Alina Kabaeva - Wikipedia did not say everything: personal life, sports and political career.
The Kabaev family loves sports, so it is not surprising that the daughter is a professional gymnast, and not anyone else. The mother of the future star was a member of the basketball team of Uzbekistan, and her father played for the local Pakhtakor. Marat Kabaev is still loved and remembered in Uzbekistan, and when they meet Alina on the street, they say: "this is the daughter of a famous football player." The fact that she is considered a world-class star outside her homeland does not bother them at all.
The heroine of the article was born and raised in the city of Tashkent. On May 12, 1983, her biography began. The girl lived in the mode of constant parental training and moving, so this life was familiar to her, and she immediately adapted to the sports environment. Many believe that mom and dad forced the girl to go into sports. But this is not so: the future star herself chose her path.
Her parents wanted her to become a figure skater. And since there were no good sports schools that train future figure skaters in Uzbekistan, the girl's parents preferred gymnastics. For the first time, Kabaeva got to training before she was four years old. The first teachers of the heroine of the article were Anelia Malkina and Lyudmila Nikitina. After the girl turned 12, her mother moved her to the capital of Russia, because it was difficult to achieve success in Tashkent, the level of schools was not the same. The first teacher already in the professional field for Alina was the famous Irina Viner.
Carier start
According to Kabaeva, as soon as she saw her coach for the first time, she realized that she was not happy with her. Horror was read in Irina's eyes: the girl at that time was inclined to be overweight, was overweight. Therefore, in addition to the fact that there was a lot of work to do, Alina also needed to lose her fat. The former coaches of the future gymnast noted that the girl was overweight, and, as Wikipedia says, they jokingly called her "a TV with legs."
Wiener immediately prescribed a mono-diet for the future star. The diet was far from her usual diet, but the result was not long in coming: after a couple of months, Alina Kabaeva turned from a “dumpling” into a slim girl. An additional motivation for the girl was that the coach threatened to take a syringe and remove all excess fat from the athlete with her own hands. Of course, it was a joke. But Kabaeva worked on herself many times more than other girls. 
As Alina recalls, what gymnastics did to her body made her love this sport even more. And the coach herself realized that in front of her was not just a capable student, but a nugget. Therefore, she began to prepare the girl for big competitions and a sports career. After some time, Wiener's goal came true: already in 1996, the heroine of the article entered the Russian national team and won several prestigious awards. Despite the fact that the girl was not born in Russia, her nationality is Russian.
Championship
To this day, Kabaeva Alina Maratovna bears the sole title of the four-time champion of the Old World in gymnastics. The first time she received this title in Portugal, and 4 times in the neighboring country - Spain.
According to the gymnast, she has never met happier people than in Japan. It was there in 1999 that she managed to become a two-time world champion and for the first time an absolute champion. The second time she managed to get this title in Madrid in 2001. And a year later, again in Spain, she became the absolute champion of the European continent.
The parents were very proud of their girl. And her father reacted to his daughter's victories as if they were his own. And my mother was glad that all her efforts, which she made fifteen years ago, were not in vain. But this is logical, because every parent wants to be proud of his child. Alina also did not lag behind them. She always boasted about her father, saying that the modern generation has something to learn from him.
As a child, the girl attended all the dad's football matches, and she had goosebumps when he scored a goal, and the stadium exploded with applause. “At that moment I felt the happiest,” recalls the gymnast.
australian olympics
In 2000, absolutely all viewers believed that Alina Kabaeva would take gold. The more difficult was their disappointment when she stood only on the third step of the pedestal. This happened due to the loss of the hoop at the end of the performance. Another Russian gymnast won - Yulia Barsukova.
Dope
At the beginning of the 2000s, furosemide was found in the blood of the heroine of the article. A scandal broke out, and the athlete was suspended from sports activities for two years. They took away the awards that she received for the 2001 World Cup. The first year of punishment Kabaeva was forbidden to participate in any sporting events. The second was already conditional: Alina could speak, but she was closely watched.
Furosemide is not on the doping list, but it is used to remove prohibited substances. It is believed that the athlete's coach gave her a drug that contained furosemide.
Book of Records
Alina Kabaeva is considered the first and only gymnast whose name was entered in the Book of Records for the fact that at the age of 15 she became the European champion, performing among those who are several years older than her. In addition, the heroine of the article is credited with the systemic changes that she made to this sport in the 90s.
Performance at the Goodwill Games in 1998:
Interestingly, the athlete was baptized before the Greek Olympics. And before that, the girl even professed Islam. It was said that the heroine of the article would take part in the Beijing Olympics. But these plans were not destined to come true.
Filming and political activities
The girl is talented not only on the carpet, but also on the other side of the TV. Her first film was "Red Shadow", filmed in Japan. She could also often be seen in advertisements, at fashion shows, and even in a clip that was dedicated specifically to the athlete. While Kabaeva could not do gymnastics due to disqualification, she hosted the Empire of Sports program on the 7TV channel.
Upon reaching the age of majority, the young athlete not only received the right to vote, but she herself was chosen. For several years she was a member of the council of the United Russia party. From 2005 to 2007, the heroine of the article was a member of the Public Chamber, engaged in volunteering. In the winter of 2007, the girl became a parliamentarian from United Russia.
Being now an athlete-politician, the gymnast did not abandon shooting in television shows. In 2008, she hosted the talk show Steps to Success on the Ren TV channel. Every week, the athlete communicated with famous people from Russia who shared their successful stories. The heroine of the article was in the TOP 10 most beautiful girls in Russia. And simultaneously with work in the Duma and sports performances, she received two prestigious educations.
In 2007, the girl defended her diploma at Moscow University and stopped performing on the carpet, and in 2009 she graduated from St. Petersburg State University of Physical Culture.
Personal life
The marital status of the athlete has always been publicized. Since the middle of the 2000s, “the people” have been whispering about the relationship between the gymnast and the head of the Russian Federation, Putin. In 2008, a revealing post about the imminent wedding of lovers was published in the MK publication. This news that Putin is the future husband of Alina Kabaeva instantly became news not only in Russia, but also in European states.
A huge resonance was created, which turned into a scandal. Alina declined to comment on this post. Putin also asked to pay attention to the fact that the newspaper's employees wanted quick PR and former popularity, so there is not even a hint of the truth in their text. And then came the news about the imminent closure of Komsomolets, as a publication that had become too unprofitable for the owners.
present tense
A couple of years later, information began to leak into the media that the gymnast had become a mother, and the father of the child was the head of state. They named the boy Dima, in honor of a close friend of the president. But Kabaeva and Putin strongly rejected these rumors. Then, Alina said that the boy was not her child, but his nephew. And the children of the husband, these are all fabrications of the media. To this day, the truth is not clear. 
In 2012, the athlete announced the birth of a second child from Putin, now a girl. When the heroine of the article got tired of all this hype, she gave a detailed interview to the media, where she stated that rumors about pregnancy had nothing to do with her life. And where she and the children are depicted - a photo that was faked for the sake of a wave of rumors.
In 2013, the president broke up with his wife Lyudmila, with whom he had been married for 30 years. Rumors about the relationship between Kabaeva and Putin flared up again. In the fall of 2013, information was leaked about the wedding of lovers in the Iversky Monastery, located in Valdai. The press service denied this information. And now it is not clear what kind of personal life between this couple. And it may never be known.
