Nastia Liukin is an American artistic gymnast, 2005 and 2007 world champion, four-time U.S. champion (twice junior), absolute Olympic champion. In addition, she was a silver medalist in team competitions in gymnastics at 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Anastasia was born in Moscow on October 30, 1989. She is the only child of well-known Soviet athletes: 1988 Olympic gold medalist Valeri Liukin, the first man to do a triple backflip, and 1987 World Champion, rhythmic gymnast Anna Kotchneva.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, 2,5-year-old Nastya and her parents moved to New Orleans, and then to Texas. Liukin is fluent in English and Russian. You know, Anastasia and her family are members of the Russian Orthodox church.
Cute girl began doing gymnastics after spending time in the gym while her parents coached. Actually, Nastia is coached by her father at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, her family’s gymnastics club in Plano, Texas.
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Maria Verchenova is a Russian professional golfer. She is the first Russian woman, who became a full-time member of Ladies European Tour in 2007. By the way, she has several top-10 finishes.
Beautiful girl was born on March 27, 1986 in Moscow. Verchenova studied at the Moscow Ballet School Inspiration from 1992 to 2002. Her father Vitaly Verchenov was interested in golf. In 1998 in Karlovy Vary Maria was engaged in golf too. Her first coach was Carl Skopovi. Now Maria works with Mark Walters.
Later Maria joined the United Federation of golf development. And as an amateur player she won the championships in Russia, Latvia, Slovenia, Austria and became the winner of the Universiade in Turin in 2006. Then Verchenova graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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Aleksandra Kosteniuk is a wonderful girl. She is a Russian Chess Grandmaster (2004), the 12th women’s world chess champion (from September 2008 to December 2010), European Champion (2004), Champion of Switzerland (2011). In addition, she is a three-time winner of the Chess Olympiad (2010, 2012, 2014) and five-time winner of the European Championship (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017), vice-champion of the World Rapid Chess (2012). Moreover, she is a two-time World Champion in Fisher Chess (2006, 2008), European champion in blitz (2017).
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk was born on April 23, 1984 in Perm. In 1985 the whole family moved to Moscow and seven years later the girl became a champion of the capital.
Kosteniuk began playing chess at the age of five. Her father Konstantin Kosteniuk, Honored coach of Russia, is her coach. The girl has a younger sister Oksana, who is also a chess player.
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Yelena Isinbayeva is the Greatest Woman Pole Vaulter in History. Great athlete is a two-time Olympic champion among women (2004, 2008), winner of the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. By the way, she is a three-time world champion and champion of Europe, Honored Master of Sports of Russia. Also, she set 29 world records.
Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva was born on June 3, 1982 in Volgograd, Russia. The girl has a younger sister Inessa, who works as a fitness instructor. Both children were engaged in gymnastics. It was their mother’s desire, who played basketball and even entered the institute of physical education. But at the age of 15 Yelena had to left gymnastics, because she was too tall to compete in this sport.
Famous Yelena graduated from the Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture. Isinbayeva has established herself as one of the most successful athletes of her generation. Awesome athlete became the first woman to conquer the five-meter barrier in 2005.
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Elena Dementieva is a Russian professional tennis player, Olympic Champion, TV host, Honored Master of Sports of Russia. By the way, she is a finalist of Grand Slam tournaments, winner of 22 WTA tournaments, winner of the Federation Cup as a member of the Russian national team (2005).
Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva was born on October 15, 1981 in Moscow. Her father worked as an engineer and her mother was the daughter’s coach. At the age of seven the girl began playing tennis. Rauza Islanova was her first coach. Young Dementieva played and won her first international tournament Les Petits As in France at the age of 13. In 1997, she entered the WTA top 500. A year later, in 1998, Dementieva became a professional player and entered the top 100 in 1999.
18-year-old Elena won the silver medal in the women’s singles at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Anna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player and sports commentator. The beautiful girl is a semi-finalist of one Grand Slam tournament (US Open-2007); a two-time winner of the Federation Cup (2007-08) as part of the Russian national team; finalist of a single Junior Grand Slam tournament (Wimbledon 2003).
Anna Dzhambulievna Chakvetadze was born in Russia’s capital, Moscow, on March 5, 1987. Her father is a businessman and her mother is a housewife. By the way, the girl has Georgian and Ukrainian roots.
At the age of eight the little girl started playing tennis. Her first coach was Victor Pavlov. Later Anna continued playing tennis at the international tennis academy Valerie, where her coach was Chris Evert. In addition, she trained in the French tennis academy.
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Alina Kabaeva is an outstanding Russian athlete, Honored Master of Sports, retired rhythmic gymnast, and politician. Since 2007, she has been a State Duma deputy. Awesome girl won two Olympic medals, 18 medals at World championships and 25 medals at European championships.
Future champion was born on May 12, 1983 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR, where she spent her childhood. Her father was a professional footballer and played for Pakhtakor team. Now he lives in Tashkent. Alina’s mother, Lyubov, played for the national basketball team in her youth. Now she lives in Moscow with her younger daughter Lisana. Since childhood, Alina was a Muslim, but before the Olympic Games in Greece in 2004 she decided to become Orthodox and was baptized.
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