Autobiography of Kabaeva. The secret and obvious personal life of Alina Kabaeva

Alina Kabaeva is a talented gymnast who has reached the world level, a professional politician, manager, and influential woman.

She became famous thanks to her impressive sporting achievements. Received the title of Honored Russian athlete in rhythmic gymnastics.

“Yes, I’m not losing a cow, but I don’t want to lose. I may have lost today, but I know for sure that I will win tomorrow...”

Alina Kabaeva's childhood, biography

Alina Maratovna Kabaeva was born on May 12, 1983 in Tashkent.

By nationality - Tatar. Alina's father is Tatar, and her mother is Russian. The gymnast said that she understands Tatar well, but speaks it with difficulty. He knows the language thanks to his paternal grandmother, who always spoke her native language.

Alina's sports career began in early childhood - the girl was then only 3.5 years. This path was chosen for her by her mother, Lyubov Mikhailovna, who always dreamed of her daughter doing rhythmic gymnastics or figure skating. But due to the lack of professional ice sports schools, Alina was sent to the section as a rhythmic gymnast. The mother’s desire brought the talents of the young girl to life, who was able to realize them.

The first steps on the path to the sports Olympus began with the Labor Reserves sports society. Kabaeva’s first coaches were E. Tarasova and A. Malkina.

Having learned about the wonderful coach Irina Viner, the girl and her mother moved to Moscow. At that time, Alina was only 11 years old. But everything was not as smooth as the young gymnast expected: unpleasant news awaited her. The coach immediately set boundaries for her: losing weight, since the girl was prone to being overweight, and for children, unlike adults, it is dangerous to lose weight, because the healthy development of the skeleton is at risk.

Sports career

Sports victories were given to Kabaeva one after another:

Is it possible to become world champion at age 16? Kabaeva’s biography confirms that it is possible.

According to Alina, the most memorable moment was at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Having performed perfectly with the ribbon, ball and rope, the gymnast made error: I performed the exercise incorrectly, and the hoop slipped out of my hands and rolled off the mat. But thanks to the fact that after a gross mistake she gathered her will into a fist, the further performance went without a single mistake. All Russian TV channels said that Kabaeva received an honorable third place.

Kabaeva’s fighting spirit and sports spirit were saved by her mother. After the performance, Alina called her mother and she, in turn, did not regret, but truly supported, saying the words that became the most necessary and motivating for the young gymnast: “You lost today, but you will definitely win tomorrow.”

In 2001, for the use of banned furosemide, Kabaev was suspended for 2 years from all sports competitions. But the punishment did not end there: the young athlete was also stripped of her awards and the title of world champion. Despite everything, Alina continued to train and go to classes. For a whole year, observers and fans of the talented gymnast heard nothing about her, but during the second year of disqualification she again declared herself. Kabaeva allowed to take part in competitions with only one condition: monitor your health and undergo daily checks.

In 2004, the gymnast beat former disqualified colleagues Irina Chashchina and Anna Bessonova and took first place at the Athens Olympics.

In 2007, Alina Kabaeva completed her sports career.

Education

Alina Kabaeva at one time paid attention not only to sports, but also to studies. She studied at the Moscow State University of Service. It was quite difficult to combine sports and activities, so Alina switched to the correspondence department. Kabaeva decided not to stop there and entered the correspondence course at the Lesgaft University of Physical Culture, which she graduated with honors in 2009.

New career stage

In 2001, when Alina turned 18, she became interested in new areas - politics and social activities. At the same time, having joined the United Russia party, she became a member of the Supreme Council. Kabaeva was also a member of the Public Chamber of Russia, which was engaged not only in volunteer activities, but also resolved issues of insurance for athletes.

Due to inconsistent attendance at meetings and inaction, Alina was expelled in September 2007, just like Alla Pugacheva.

However, the political career of the rhythmic gymnastics star did not end there. In 2007, she not only received the status of a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 5th convocation, but also took part in the election campaign in Nizhnekamsk, and was also involved in youth affairs.

Kabaeva performed for promoting the “Dima Yakovlev Law”, which states that “US citizens are prohibited from adopting children from Russia”

During the exam campaign, Alina Maratovna ensured the operation of a hotline for schoolchildren and students on the Unified State Examination, which she is in charge of "Alina Kabaeva Charitable Foundation", where the head is the gymnast herself. In addition, the athlete was involved in organizing children's rhythmic gymnastics events.

