Tatyana Volosozhar is a well-known Russian figure skater, who became a two-time Olympic champion in Sochi in pair skating. What is interesting about her biography and the personal life of the athlete?
Skater Biography
Tatyana was born on May 22, 1986 in Ukraine in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. Her dad was a military man, so from childhood he began to accustom the girl to a healthy lifestyle and sports. At four, he took her to an ice rink. There was just going to the figure skating section. Tanya was a very complete child and did not immediately like the coaches. They did not want to take her, but hard work at an early age allowed the girl to begin her sports career.
Volosozhar devoted a lot of time to training, and the first success came to the girl at the age of seven, when she won the competition in her age group. Her success allowed Tatyana to draw the attention of Honored Figure Skating Coaches of Ukraine. So the skater was invited to pair skating. Her first partner was Petr Kharchenko. Together they became the country's junior champions, but then their general career did not work out and the couple broke up.
In 2004, Tatyana began to train with Stanislav Morozov. Together, the skaters three times became champions of Ukraine and even took 12th place at the 2006 Olympic Games. Then they found a new coach in Germany and moved to live in this country. Their speeches made clear progress. Tatyana and Stanislav improved their performance and took eighth place at the 2010 Olympics. Then Morozov left for coaching, and Volosozhar decided to continue her sports career.
Tatyana received an offer to play for the Russian team together with Maxim Trankov. In 2010, she moved to this country and received citizenship. This was a landmark decision in the life of an athlete. Moreover, the trainer of the couple was the former partner of Tatiana Stanislav Morozov.
Already in the first season, the skaters were able to win the Russian Cup, and the next year they became champions of Russia. Athletes continued to climb the Olympus and practiced a lot. First they became European champions, and then won the world championship.
The Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 became a real triumph of the skaters. First, Tatyana and Maxim won gold in team competitions, and then won in pair skating. Their programs have become real masterpieces in ice productions.
After the Olympics, athletes did not perform one and a half years. This was due to Maxim's health problems. But in 2016 they became champions of Russia and Europe. Then in their performances there was a clear decline, and the couple announced the end of their careers.
But Volosozhar did not move far from the sport and continues to participate in various ice shows. She also takes part in productions of performances on ice. Together with Maxim Tatyana released a biographical book.
