Medvedev at the presentation of Avangard and Zagitova's participation in the Ice Age

Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva continues to show herself as a versatile personality.

Many already know about her passion for drawing, in which she is constantly progressing.

Now the two-time world champion has decided to master the ukulele and is already taking the first steps on this path.

“Never stop learning,” she signed one of the first photos with Medvedev's instrument.

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In addition, last week, the skater tried herself as a host.

The team of the Continental Hockey League "Avangard" invited her to the presentation of their newcomers.

Medvedeva was entrusted with announcing the names of the legionnaires and giving them playing sweaters.

“In 2015, I opened the World Championship in Moscow.

This was the only time I really held a club in my hands, ”Medvedeva recalled before the ceremony.

Soon, another eminent athlete may become a television star.

According to media reports, Alina Zagitova agreed to host a new season of the popular TV show "Ice Age", which is scheduled to premiere in the fall.

There is no official confirmation of this information yet, but judging by the fact that the Olympic champion of Pyeongchang-2018 has not yet been announced for any stage of the Russian Cup, it can be assumed that it may correspond to the truth.

According to reports, the negotiation process with the skater was long, but in the end she gave her consent.

Zagitova is very popular not only at home, but also abroad.

For example, her name often appears in the Japanese press.

Thus, the journalists of the Forza Style publication specializing in fashion analyzed the evolution of the appearance of the student Eteri Tutberidze.

In their opinion, she has changed significantly since her performance at the Games in South Korea.

“A few years have passed since the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, but outwardly Zagitova just changed.

How is this possible ?!

- quotes the article "Championship".

"Three years have passed since the gold of Pyeongchang, when Zagitova was only 15. Now she has matured and become nicer."

Not only athletes, but also their fans differ with a penchant for creativity.

So, Veronika Belousova combined two hobbies - figure skating and needlework - and now she weaves dolls of athletes with her own hands.

In total, there are 17 pieces in her collection, and the Tutberidze doll is the last one at the moment.

The girl painstakingly reproduces even the smallest details, so in each work you can really catch the resemblance to a living prototype.

“As a child, my mother dreamed of doing this sport, but financial opportunities did not allow.

Apparently, her unfulfilled dreams smoothly passed on to me.

Although as a child I did not want to be a figure skater, and only by the age of 15 I realized that I like figure skating.

Now, when it’s a little late to become an Olympic champion, I decided to knit these same champions, ”Belousova told about her hobby.

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The results of the summer of Tuktamysheva and the discovery of Tarasova

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva summed up the results of the past summer last week.

In June, she shared a list of plans for the next three months, and now she has "reported" on their implementation.

“I did not meet dawn on the bay and did not ride along the canals.

But she fully enjoyed the white nights and ate shawarma with Valeria Maximova.

Who would have doubted that the food item will be fulfilled, ”Tuktamysheva joked.

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Probably, some fans will find it difficult to imagine that such a self-confident and cheerful figure skater like Tuktamysheva may experience psychological problems.

However, the girl admitted that during a recession in her career, she turned to a specialist who helped to overcome difficulties.

“An athlete must be a strong personality, and many people involved in professional sports want to be confident.

And turning to a specialist for them means the opposite.

But this is not a weakness, working with a psychologist is for adult personalities, ”TASS quotes her as saying.

In turn, Evgenia Tarasova, who is paired with Vladimir Morozov, remembered their first acquaintance with Tuktamysheva.

According to her, it happened ten years ago at a competition in Nizhny Novgorod.

Since then, colleagues have had warm relations.

“From the very first meeting, Liza was remembered for being very radiant and emotional.

I liked being next to her, because she was very playful, cheerful and sociable, and I was a little more modest, but together we could play a hooligan.

Lisa has been such a positive person since childhood!

Now she is the same as she was, "Tarasova told Match TV.

Tarasova and Morozov are preparing for the new season in the USA under the leadership of Marina Zueva.

The skater admitted that it was not difficult for her to get used to local life, given that there are many emigrants from Russia in the town where they live in Florida.

At the same time, there was something that struck her in America.

“It was unusual that it was summer in Florida all year round.

And in the philistine plan, the products struck.

I remember leaving in March for the failed World Championship, I left cream and onions in the refrigerator.

Then we got stuck in quarantine, carried out training sessions and returned only four months later.

Opened the refrigerator, so what?

The cream and onions looked like they'd just come from the store, ”Tarasova said.

Zabiyako's dreams of a film career and Plushenko Jr.'s first school achievement

On September 4, the premiere of Danil Grinkin's film "Unbroken" took place, which tells about the careers of four of Nina Moser's wards: Russian sports couple Natalya Zabiyako and Alexander Enbert, as well as Americans Ashley Kane-Gribble and Timothy LeDuke.

The domestic duo announced their retirement in February and in recent months has actively participated in the creation of the tape.

According to Zabiyako, she intends to continue her career in cinema, for which she even began to study specialized literature.

“In general, I am going to make films, it is very interesting for me to immerse myself in all this.

I think that my future activities will be related to this, with creativity in general, "- quotes Zabiyako Sport24.

One of the most vivid memories in the career of any athlete is a meeting with the head of state after a successful performance in competitions.

So, Zabiyako spoke about the unusual dialogue that she had with Vladimir Putin at a reception after the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, where the couple won silver in the team tournament.

“When I took a selfie with Putin, I was in high spirits.

When he pinned me an award, he asked: "Natasha, did I prick you?"

What did you answer?

“No,” - quotes Zabiyako “Sport Day by Day”.

The main companion to the successful career of many athletes is popularity, which sometimes causes a lot of inconvenience.

This is well known to two-time Olympic champion Evgeny Plushenko, whose family is often in the spotlight.

It can be assumed that the coach breathed a sigh of relief when he did not see his name in the top three of the rating of mentions of the names of famous people in the media in August.

The top line in it was taken by actor Mikhail Efremov, and the coach was in fifth place.

“The case when it’s good that it’s not the first place,” Plushenko commented on the result.

However, in the foreseeable future, the titled skater may well be overshadowed by his son Alexander.

In 2020, he entered the first grade and already boasted of his first achievement - a diploma received "for the pursuit of knowledge and new discoveries."

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