Since 2008, Alina began her career in the private holding company National Media Group.

She completed her parliamentary career in 2014 and completely immersed herself in her new work. In the NMG holding, Kabaeva took the post of chairman of the board of directors. At that time, the company was recognized as one of the largest media holdings in Russia.

A television

Already in 2001, when Alina Maratovna was disqualified, she continued to inspire and surprise fans. The gymnast hosted the TV show “Empire of Sports” on 7 TV. Alina also played in the Japanese film “Red Shadow” and starred in various music videos.

Alina Kabaeva, personal life

At the age of 19, upon returning to the world of rhythmic gymnastics, Kabaeva begins an affair with a 33-year-old David Museliani, police captain. The couple did not hide their relationship, so fresh details of the affair appeared in the media every now and then. According to Alina Kabaeva, they were preparing for the wedding. But he never became a husband. It was never revealed what caused the separation, but in 2006 the lovers suddenly ended their relationship and decided to remain friends. David Museliani did not have the chance to become the husband of a beautiful gymnast.

For many years, Kabaeva’s personal life and her motherhood have been actively discussed in the media. There was a lot of gossip about Alina Maratovna’s wedding with Putin. However, in 2013, the rumors disappeared, because in an interview with Bolshoi Sport magazine, Alina announced that she doesn't have children yet.

In 2015, a new wave of hot news poured in about the gymnast’s newborn child, whom she allegedly born in Switzerland. This information remains a mystery, since Alina did not give a refutation about the birth of the child.

But the rumors didn't end there either. In the same year, viewers drew attention to the loose-fitting dress that the gymnast wore at one of her appearances. The curious public immediately assumed that Kabaeva was going to become a mother for the second time. However, this news has not been confirmed.

Family

Marat Vazykhovich Kabaev is Alina’s father, Tatar, former professional football player, champion of Kazakhstan. After finishing his sports career, he took up coaching.

Lyubov Mikhailovna Kabaeva is the mother of Alina Maratovna, Russian by nationality. She played basketball in Uzbekistan. Currently lives in Moscow.

Lisana Maratovna Kabaeva is Alina's younger sister. Lisana did not lag behind her family and also took up sports: fencing and rhythmic gymnastics. However, soon Lisana completely devoted herself to the profession of a manager.

Income

Alina Maratovna has 3 apartments in Moscow, 2 cars(Porsche and Mercedes) and owns land plots.

Even before the closure of the Dozhd TV channel, a story was aired about oil traders Gunvor, whose co-owners, Kolbin and Timchenko, sold several apartments in the Moscow districts and St. Petersburg to a relative of Alina Kabaeva.

Alina Kabaeva is a wonderful example of determination, will and character. This bright, beautiful and talented athlete has inspired and continues to inspire new generations of gymnasts around the world.

Biography of Alina Kabaeva

Alina was born and raised in Tashkent in what was then the Uzbek SSR. Today it is Uzbekistan. Father, Marat Vazykhovich, a Tatar by nationality, remained to live in Tashkent. He was a professional football player, played in the Pakhtakor team in 1980-1986. Became the champion of Kazakhstan in 1993 as part of Traktor (Pavlodar). For some time he played for the team of this state. Alina's mother, Lyubov Mikhailovna, is Russian and now lives in Moscow. She also played sports and played on the national basketball team. Alina Kabaeva also has a younger sister, Lisana. She is in the hotel business. Alina's parents sent her to a sports school when she was only four years old.

Alina Kabaeva. childhood and youth

Alina Kabaeva began doing rhythmic gymnastics. Her mother, Lyubov Mikhailovna, wanted her to become a figure skater, but since there were no schools teaching figure skating professionally in hot Tashkent, or in the whole of Uzbekistan, it was decided to send Alina to the gymnastics section. Dad, Marat Vazykhovich, was only in favor. Alina Kabaeva's first coaches were Elvira Tarasovna Romeiko and Aneliya Andreevna Malkina. At the age of twelve, the girl achieved great results, and there were no longer any prospects for her further development in Tashkent. Mom took her to Russia, to Moscow. The coach was Irina Aleksandrovna Viner.

