Alina Zagitova biography

Alina Zagitova Olympic figure skating champion Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova enters the galaxy of the best skaters in the world in the field of female single skating.

Alina Zagitova won many prestigious titles at a young age. At the Olympics of the year, Alina received a gold medal. In addition, Zagitova is the European Champion of the year, the winner of the final Grand Prix of the year. Alina Zagitova won the Championship at the World Cup among juniors, she became the Russian champion in the year. Alina Zagitova also in the year was the owner of a world record in a short program.

In the final, the Grand Prix of Zagitov became the second. Alina - Honored Master of Sports, is the gentleman of the Order of Friendship at the end of the year Zagitova decided to suspend his career. The girl received her name in honor of the gymnast Alina Kabaeva. Father - Ilnaz Nasikhovich Zagitov - coach of the hockey team. Mom is Leysan Zagitova. Alina's biography on Wikipedia says that by nationality Zagitov is a Tatar, according to religion - a Muslim.

At 4 years old, Alina Zagitova’s parents put her on skates. It was in Almetyevsk, where dad played hockey for the local Neftyanik team. The stubborn sports character of his daughter - the eldest Alina and the youngest Sabina, who is also engaged in figure skating - received from him. When they talk about the successes of Alina, Ilnaz Nasikhovich claims that the victory of the daughter is the merit of the mother of Leysan, her first coach Natalia Antipina and the current coach - Eteri Tutberidze.

It should be noted that figure skating classes for Alina Zagitova were not at first exhausting. She rode on weekends, but sometimes she threw skates and was engaged in drawing or leaning for my father’s team “Izhstal”. But by the age of 7, the successes of the girl became so indisputable that Alina Zagitova decided to completely devote her life to figure skating. The future Olympic champion began its training in the Almetyevsky Sports Palace of Sports "Yubileiny", where she trained at the Izhevsk Sports School for up to a year.

The first coaches of Alina - Larisa Sanina and Natalya Antipina made every effort to give their talented student the basic skills in figure skating. Alina Zagitova, in addition to figure skating in childhood, was fond of drawing. Alina Zagitova’s sports career finally the parents decided to move to Moscow for the sake of a further career to the daughter of the daughter - Alina Zagitova at that moment was a summer skater.

Eteri Georgievna Tutberidze - one of the most popular and popular coaches of Russia - noticed undeniable talents in her group in her group and took her to her team. However, three months later, she said that the girl could not rebuild from the system of teaching former trainers to the new system, and therefore removed Alina from her team. Unfortunately, Alina was persecuted by troubles: one after another, the athlete was injured.

Alina Zagitova broke her hand, and then received a fracture of the foot. Parents transferred their daughter to Izhevsk. Eteri Georgievna Tutberidze came to say goodbye to Alina. By the joy of Alina Zagitova, the coach invited her to try herself in her group again after recovery. Alina Zagitova took into account past mistakes and worked tirelessly, incorporating all the tips of the coach.

Soon the results appeared. In January, Alina Zagitova became a participant in the Russian championship among juniors. The girl took ninth place, which was not bad for the beginning skater. In August of the same year, Alina Zagitova won at the junior Grand Prix in France, giving confidently and showing a series of complex jumps. The performance and success of Zagitova became a kind of sensation.

Then followed the tournament in Slovenia. It ended for Zagitova with a third place and a bronze medal. These two performances provided the Russian skater with participation in the final of the junior Grand Prix. The end of the year was marked for the Zagitova silver medal of the Russian Championship. And at the beginning of the year, Alina Zagitova won the gold medal of the championship among juniors.

In the same year, Alina Zagitova became a winner at the European Youth of the Olympic Festival, held in Turkey. And in March at the Junior World Championship in Taibe Taiwan, the athlete improved her total data, winning a prize. It was the Lombardy Cup. And again - the first place. Then the Grand Prix followed in China, and Zagitova won with the arbitrary program “Don Quixote”, selected under its especially strong qualities.

The number was replete with jumping elements and a spasmodic rhythm, according to Alina’s biography on the site “Find out everything”. At the end of the year, Alina Zagitova received several titles at once. She was awarded the ranks of the Russian champion and the European champion of the year, and the masters of sports of Russia of the international class. Alina Zagitova is very endurance.

Alina performs all jumps in the second half of the programs - both short and arbitrary. In Russia, Zagitova became the first skater who performs all jumps in the second half of the program. The growth of Alina Zagitova - cm such data are indicated on Wikipedia. More recently, the growth of the young skater was indicated in her profiles as see.Also, Zagitova performs many jumps with his hands raised up.

The most difficult jump element that Alina performs is a cascade of triple lutz and triple ritberger - it is the most difficult among cascades of two triple jumps. Alina performed only in an arbitrary program, where she established her personal achievement. In individual competitions, Alina Zagitova set a new world record in a short program 82.92 points, in the arbitrary program Alina Zagitova, 65, like her rival, Russian woman Evgenia Medvedeva.

As a result, after the arbitrary program, Zagitov took first place with the result, 57 points, ahead of 1.31 points Evgenia Medvedev, and won a gold medal, which became the first for Russian athletes at the Olympics in Pyeongchang - before the Russians were only silver and bronze awards. The first place Zagitova many surprised many, everyone expected that Evgenia Medvedev would come to a well -deserved gold medal.

But the rumors of the problems between Medvedeva and Zagitova were refuted by the honored figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova. Let him ride the day after tomorrow. And it will be satisfied. I know Alina for several years. This is not a surprise. She is a real star. Their relationship? Have you seen a press conference? Eugene translated Alina. This says a lot.

Zhenya is a great human genius, ”Tarasov quoted in the news. The American skater Ashley Wagner criticized the performance of the summer Russians Alina Zagitova. Wagner, who was not included in the US team to participate in Games in Pyeongchang, wrote on Twitter that there is no figure skating in Zagitova’s program. Technically, everything is perfect. But you can’t do this. This is not a program.

She killed time at the beginning, and then just jumped in the second half. This is not a performance. I understand that this allows the system, but there is no figure skating in this, ”Wagner noted, adding that she does not criticize the Russian woman, but simply expresses her displeasure from watching her skiing. She also noted that she was not jealous and understands that he was not able to skate such a program as Zagitova’s.

I have a balanced program: first slow music, and then growing. All jumps are to the beat of music, ”Alina Zagitova told reporters. Zagitova or Medvedev - this question was one of the main trends in the news of figure skating of the year. The scandals began even without the participation of the skaters themselves, for example, after Maxim Trankov said that all the athletes at the Olympiad allegedly had a muddy for Medvedev.

For this, the skater went to Zagitova fans. At the end of the year, after a series of scandalous news on the topic of rivalry with Evgenia Medvedeva, Zagitova admitted that she did not communicate with Zhenya, but this is due to the fact that Eugene had left and, besides, Alina itself is not a very sociable person. In principle, we did not communicate with her much, especially before the Olympics.

It is difficult to answer the question why. It’s difficult to even formulate. Because first of all we were rivals with her. And we talked not so that the best girlfriends are straight. Since she left, and she does not write to me, and I do not write. Yes, in principle, I do not like to write. And talk too. I even with my parents sometimes talk on the phone is just too lazy, ”Alina quoted the news.

Also, commenting on the rumors of a quarrel after the Olympics, Alina Zagitova said that her relationship with Medvedeva concerns only their two. There we said warm words to each other.