MY SPORT IDOL IS SVETLANA KHORKINA

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Biography
Sports career
Personal life

Biography
Svetlana Khorkina was born January 19, 1979 in Belgorod, in the family of ordinary workers, her father working and her mother is a nurse. Best friend Svetlana can be considered the mother, they share everything with each other and even innermost secrets. Beauty, charm, artistry - all from my mother, but perseverance and hard work from his father. As a child, Svetlana was "grab his head", he toyed with the boys in the streets from morning to night, as the family was at work. But as they say, no evil without good, Svetlana became ill, and then doctors advised her to exercise. So little Light beginning gymnastics.

Success Svetlana immediately noticed, and her coach, whom she is very grateful. Boris Pilkin immediately began to cook from a little girl is an Olympic champion . In the Junior competitions the world was not equal. A real grown-up she felt when she entered the national team of the Soviet Union, and she was only 12 years old! Began a new stage in the life of the Lights. Began experiencing, more accountability to parents, coach, city, country, then she realized that she now belongs to herself .

Sports career
The winner of 12 gold medals, three-time world champion, candidate of pedagogical Sciences, honored master of sports of Russia in sports gymnastics. Timeless Queen Svetlana Khorkina uneven bars five times in a row (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002) won on his favorite shell . In addition to the five top prizes at the bars she has three gold medals in the absolute superiority, two in the team competition and one award for floor exercise and balance beam. In addition to the five top prizes at the bars she has three gold medals in the absolute superiority, two in the team competition and one award for floor exercise and balance beam.

Interesting facts about Svetlana Khorkina:
Invented several complex elements, some of which are named in her honor
• Unofficial nickname among the athletes – Queen of uneven bars
• Her name mentioned in an American TV series Gymnast
• Led the show's House-1
• Holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
• The winner of the award for achievements of women Olympia
• In 2007 in Belgorod a monument
• Married to a General of the FSB, is the son of Svyatoslav

Personal life
In 2005, Sveta became a mother, but who is the father of her son Svyatoslav, Khorkina carefully concealed, repeatedly stating that gave birth to a child "for yourself". Some time a thought goes a couple Khorkina - Kirill shubsky, who attributed the paternity due to his autobiography Svetlana "Somersault on high heels," he did not divorce his wife (Vera Glagoleva), so that personal life Khorkina was still a mystery.
And only 6 years later the athlete decided to stop running. In 2011, the Russian Association of stuntmen Svetlana Khorkina first officially appeared with her husband - the General of FSB Vladimir Kochavim.