Seeing Alina Kabaeva, she ordered her to urgently lose weight. Without fulfilling this condition, she did not want to engage with the future star. Alina Kabaeva had to go on a diet in order to turn from a “TV on legs,” as her early trainers called her, into a slender girl. Since 1995, she has been training with Wiener, and next year she already competes for the Russian national team.

At this point, by the standards of gymnastics, Alina was already “old”; moreover, she had a far from ideal gymnastic figure. But Winner was able to discern great potential and talent in the girl, and took her to her place at the Olympic reserve training base in Novogorsk. Alina will later remember: “It was she who made me a champion, instilled in me self-confidence, that I can do a lot... Irina Aleksandrovna is very humane, she will not force me to study in vain, she feels girls well.”

Alina also had other teachers at the Olympic reserve school: Honored Trainer of Russia, senior coach of the national team Vera Nikolaevna Shatalina, coach-choreographer Veronika Borisovna Shatkova (Honored Trainer of the Russian Federation).

Already at the age of 13, the girl joined the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team.

When she was 15 years old, she won the European Championship for the first time. It was 1998. After that, she became the absolute European champion four more times. And in 1999 she became world champion. But in 2000, at the Sydney Olympics, an unpleasant incident happened to her. While performing with the hoop, she missed it. The hoop rolled off the mat. Because of this serious mistake, Alina Kabaeva took only third place.

Alina Kabaeva at home

And in 2001 the “doping scandal” broke out. Alina Kabaeva and Irina Chashchina were caught using furosemide. For which they were disqualified for two whole years. The athletes were deprived of all awards won at the Goodwill Games and the World Championships. Until August 2002, they were not allowed to participate in any competitions. During the second year of disqualification, they were allowed to compete in official tournaments, but under strict control.

Interestingly, furosemide is not a doping; on the contrary, it is used in sports medicine to remove prohibited substances. But the World Anti-Doping Agency banned its use. Probably, the Russian athletes were not to blame for the fact that this drug was found in their tests, but the rules were written for everyone, and they also affected Kabaeva.

Two years later, in 2004, at the championship in Athens, she again took first place. Nothing more is known about any of her serious achievements in the sports field. She ended her career in 2007. It was rumored that Alina Kabaeva would take part in the 2008 Olympics, but these data remained rumors.

During this period, Alina decided to try her hand at television. In 2001-2002, she was the host of the weekly program “Empire of Sports” on channel “7 TV”. Also at this time, she was invited to shoot the adventure film “Red Shadow” directed by H. Nakano (Japan). She starred in the role of Olga.

In 2007, Alina graduated from the Moscow State University of Service. Her qualification is as a specialist in the field of sports management. In 2009, she also graduated from the Lesgaft State University of Physical Culture in St. Petersburg. Here she studied by correspondence.

Since 2008, Alina Kabaeva has been leading her own project on television. This is a weekly program about the life and career of successful people “Steps to Success” on the REN-TV channel. She also often appeared in the programs “Good Morning” on the Russia TV channel, and “Mood” on the TVC. Since 2012, the REN-TV channel launched her new large-scale weekly project “The Path to Olympus”. The program talks about Russian Olympians and Paralympians, their lives and sports careers, achievements. A documentary film was made about Alina’s path to the gold medal in Athens, which was included in the “Our Victories” project, this is a series of programs “Collected Olympic Works” on the “Sport” TV channel in 2008.

It must be said that Alina Kabaeva made herself known in politics. In 2001 she was awarded the Order of Friendship. From 2001 to 2005, she was a member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party. He has the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, fourth degree.

For two years, from 2005 to 2007, she was a member of the Public Chamber of Russia. She dealt with the problem of insurance for athletes. True, it was rumored that Kabaeva did not leave the Public Chamber on her own, but was forcibly removed from there, since she did not attend to her duties.

In 2007, Alina Kabaeva was elected to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. She was elected on the federal list of United Russia. This applies to the Nizhnekamsk electoral district. In addition, Alina is the deputy chairman of the youth affairs committee.

