva.
All the strongest “artists” of the planet are gathered under the wing of the great Irina Wiener, and outside the training base in Novogorsk no one in the world can get close to them. Therefore, the championship of Russia in its essence is comparable to the world championship. All the more valuable are the awards that Anna Dmitrieva took at the 2009 national championship.
The home world championship held in Moscow in 2010 was also successful. Together with her teammates, she took the gold medal in the team event. Speaking individually, she added to this award gold for exercises with a ribbon and silver for a beautiful number with a ball. The following season, Daria strengthens her reputation by collecting awards at the Universiade, the European Championship.
Nevertheless, the main tournament for the athlete is the Olympic Games. The strict rules of rhythmic gymnastics competitions do not allow more than two athletes to enter from one country. The position of the first issue was given in advance to Evgenia Kanaeva. And until the last moment it was not clear whether Daria Dmitrieva would go to London. The gymnast competed for the second ticket from Russia with Alexandra Merkulova. But the trauma received by Alexandra, finally determined the choice in favor of Dmitrieva.
Daria at the Olympics did everything possible to prove the justice of this decision. Without errors, having executed all the all-around numbers, she lost only to the unattainable Evgenia Kanaeva. The title of vice champion of the Olympics has become a well-deserved award athlete.
Life after the competition
Very beautiful, but the gymnast is short. With age, flexibility is lost, and you need to leave in time to give way to a new generation. Offensive ankle injury received by Daria in 2013, broke her entire schedule of the competitive season. In order not to risk health, the athlete announces the end of her career this fall. Having finished his speeches, Daria ponders for some time about what to do next. But love for his work takes its toll, and Dmitrieva returns to rhythmic gymnastics as a coach. Now she already has her own school, where she studies with adults and children.
Daria Dmitrieva and Alexander Radulov
Having finished with an active sports career, the athlete thought about her personal life. In 2013, Dmitrieva Daria Andreevna met the famous hockey player Alexander Radulov. He provided her with serious support at a time when she began to have problems with injuries and upcoming operations.
The period of friendship did not last long. They officially registered the relationship in 2015. In the same year, their son Makar was born. They were in no hurry to play the wedding. The solemn celebration took place only in 2016.
Medals, titles, titles - not only for this, rhythmic gymnastics lovers appreciate Anna Dmitrieva. Each of her performances turned into a small performance, unique and unique.