You can talk a lot about the sporting achievements of this woman. Indeed, by the age of forty, the synchronized synchronizer Maria Kiselyova, whose personal life interests many of her fans, has repeatedly become the world champion, and in 2000 she received the title of Honored Master of Sports. She also tried herself as an actress and TV presenter, and quite successfully. And now Kiseleva holds the position of press officer of the Russian Olympic Committee.
Childhood and youth
Maria Kiseleva was born 41 years ago, on September 28, in Kuibyshev. She was the second child in the family. The girl’s father was a military man, so from childhood she had to get used to moving. When Masha was 6 years old, the family moved to the capital.
Even in Kuibyshev, when the baby was only three years old, her parents decided to give her to the swimming section. They had no aspirations to raise a champion. The only thing they wanted was for the daughter to grow up healthy and disciplined. It is hard to believe, but at first the “acquaintance” with the pool did not work out, as the girl was panicky afraid of water. However, when she turned ten, everything changed dramatically. Who would have thought then that after years it would be the occupation of synchronized swimming that would bring this fragile little girl national love and glory !?
Masha went to school in Moscow, and upon graduation in 1991 she entered the Institute of Physical Education named after Lesgaft. For certain reasons, the girl left her studies at this university after the first year and continued her education at the faculty of journalism at Moscow State University.
The beginning of a sports career
When young Kiseleva just started doing synchronized swimming, this sport was new, so it was fashionable and prestigious to send children to such sections. Beautiful music, graceful movements and brilliance of water splashes created a romantic halo around those who participated in such competitions. Coaches N. Kiriakidi and M. Dmitrieva noticed the special diligence and desire of the girl to conquer sporting heights, and after working with the young athlete Tatyana Heitser became. It was under her leadership that Kiseleva reached candidate status, and a year later - a master of sports.
Achievements and rewards
1995 was a new step in his sports career. The athlete Maria Kiseleva was included in the national team. At the World Championships in Europe, a girl in a duet with Elena Azarova received her debut gold medal. Soon, the title of master of sports of international class was added to her titles.
The duet with Brusnikova, who became the leader in the World Cup, and after won the European Championships, was an opening for domestic sports. In its composition, the athletes received three gold awards, and Kiseleva was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports.
In 1998, the Brusnikov-Kiselyov duet continued its triumphant conquest of the world of synchronized swimming. In particular, the girls received the status of two-time world champions. Great success awaited them in 2000, which brought them four gold medals.
The Sydney Olympics gave the unbeatable tandem victory points in the final. The only grief that overtook Kiselev was the doping test, which showed positive results due to the intake of food additives. Fortunately, Maria Kiseleva was suspended for only a month, so the duet still managed to prepare for the games.
TV presenter career
Everyone knows that the main occupation, which Maria Kiseleva devoted her youth to, is synchronized swimming. However, an active sports career cannot last forever, so in 2000 a young woman decided to change her field of activity. As already mentioned, she had a journalistic education, and a few months later she appeared on television as a correspondent for NTV, where she began to broadcast sports news. There, producer Sergey Kordo noticed her and invited her to try herself in the role of the host of the Weak Link show. Opinions were divided about her work in this television project, and along with extremely negative reviews, one could hear positive ones. Then Maria Kiseleva held the New Year's release of the show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" instead of Maxim Galkin.
Return to the big sport
In 2003, Maria Kiseleva was again at the center of discussions in the sports world. Synchronized swimming did not want to let her go, so the young woman again decided to support the honor of the country. However, returning to the sport was not as triumphant as before, and she was able to win only third place in Athens.
Again on tv
After a rather long break, the former athlete reappeared on the screen in September this year as the TV presenter of the show “Together with Dolphins”. The project is absolutely unusual, since within its framework, the stars of Russian show business are invited to compete in coaching skills when working with these cleverest marine mammals.
Movie career
Synchronist Maria Kiselyova was able to fulfill her childhood dream - to act in films. And director Vladimir Bortko helped her with this . While preparing for the shooting of his film “The Idiot” based on the famous novel of the same name by Dostoevsky, he accidentally met Maria and noticed in her resemblance to Varya Ivolgina. There was a proposal to embody this image on the screen, and Kiseleva agreed, without hesitation for a second. According to critics and viewers, the young woman coped with her role with dignity, and her Varya turned out to be as prickly and uncompromising as Fedor Mikhailovich described her.
Personal life
Maria Kiseleva’s biography says that her life radically changed in 2001, when she married Vladimir Kirsanov. As the athlete subsequently admitted, even during romantic dates, she saw in the young man a support for herself and a good father for future children. Moreover, for a long time she did not admit to her future spouse in her desires, as she was afraid that he might be afraid of a serious relationship. However, everything happened exactly the opposite. The couple began to choose names for the children before the wedding. Mary really wanted these to be girls, and heaven heard her. Today, two beautiful daughters - Dasha and Sasha - are the main meaning of life for a woman and her husband.
Many believed that Kiseleva and Kirsanov were ideal spouses, but there it was. Their marriage, unfortunately, broke up in December 2012. The news of the divorce shocked many, as the couple was considered one of the most beautiful and strong.
Future plans
Maria Kiseleva, whose personal life is currently not arranged, is one hundred percent sure that life is just beginning at 41, so she makes grandiose plans for the future with a positive mood. The main thing, as Maria says, is that there are people nearby who support her and believe in her. Kiseleva regrets that trying everything she wants is simply not enough time and energy, so she tries to clearly set goals and plans that should be gradually and wisely fulfilled. And her main task, she considers raising two beautiful daughters.