In 2007, she was elected to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

In 2008, Alina Kabaeva was elected chairman of the Public Council of the holding, which bears the resounding name - “National Media Group”. She founded her own charitable foundation. Now he is building a sports complex in the city of Tskhinvali. In addition, the foundation allocates money to rural libraries in the Nizhnekamsk region of Tatarstan. She also organizes a rhythmic gymnastics festival. The foundation has also set up a “hotline for the Unified State Examination”.

When Kabaeva was disqualified for two years, she could be seen on the 7 TV channel. There she hosted the weekly program “Empire of Sports.” She also managed to star in a Japanese feature film called “Red Shadow.” She also appears in the video for the song “Alina Kabaeva”, performed by the group “Igra Slov”. In 2008, he hosted the program “Steps to Success” on the Ren TV channel. Many famous and famous people visited her. Two years later, the program began to be broadcast on Channel Five (Ukraine).

Alina Kabaeva and Vladimir Putin. There were a lot of conversations...

In 2006, Alina Kabaeva became the laureate of the national Woman of the Year award. She also entered the top ten sexiest women in Russia in the sports category. She posed nude for Maxim magazine, as well as for the Caravan of Stories magazine.

In 2008, a scandal erupted around her name and the name of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. There was information that they were going to get married. The Moscow Correspondent newspaper first spoke about this, and other media picked up the news.

Putin said there was “no grain of truth” in this information. Kabaeva's press secretary demanded that a refutation be published. Apparently, this incident served as a reason to close the newspaper. Alina Kabaeva prefers to remain silent about her personal life. At the same time, she is a rich bride. Her income in 2011 amounted to more than eleven million rubles. She has a land plot of 7.2 thousand square meters, three apartments, two luxury cars. Maybe she doesn’t have a boyfriend because Vladimir Vladimirovich is him?

Alina Kabaeva was born on May 12, 1983 in Tashkent - now the capital of Uzbekistan. Alina's father is the famous football player Marat Kabaev, a Tatar by nationality. Mother - basketball player Lyubov Mikhailovna, Russian. On her official website kabaeva-alina.ru, Kabaeva writes that she understands the Tatar language: " I was lucky with my grandmother on my father's side. She always spoke to me only in Tatar, and I understood her. Thanks to her, I still understand the Tatar language, although I can no longer speak. In childhood I could, my dad is Tatar. Both grandmother is Tatar and grandfather".

Marat Kabaev with his daughters: Alina (left) and Lisana (right)

The fact that Alina's parents were athletes predetermined her fate: " I got into sports thanks to my parents: my dad was a football player, and my mother played basketball. Her basketball team trained in the same gym as the gymnasts. First, Irina Viner’s players trained, and then the basketball players took to the court. Having once seen Irina Alexandrovna, my mother said: “If I have a girl, I will definitely send her to rhythmic gymnastics, and to this coach.” And so it happened".

Alina Kabaeva in childhood

Alina Kabaeva with her mother and younger sister Lisana:

Alina began doing rhythmic gymnastics at the age of three and a half, and at the age of 12 she moved with her mother to Moscow to train with Irina Viner, who immediately set the condition: to lose weight (by gymnastic standards, Alina is prone to being overweight, which is somewhat noticeable now, after completing a sports career).

Alina Kabaeva at the age of 12 years:

Alina Kabaeva’s parameters during her sports career (as of 2005): height 166 cm, weight 52 kg, chest 86 cm, waist 64 cm, hips 86 cm.

Since 1996, Alina began competing for the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team, two years later she became the absolute European champion, and a year later - the absolute world champion.

Arriving at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia as an absolute favorite, Kabaeva could not cope with her nerves and made a fatal mistake - she dropped the hoop during her performance. In the end, she only won bronze. However, in this type of competition Russia was not left without gold: it was won by another ward of Irina Viner, Yulia Barsukova.
Alina Kabaeva managed to become an Olympic champion 4 years later, in Athens. Having lost in the hoop and ribbon competition to another Russian, Irina Chashchina, Kabaeva showed the best results in exercises with the ball and clubs and still won in terms of total points, leaving Chashchina with silver.

It is worth noting that before the Olympics in Athens, Alina Kabaeva, who was previously a non-practicing Muslim, converted to Orthodoxy.

