She reached the highest pedestals that any athlete only dreams of - she received Olympic gold at the 2012 Games in London. It's about her - a native of a small regional city in the Rostov region of Kamensk-Shakhtinsk, Ulyana Donskova.
Biography. Way to Olympus
Ulyana was born in August 1992 in an ordinary family. However, at 5, the girl’s life made a sharp turn - her father took her hand to rhythmic gymnastics. And Ulyana almost immediately everything began to work out! Experienced coaches advised taking her to Moscow for viewing - so in 2008 Donskova got to the famous Novogorsk and began to train under the mentorship of Irina Wiener herself.
Happiness of young Ulyana was not overshadowed by many hours of training or severe restrictions on food - after all, gymnasts simply must be light and airy. The stubborn Donskova always clearly saw the goal on the horizon and dreamed of achieving stunning success in a beautiful sport called rhythmic gymnastics.
By the way, Donskova was almost immediately determined by the coaching staff in the grouping team - these are the gimanastes, who perform not individually, but five. This direction is considered both complex and spectacular: after all, five girls work simultaneously as one. It is clear that this is not easy to achieve, especially in Russia, where the bench for rhythmic gymnastics is very long, and immediately another athlete takes the place of any athlete.
However, this did not happen with Donskova: the girl was even the captain of the team - the title is given to the one who knows how to rally the gymnast team and set the rhythm of the performance.
After the games
In 2012, Ulyana Donskova announces the end of her sports career. This surprised many, because the girl is only 20 years old. Yes, there are many for gymnastics, but this is not the limit. However, Ulyana decides to develop in other projects.
According to the girl, her athletic life was tired. For a long time after sports, she even refused fitness, which led to a set of several kilograms. But after participating in numerous projects, including dancing with the stars on the federal channel, Donskova forgot about them.
Wonderful prospects opened up before the girl: she carefully chose which university to go to. And according to sports tradition, she went to the Lesgaft Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in St. Petersburg.
