Alina Kabaeva Maratovna

Alina Kabaeva was born May 12, 1983 in Tashkent. Family legend has it that a young Kabaeva has a very optimistic view of the world, and unlike many of her peers, she began to play sports on their own, and not because she was forced to. The mother of Alina - Love Kabaeva, a basketball player, played in the national team of Uzbekistan's Basketball. Father - Marat Kabaev, an ethnic Tatar, was a professional footballer and played for the team 'Pahtakor'. The girl grew up in an atmosphere of athletic training, duties, fatigue, victories and defeats.

Alina started to engage in artistic gymnastics at 3,5 years. Alina's mother wanted her daughter is seriously engaged in figure skating or rhythmic gymnastics. Strong schools of figure skating in Uzbekistan was not hot, so the choice fell on the artistic gymnastics. The first coaches were Alina Anelia Malkin and Lyudmila Nikitina. When Alina was 12 years old, my mother realized that to fully develop the potential of Alina in Tashkent do not succeed, and took her to Moscow to Irina Viner - the chief coach of Russia in Rhythmic Gymnastics.

According to Alina, Irina when I first saw his future best pupil, then horrified. Then Alina was not in the best physical shape, and for a career in sport, it was primarily to get rid of excess weight. Her former coach in Tashkent even called a girl 'TV on legs'. Wiener immediately planted her ward on the strictest diet - a future champion was fed just one mineral water. And the results are not made to wait long. Wiener immediately recognized the talent of his pupil and began to prepare her to the greatest heights. Calculations coach pretty soon realized: in 1996, Alina took the national team, and her career went sharply uphill.

Alina - unique in the history of rhythmic gymnastics four-time European champion. His fourth continental title she earned in November in Spain at the European Championships, and the first time she became European champion in Portugal. Two-time world champion - the first time absolute champion was in Japan in Osaka in 1999. Since then, considers Japan a happy country. In addition, it is a love that Spain - where she twice became the absolute champion of Europe (in Zaragoza in 2000, and in Granada in 2002) and again in Spain, earned a second medal of the absolute world champion (in Madrid 2001-m).

At the Olympics in Sydney in 2000, fans expected her to win again with a large safety margin. But alas, those hopes were justified - on competition in Australia Alina dropped the hoop in the final of the Olympic tournament and the result was only in third place, but first place went to Yulia Barsukova.

. In 2001, Alina Kabaeva and Irina Tchachina were caught on the application of furosemide, resulting in both disqualified for two years
. Sportswomen were deprived of all awards of the Goodwill Games and World Cup 2001. From August 2001 to August 2002 gymnasts did not have the right to participate in any competitions. Second year suspension was given conditionally, that is, athletes were allowed to speak at official tournaments, but for them was set strict control.

. Furosemide in itself is not doping, and is used in sports doping for removal of prohibited substances
. There were rumors that furosemide Kabaeva won with biologically active additives, which offered her coach.

. Meanwhile, Alina Kabaeva - the only gymnast in the world, inscribed in the Guinness Book of Records as early as 15 years, has become an absolute champion of Europe among adults
. The name Kabaeva largely linked revolutionary changes in artistic gymnastics in the 90 years of XX century.

. Kabaeva also starred in the film (in particular, . Japanese film "Red Shadow" in the role of a ninja), . Advertising, . participated in the model shows, . co-starred in the clip to the song of 'Game of Words' 'Alina Kabaeva', . During Ineligibility conducted weekly show 'Empire of Sports' on Channel '7 TV',
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Since 2001 he has been in politics. From December 2001 to October 2005 - Member of the Supreme Council party, United Russia.

From October 2005 to September 2007 was the first member of the Public Chamber of Russia. As part of the Public Chamber Commission on the development of philanthropy, charity and volunteer involved in the problem of insurance Athletes.

December 2, 2007, was elected deputy of the State Duma of the fifth convocation of the party, United Russia.

He is deputy chairman of the Committee on Youth. Under its auspices in the exams in 2008 worked as a telephone hot line for students on a single state exam.

. February 15, 2008 was chosen chairman of the Public Council of the holding "National media group '.

. In July 2008, began shooting a weekly program of author Alina Kabaeva of the life and careers of successful people - "Steps to Success" on the channel REN TV
. Guests of the program became Russia's most famous athletes, singers, actors, politicians.

. Cvetskaya life

. In 2006 Alina became the winner of the national award "Woman of the Year 'Glamour' (as voted by readers of the journal), and also recognized as the most sexual in Russia among the 10 winners 'Top 10 Sexy' in the category 'Sports'
. Shot naked in the magazine 'Maxim', and in the draft Catherine Christmas 'Calendar' magazine 'Caravan of Stories', 2003.

. Kabaeva devoted to songs Murata Nasyrova 'Alina' and groups 'Wordplay' 'Alina Kabaeva'.

. Love Story

. In 2004 Alina decided to take a break from big-time sports
. Many people associate this holiday with the athlete's personal life: she fell in love with a police captain Shalva Museliani. Soon the couple announced the wedding, but in 'Komsomolskaya Pravda' has started a detailed interview with the wife of Shalva. However, soon groom divorced, but continued to maintain his ex-wife warm relations. The tabloids linked the collapse of relations Alina and Shalva precisely this circumstance.

Awards

Alina Kabaeva awarded the Order of Friendship (2001) and "For Service to the Fatherland 'IV degree (2005).