The last major competition for Alina Kabaeva was the 2007 World Championships, where she won gold as part of the team and bronze in ribbon exercises.
After completing her sports career, Kabaeva shared the fate of many famous Russian athletes, becoming a State Duma deputy from the United Russia party, but in September 2014 she resigned from her parliamentary powers, becoming the chairman of the board of directors of the National Media Group holding. The holding includes Channel Five (the group owns 72.4%), Channel One (25%), REN TV (68%), the Izvestia newspaper (73.2%) and the Russian News Service radio station (100%).

Two former champions in the State Duma: Nikolai Valuev and Alina Kabaeva

Film about Alina Kabaeva, shot by Channel One

Personal life. Alina Kabaeva and Vladimir Putin

In April 2008, the Moscow Correspondent newspaper published an article that Vladimir Putin allegedly divorced his wife Lyudmila (while in reality the divorce happened only 5 years later - in 2013) and was going to marry Alina Kabaeva.

The article caused such a resonance that at Putin’s press conference in Italy on April 18, 2008, one of the journalists asked: “ Vladimir Vladimirovich, I want to ask you about rumors: During your presidency, you have repeatedly encountered various rumors, “canards” - both about the country and about you personally. Here in Italy, I looked at Italian newspapers and was surprised to discover how popular the topic of your upcoming wedding with Alina Kabaeva is here. I want to ask you - how do you personally feel about all this, and (excuse me for, of course, a very delicate question) is it true that you divorced your wife, and is it true that your daughter got married and lives in Munich?"
Putin responded to this with the following: " The first thing I want to say is that there is not a single word of truth in what you said. Second: You mentioned an article in one of our tabloid newspapers, which actually mentions our Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics Alina Kabaeva and mentions, in my opinion, Katya Andreeva, your colleague who works on Channel One of Russian television. Other successful, beautiful, young women and girls are mentioned in other publications of this kind. And I think it won’t be unexpected if I say that I like them all, just like all Russian women. I think that no one will be offended if I say that I personally believe that our Russian women are the most talented and most beautiful. If anyone can compete with them, it can only be.
I, of course, know the hackneyed phrase and cliche that politicians live in a glass house, and society, of course, has the right to know how people who are engaged in public activities live. But even in this case, there are still some restrictions. There is a private life that no one is allowed to interfere with. I have always had a negative attitude towards those who, with some kind of flu-like nose and with their erotic fantasies, meddle into someone else’s life."(quoted from a transcript from the official Kremlin website - http://www.kremlin.ru/transcripts/24922).

The first meeting between Vladimir Putin and 20-year-old Alina Kabaeva dates back to 2003, when the president congratulated the rhythmic gymnastics team on their victory at the World Championships. Photo - RIA Novosti (Vladimir Rodionov).

Despite the public denial, rumors about an affair between Putin and Kabaeva did not subside and escalated again after Vladimir Putin’s divorce in 2013. There was even talk about Kabaeva’s two children from Putin. Kabaeva received the clownish nickname “Zabava Putyatishna”.

The son of Alina Kabaeva and Vladimir Putin is often added to this photo in Photoshop:

Alina Kabaeva herself, like Putin, refutes these rumors. From an interview with Bolshoy Sport magazine in 2013 (after Putin’s divorce): “ Life experience has taught me not to let anyone into my personal life. Anyone who wants to talk about work, the festival, or other professional issues is welcome, but not about personal matters. The only thing I can say is: I don’t have children. This is true".

10 years earlier, Alina Kabaeva spoke a little more openly about her personal life. From a 2003 interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda:

They write so many different things about you. What's the biggest nonsense you've read about yourself?

- That I'm getting married.

Is your fan (to calm everyone down) related to sports?

- No, but he stays in shape. - Alina immediately comes to her senses and continues with a laugh: - I know such questions. If he has nothing to do with sports, then it means he is some kind of businessman. They wrote on the Internet that I went to Milan, that I had four suitcases with me, and then two were stolen, and my boyfriend gave me an insanely expensive dress, and then I had a fight with him, and this dress was also stolen from me. So I don't want to say anything about my personal life.

I was amazed that in the interview you, a 19-year-old girl, argue that a man, in principle, cannot avoid walking “to the left”...

