Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva: biography, achievements, awards and fun facts

Artistic gymnastics - a sport where athletes begin a career at a young age, and finish, barely surpassing the twenty years abroad. Trauma, severe stress doing their job. In the face of a girl like Yana Kudryavtseva, rhythmic gymnastics has lost one of the best athletes in recent years.

Due to a leg injury serious girl finished with the sport, only he reached the age of nineteen. However, for the short time that she shone, Yana Kudryavtseva has become a multiple world and European champion, winner of the Olympic Games and has remained in the memory of fans of sports as one of the most elegant gymnasts.

From the pool to the gym

The heroine of the story - Muscovite, born in September 1997. Very often the children of famous athletes repeat the fate of parents and dedicate their lives to sport it. It has not escaped this fate and Yana Kudryavtseva. Exercising, however, did not immediately became engaged to the future champion.

Daughter of the famous swimmer Victor Kudryavtsev, she initially engaged in swimming in the overall development of the group.

Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva: biography, achievements, awards and fun facts

However, in four years, the girl is given to a section of rhythmic gymnastics. Jana's father, as a former athlete, knew what crazy load awaiting his daughter in the sport and was originally opposed to it seriously began to pursue the case. However, the coaches were able to convince him that Ian has a great future, and he agreed. The coaching staff of the legendary Irina Viner-Usmanova took another supertalantlivuyu athlete under his wing.

The Junior achieve

At the age of 11 years, Jan Kudryavtsev, weight and growth which has always been close to ideal for rhythmic gymnastics (at the peak of a career with growth of 170 cm athlete weighing 47-48 kg), began to act in the junior competitions. From the beginning, she has taught all their victories. She has gold medals at competitions in Dmitrov, Samara and Kazan.

Since 2011, Jan Kudryavtsev began to represent the flag of Russia abroad. In that year, in parallel with the competition senorok at the World Cup, held competitions among juniors.

Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva: biography, achievements, awards and fun facts

Speaking with Averin sisters, she won the team competition. This award Ian added individual gold in exercises with hoop and clubs.

In 2012, the athlete participated in the Junior European Championships. Again, the victory in the teams competition, and in the appendage - the gold in the ball exercises. Also on the bill Yana Kudryavtseva - Junior World Cup, won in Pesaro.

The youngest prima calisthenics

Adult athlete career beginning in 2013. At one stage of the Grand Prix, held in Moscow, Yana Kudryavtseva won the run-around, exercises with ball and clubs. These awards she adds bronze for hoop.

Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva: biography, achievements, awards and fun facts

In the same year John set a new achievement in artistic gymnastics, becoming the youngest athlete ever to win at these tournaments. This happened when the gymnast won the tournament, which was held in Sofia. Yana Kudryavtseva became the first in the all-around, beating and mistress of the tournament Silvia Miteva, and team-mate Margarita Mamun. It was also extracted victory in the exercise with hoop and clubs, but also - for the bronze ribbon.

Ahead of Alina Kabaeva

The first world championship was the most real test for Yana Kudryavtseva. During a speech to the tape constantly interrupted by the music, which could bring the young athlete out of the rut. However, this did not prevent Yana show the best result and win the gold medal. In addition, the first place she took in exercises with clubs and to the gold medals added silver for the ball and the hoop.

Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva: biography, achievements, awards and fun facts

The most important event took place in the all-around final. Yana Kudryavtseva, which is not even turned sixteen, beat all experienced girls and become the absolute champion of the world. Thus, it has surpassed the legendary Alina Kabaeva, becoming the youngest world champion in the all-around.

Next Yana Kudryavtseva season start is not too smooth. Instead of victories, which have all used, followed by silver and bronze medals at the first World Cup. However, according to Irina Viner, it still remained one of the leaders of the team, together with Margarita Mamun. By the middle of the season she divorced in earnest and began again to take the award, one after another.

World Championship in Turkey became a bright finale of this year, when John won as many as five gold medals, including the all-around, repeat last year's triumph. At the same tournament gymnast won a special prize as the most elegant athlete.

Olympic season

At the end of the 15th year of Jan Kudryavtseva seriously injured his leg and was restored for a long time. Because of this, it gradually entered the Olympic season, limiting their participation in performances. Nevertheless, and this year she takes the gold medal at the start of the World Cup in Tashkent, Kazan, Sofia. Starting in 2013 at the very first line of the rating of the strongest gymnasts invariably Yana Kudryavtseva. Olympics 2016 was finally sealed the title of the strongest, "the artist" every four years.

However, as in 2000 in the case of Alina Kabaeva in Sydney, there intervenes a fatal accident. Just as Kabaeva in 2000 Kudryavtsev was considered the main favorite of the competition. However, at the end of the exercises with clubs she admits the loss of the object.

Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva: biography, achievements, awards and fun facts

This error cost her first place. Kudryavtseva was leaving Rio with only a silver medal.

End of the short but brilliant career,

On one of the tournaments in the 15th year of Jan suffered a serious foot injury. With this injury, she went to the World Championships in Stuttgart, where, through the pain, won as many as five gold medal. Only at the end of the competition, she appealed to the clinic, where she was diagnosed with a fracture of one of the bones of the foot.

Recovering, Jan Kudryavtsev able to perform at the Olympic Games, which was able to win silver medals.

After that, doctors have found that such a misfortune could happen in her right foot. In November, Irina Viner has said that her charges could retire. At the end of the year an athlete notified the International Gymnastics Federation. Thus ended the brilliant career of one of the strongest gymnasts of the last time.

Life

As with any young attractive girls Yana Kudryavtseva was besieged by fans. The public has become widely known for her love affair with basketball CSKA Kulagin. Profiles of children in "Instagrame" were covered with photos of each other and declarations of love. Athlete did not part with a T-shirt Army basketball club with the beloved number. However, at one point, all the photo basketball player disappeared from the pages of social networking Yana.

Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva: biography, achievements, awards and fun facts

Soon a rumor that a great gymnast split with windy lover because of his many betrayals.

But not for long mourned Kudryavtseva alone. Soon in her life, a new choice. Yana Kudryavtseva and Artur Yusupov, now one of the most famous sports pairs. Midfielder "Zenith" is not so rich rewards, as it is a beautiful girl, but his career is in full bloom, and he has time to catch up with her.

Yana Kudryavtseva - one of the strongest gymnasts of the last ten years. And although her career was short-lived and she was forced to end early with the sport because of injury, the athlete will always remember all their grace and elegance.