The life story of some famous people develops as if according to a twisted plot of an adventure novel. So the fate of the Russian-French skater Marina Anisina. In addition to the difficulties in her sports career, her personal life with the bright and shocking artist Nikita Dzhigurda causes the interest of viewers.
Biography
The future Olympic champion in figure skating in Moscow was born. It was 1975, August 30th. In those days, Soviet sport won remarkable world victories, and the parents of Marina Anisina, the Union's hockey player Vacheslav Anisin and his wife, figure skater Irina Chernyaeva, did not doubt the future career of their beloved daughter. The girl was sent to the figure skating section. This sport brought the grown-up athlete world fame and victory in prestigious competitions.
Job and career
Riding, Marina Anisina paired with the famous Ilya Averbukh. Well-coordinated performances of the couple, their complex elements and support brought the first victory in 1990 at the Junior World Cup. In 1992, a magnificent couple reaffirmed their right to be considered the best in the world.
It so happened that the sports couple broke up at the request of Ilya Averbukh. He was attracted by the opportunity to work with a rising star Irina Lobacheva. Marina Anisina was forced to look for a new skating partner. They became Sergey Sakhnovsky. The new tandem did not last long - Sakhnovsky emigrated to Israel and began to play for the national team in tandem with the figure skater Galit Haight.
Marina Anisina for a long time did not find a way out of this situation. But fortitude saved the athlete from depression. She continued to train hard all alone. She wanted to find a worthy partner. Together with the coach, she looked after a lot of information and what athletes are ready to stand on the ice with the Russian figure skater. According to physical data, the choice fell on the Canadian athlete Victor Kraatse and the Frenchman Gwendale Peiser. Anisina sent invitations to cooperation to both. Soon she moved to France and began training with Gwendal. Since 1993, Marina Anisina has been living in Lyon in the hospitable home of her figure skating partner. The pair showed such remarkable results that they were invited to the French Olympic team. For this, a citizen of the Russian Federation had to change citizenship to French citizenship.
The further fate of Marina Vyacheslavovna Anisina was scandalous. The 2002 Olympic Games were accompanied by many unsightly stories, including the French judge giving the first place to the Sikharulidze-Berezhnaya pair in exchange for giving the prize to the pair from France. The bribery of judges was attributed to the international adventurer Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov. Although the Olympic Games brought Anisina and Peizer gold medals, the sports career was over, the 2002 World Cup was held without them. The French couple went into amateur skating and demonstrates their skills and art in ice shows.