- It seems to me that this is so. But a loving person will never in his life make it possible to guess about physical betrayal. If a person wants to break off a relationship with you, then, of course, he will behave demonstratively: turn off his phone and not communicate... Fortunately, this has not happened to me. I leave in English all the time. Quiet.

That is, physical betrayal is not yet betrayal?

- I don't think so. But it’s better not to know or talk about this. For example, I have a girlfriend, and I know a lot about her boyfriend. But I will never tell her this in my life - they must figure it out themselves. I also don’t like it when they start telling me about my friends, where they saw whom and with whom.

Now Kabaeva does not deny that she is not alone, although she does not reveal the name of her lover. From an interview with Sobesednik magazine in 2014: " Thank God I have love in my life. This is great happiness"Alina also commented on the information regarding the ring, supposedly similar to a wedding ring, which appeared on her finger at the Olympics. Spectators saw the accessory when the gymnast carried the Olympic torch around the Fisht stadium. The question about the ring made the athlete smile: " I myself don’t remember what kind of ring I had there. Well, you see, this ring is definitely not a diamond ring. Conversations in the kitchen, discussing someone's rings - this is, in general, normal, there is nothing wrong with that. The main thing for me is that everything I say does not harm people. Everyone should have their little secrets - I have them too. I am happy that I am surrounded by love. But you can’t be too happy either, so as not to scare away your happiness".

A rather candid photo of Alina Kabaeva for a Japanese magazine:

Alina Kabaeva in Maxim magazine:

Alina Maratovna Kabaeva (May 12, 1983, Tashkent, Uzbekistan) - Russian rhythmic gymnastics, public figure. Winner of the 28th Olympic Games, 2-time world champion, 5-time European champion, 6-time Russian champion.

Life and career

Alina's father is Tatar by nationality. He was a professional football player. The gymnast’s mother played on the Uzbekistan basketball team. The future champion began gymnastics at the age of 3.5. Her mother insisted on this. Alina’s first coaches were E. Tarasova and A. Malkina. To develop her sporting potential, Kabaeva moved to Moscow. Here Irina Viner became her coach. The new mentor set a condition - to lose weight. After all, by gymnastic standards, Kabaeva is prone to being overweight, which is why previous coaches called her a “TV on legs.”

Wiener put her pupil on a fairly strict diet. The future champion did not eat much - she mostly drank mineral water. Alina had to work much harder than others, but the results were noticeable.

1996 – began to play for the Russian national team.

1998 – won the European Championship.

1999 – became world champion.

2000 - at the Sydney Olympics she made a blunder and as a result received only a bronze medal.

2001 – convicted of doping and was disqualified for 2 years. During the disqualification, the gymnast hosted the “Empire of Sports” program. She also played in the Japanese film “Red Shadow” and in the video for the song “Alina Kabaeva” by the group “Game of Words”.

2001-2005 - Member of the United Russia party.

2004 - took first place at the Olympics in Athens.

2005-2007 – Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. At this time, she was dealing with the problem of insurance for professional athletes. According to media reports, Kabaeva was removed from the chamber because she did not appear at meetings.

2007 – completed her sports career. In the same year, Kabaeva graduated in absentia from the Moscow University of Service with a degree in sports management. She also became a State Duma deputy. Alina was the deputy head of the youth affairs committee.

2007-2011 - State Duma deputy.

2008 – headed the public council of the National Media Group holding. In the same year, filming of Kabaeva’s program about successful people, “Steps to Success,” began. Many Russian singers, athletes, actors and politicians became guests of this program.

2009 – graduated in absentia from the St. Petersburg University of Physical Culture.

2008-2009 - under the patronage of Kabaeva, a hotline for schoolchildren on the Unified State Exam was operating.

2011 – again became a State Duma deputy.

According to official data, in 2011 Alina Kabaeva’s income amounted to 11.5 million rubles.

Alina Kabaeva professed Islam, but before the 2004 Summer Olympics she decided to convert to Christianity.

The former gymnast heads the A. Kabaeva Charitable Foundation. She is involved in the Unified State Exam Hotline, the construction of a sports complex and the organization of a children's gymnastics festival.

