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Svetlana Vasilevna Horkina
Светлана Хоркина
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Athlete, activist and just beautiful Svetlana Khorkina was born in 1979 in Belgorod. She came to sports almost from birth, on the advice of doctors, since from birth she was not distinguished by her bogatyr health.
Her parents listened to their advice and sent her to the gymnastics section. Svetlana Khorkina falls into the hands of a talented coach, who develops her talent as a gymnast. At the age of 13 she was a member of the national team of Russia in gymnastics, and already at 16 - Honored Master
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Athlete, activist and just beautiful Svetlana Khorkina was born in 1979 in Belgorod. She came to sports almost from birth, on the advice of doctors, since from birth she was not distinguished by her bogatyr health.
Her parents listened to their advice and sent her to the gymnastics section. Svetlana Khorkina falls into the hands of a talented coach, who develops her talent as a gymnast.
At the age of 13 she was a member of the national team of Russia in gymnastics, and already at 16 - Honored Master of Sports in Russia. 1996 is significant for the gymnast in that she takes first place in the Olympics on the bars, and in 1999 at the world championship. Svetlana Khorkina repeated her success at the 2000 Olympics and three times at the World Championships. For her undeniable merits she was repeatedly awarded orders of Russia.
2004 - the end of his sports career, and 2005 - the year of birth of his son Vladislav. He is the Vice-President of the Federation for Sports Gymnastics of Russia. She is known for starring in the TV project “House 2”. In addition, she is often invited to famous television programs such as "Smack", "Subbotnik", "Circus with the Stars" and "News of the Week". /