The name of Kabaeva is associated with a scandalous story about her upcoming wedding with V. Putin. An article about this was published in 2008 in the Moscow Correspondent newspaper. The press secretary of the former gymnast demanded to print a refutation. Putin said there was “not a word of truth” in this. The publication of Moscow Correspondent was suspended and the editor-in-chief was fired. However, information about the connection between the gymnast and the president has repeatedly appeared in the Western media. The only “confirmation” of this is only the route sheet for the private plane flight that brought the gymnast to Sochi to see Putin.

Kabaeva became the heroine of the play “BerlusPutin”, staged by director Varvara Faer based on the play by Dario Fo.

The former gymnast loves ballet, literature and theater. Alina really likes Ostrovsky's plays. In addition, she is interested in everything related to Japan.

Kabaeva admits that in life she tries to adhere to Irina Viner’s advice: “If you go out to people and you feel bad, no one should know about it.” According to Alina, the best way to deal with stress is physical activity. In particular, she often uses the treadmill.

Kabaeva on the path to success: “While training, I often thought that I couldn’t do it anymore. One day after training I was treated to watermelon. Then the scales showed half a kilo more. Then Irina Viner said: “That’s it, go back to Tashkent!” And my mother added: “You leave, and I’ll stay.” Nobody felt sorry for me! Later, I told my mother more than once: “Take me away from here.” And the next morning I realized that I couldn’t leave. I just need to be constantly pushed.”

The personal life of the Olympic champion, Russian sports star and politician Alina Kabaeva worries and interests Russians from the very moment young Alina became the only holder in the world of the title of four-time European champion. After the Russian woman went to the Olympics in Sydney in 2000, and then, in 2004, to Athens to defend the honor of the country, those who did not yet know or have not seen Alina Kabaeva saw and completely fell in love. The girl has been repeatedly recognized as one of the sexiest women in Russia. Songs were written and videos were shot in honor of the star. But, according to tabloid rumors, the Russian woman’s heart is now occupied not by anyone, but by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Some even claim that the athlete gave birth to a boy and a girl. Is it true that Alina Kabaeva and her children from Vladimir Putin are in love with the head of state? It’s difficult to figure out, but it’s still possible.

Brief biography of Alina Kabaeva

Alina Kabaeva’s family lived in Uzbekistan for some time. His father was a professional football player playing for Pakhtakor, his mother played basketball. It is not surprising that it was decided to send the first daughter, who was born on May 12, 1983, to sports. At the age of 3.5 years, the girl began doing rhythmic gymnastics in Tashkent. Some time after the birth of their first child, Marat Vazykhovich and Lyubov Mikhailovna had a second daughter, Alina Kabaeva’s sister, Leysana.

When Alina turned 11 years old, her mother, observing her eldest daughter’s success in sports, decided to move to Moscow so that the girl could realize her potential. Then the future Olympic champion first learned that, according to her coach, Irina Viner, the girl was prone to being overweight. The young athlete received the offensive nickname “TV on legs,” and therefore it was decided to put Alina on a strict diet. As the mother recalls, the eldest daughter then “ate only water” and constantly disappeared in grueling training. But it is worth paying tribute and recognizing that these sacrifices brought results. At the age of 15, Alina Kabaeva, to the envy of other children, is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the first girl in the world with the title of four-time European champion in rhythmic gymnastics.

The young athlete conquered new heights, and Alina Kabaeva’s family watched with pride and joy the successes of their eldest daughter and sister. In 2000, the gymnast went to the Olympic Games in Sydney, but could not become the first - during the exercises, Alina made a serious mistake and the hoop rolled off the field. The girl left the Olympics with a bronze medal in her pocket, extremely disappointed in her performance.

In 2001, another extremely unpleasant incident occurred. Furosemide was detected in Alina's blood. The athlete was disqualified for two years and stripped of her Goodwill Games medals. This year can be considered a turning point in the personal life of the Russian woman, because it was then that she began her political career and discovered her talent as an actress. A few years later, furosemide was removed from the list of doping substances. According to some sources, in fact, the athlete drank furosemide to, among other things, keep her figure in shape.

As we remember, the girl, according to her trainers, was prone to being overweight since childhood and keeping herself in shape took quite a lot of effort.

Personal life of Alina Kabaeva: children, husband, failed romance

However, despite the scandal, Alina Kabaeva won the hearts of millions of Russians - many men dreamed of becoming Kabaeva’s husband. In 2002, the girl returned to sports and took part in competitions under the strict supervision of doctors and judges. That same year, the contenders for Alina’s heart and hand sighed in disappointment. The athlete told the media about the affair that connected her with police captain David Museliani. The law enforcement officer was already confidently called Kabaeva’s husband, and Alina herself willingly discussed her love and wedding plans with journalists.

But shortly before the wedding, the media reported that Kabaeva’s future husband was having an affair with actress Anna Gorshkova. Alina broke up with the police captain and after this incident stopped sharing details of her personal life with the media.

Despite an unsuccessful romance and being busy in politics, in 2004 Alina took part in the Olympic Games in Athens and took first place. In the hearts of Russian men, the hope of becoming Kabaeva’s husband again appears, because after the breakup with Museliani, the girl for a long time remains free. A year after the Olympics, in 2005, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Alina Kabaeva the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree.

In 2007, the Olympic champion became a member of the State Duma of the 5th convocation and continued to take part in sports competitions, thanks to which champion titles of the World and European Championships appeared on her account. She has repeatedly announced that she intends to take part in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, but combining sports and politics is becoming increasingly difficult, so in 2007 the girl announced the end of her sports career. In the same year, she graduated in absentia from the Moscow State University of Service with a qualification as a specialist in the field of sports management.

It is noticeable in the photographs that with the end of her sports career, Alina gradually begins to gain weight. But despite this, she remains a favorite of millions of Russians, posing for famous glossy magazines, including men's ones. The athlete was repeatedly recognized as one of the sexiest women in Russia. Songs are recorded in her honor. In 2008, the girl became the chairman of the Public Council of the National Media Group holding and visited Tskhinvali. After this, she founded the Alina Kabaeva Charitable Foundation, which deals with the construction of a sports complex in the destroyed Tskhinvali. The Russian woman is not married, but takes care of children who show great promise in sports.

The media are recording Vladimir Putin as the husband of Alina Kabaeva

In the same year, the press literally explodes with rumors that Alina is in a relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Moscow Correspondent” writes about this for the first time, stating that Kabaeva’s husband is the head of state. According to the publication, the wedding of Kabaeva and Putin took place in Valdai in 2014. The news was picked up by American tabloids. In addition, in 2014, the Olympic champion had the honor of carrying the torch along with six other most titled athletes in Russia to light the Olympic flame. Then many journalists noticed that a ring appeared on the ring finger of Alina Kabaeva’s right hand, which was immediately called a wedding ring by the tabloids. The athlete's press secretary said that the athlete would not comment on these rumors, but demanded that a refutation be printed. The president himself did not confirm the news about the wedding, noting that there is not a word of truth in the Moscow Correspondent story.

Despite official denials, since that year the tabloids have not subsided and rumors about an alleged affair have acquired new incredible details. The reason for the gossip is the fact that Alina, who has been prone to obesity since childhood, after retiring from sports, begins to gain weight. The girl still remains a beauty and is recognized as one of the sexiest women in Russia, but the media cannot be stopped. In 2015, the German publication Neue Zuricher Zeitung reported that Alina Kabaeva gave birth to a child. At the same time, photographs appeared on the Internet in which the girl was captured in a red bell dress. She attended a sports festival named after her unit.

Then the media took a harsh look at the Russian woman’s appearance, suspecting her of being pregnant. However, every girl knows how easy it is to gain weight. In addition, in the same year, the famous Russian TV presenter and deputy Tina Kandelaki publishes a photo with Alina on her Instagram page, in which it is noticeable that the girl was clearly not pregnant - Kabaeva, who, according to her, has neither a husband nor children, She has lost a lot of weight again and is closely monitoring her figure.

How many children does Kabaeva have?

The media are savoring the far-fetched details of Alina’s personal life and wondering how many children Kabaeva has. According to various rumors, the athlete allegedly has two – a boy and a girl. There is also a photograph of Kabaeva with a child on the Internet, but, according to official sources, this is Alina’s nephew, the son of her sister Leysana. The girl herself has said more than once that she has not yet become a mother and asked fans to stop spreading and fueling rumors about her family.