Tatyana Totmyanina is a well-known Russian athlete, an international class master, European and World Figure Skating Champion. The biography of this person is often of interest to fans, especially how the girl was able to return to the ice after an unsuccessful fall.
Childhood
Tatyana Ivanovna Totmyanina was born on 10/02/1981 in Perm. She was in poor health, so at the age of four, her parents decided to enroll her in a figure skating club in the hope that the lessons would help the girl. The first coach was A. Kislukhin, with the help of which she began to master single skating.
Way to success
At the age of 15, the young figure skater began to practice under the leadership of Tatyana Pavlova. However, for too long the athlete did not have much success, although the technique was worked out at a high level. Then the coach advised her to try her hand at pair skating. So Tatyana Totmyanina began to work together with Maxim Marinin, who was just in search of a partner. They trained at the Yubileiny stadium in St. Petersburg, where the girl met her future husband, Alexei Yagudin.
The duo consisted of two professionals. In 1997, Tatyana Totmyanina was a member of the team of the Russian national sports school SKUSHOR SKA in St. Petersburg. The skater’s biography was supplemented by a new event in 1999: he and his partner took third place in the national championship and successfully performed at international competitions, entering the top ten athletes of the European and World Championships. Unfortunately, in 2001, a conflict arose with the coach, and the couple moved to Oleg Vasiliev, having left for Chicago.
Key achievements of partners
The new mentor changed the style of skiing and involved the choreographer Jozell Arena and Svetlana King. Tatyana Totmyanina is a figure skater who has high dedication, determination and good physical characteristics. The same character traits and the partner. Joint efforts have led to great results. In 2002, Maxim and Tatyana took the honorary fourth place at the Olympic Games in Salt Leith City, and the next season they won all the world competitions, as well as won second place in the World Figure Skating Championships. In 2004, they were able to become world leaders.
Figure skater Tatyana Totmyanina: drop from support
In October 2004, an unexpected event occurred during the performance on the way to the Skate America Grand Prix: at the time of support, the skater fell on the ice on one arm and lost consciousness. Maxim also could not stay on his feet, but he had no serious injuries. The girl was urgently hospitalized. She had many bruises, her lip was cut and her teeth were knocked out, but the most unpleasant diagnosis was a concussion. Doctors stitched her eight sutures and installed a temporary crown.
The coach had to phone the mother of the young athlete by phone, because she was ready to break from Russia to Pittsburgh, and it was impossible to get a visa in two days. Marinin, one of the most reliable partners, skaters, considered himself the culprit of what happened, and he had a strong psychological barrier, to overcome which it required the help of professionals. The skater thought differently, recognizing her own mistake.
Fans strongly supported her and were sure that a true Olympic champion would not be stopped by anything, she would definitely continue her performances. The athlete assured in response that this phenomenon often happens in figure skating, so there is no need to be upset, she will definitely return.
At first, the doctors said: Tatyana Totmyanina, whose injury is very serious, should leave the training for about a month. The skater was not going to put up with this, and as soon as she felt better, she began to rush to the rink. The courage of this person deserves respect! Even the coach, just in case, took her car to the service station and asked the masters not to rush into the repair. Tanya herself did not remember the moment of the fall. Fortunately, she recovered very quickly and two weeks later she received permission to continue her favorite pastime.
Tatyana Totmyanina after falling on ice
When the girl began her professional career, she was hospitalized again at the first Russian Figure Skating Championships in Kazan , but for a different reason. The media reported that even earlier, she was found to have cholecystitis and dyskinesia of the gallbladder, but long flights, changes in diet were exacerbated by her condition.
However, Tatyana Totmyanina, head injury and other ailments of which could not stop the purposeful girl, again after some time returned to the sport. In the same season, the couple won the World and European Figure Skating Championships. In 2006, athletes won the Winter Olympics held in Italy (Turin).
Activities after an amateur career
After the main victory in his life, Maxim and Tatyana decided to take a break, after which they intended to return to big sport. Alas, they were unable to agree with the Federation of Figure Skating on financial matters, so there was no question of returning.
In 2007, Totmyanina and Marinin refused to take part in the Stradivari Golden Ice tour and go to Ilya Averbukh's project “Ice Symphony”. Later, the girl appeared on the television program of the First channel "Ice Age" along with Leonid Zakoshansky and Nikita Malinin. In 2013, Oscar Kuchera became her partner.
Personal life
Today Tatyana Totmyanina is the wife of figure skater Alexei Yagudin. They met long before they began a life together. It was 15 years old at the Yubileiny stadium. In the circle of athletes, everyone knows each other, and this is how this meeting took place. According to the future husband, at that time he treated Tanya as an ordinary girl who was very serious and immersed in her career. Feelings appeared after many years, when both personalities left the big sport and took part in the show. They were often together and eventually decided to live under one roof. They were in no hurry to sign officially, although an offer from Alexei was received.
In 2009, Tatyana announced that she wants three children from her beloved husband. This desire was made on New Year's Eve. A true miracle happened! After a month and a half it turned out that the famous skater is pregnant. In November, a wonderful girl was born named Elizabeth. Parents were happy with such an event, although, according to Tatyana, the birth of a baby is a serious test for her. The athlete did not know how to handle young children, but her husband and mother-in-law helped her a lot, for which the young mother is very grateful to them. Now she has experience, and communication with the baby causes a more reverent feeling.
Raising a daughter
Often in a family where one child grows up, his parents spoil him and indulge him greatly. Tatyana and Alexei take a completely different approach: in their opinion, the baby should grow in a constant struggle and achieve everything himself, starting from infancy. This will allow him to grow strong and seasoned. Surely such a decision is justified by Tatiana’s fear for her daughter, who will face the problem of making decisions on her own. So, little Lisa gets used to the fact that she often has a nanny with her, and her parents return home only in the evening. The child must be loved, but you can not completely surrender to him. With his appearance, the life of parents should not change, since they have their own desires, goals and needs, therefore, everything in the family should be equivalent.
Today is Lisa’s fifth year, and the question remains whether she will follow in the footsteps of mom and dad? Tanya and Lesha want to isolate their daughter from the difficult conditions of figure skating and serious injuries, although the baby imitates them and is already skating. In the life of the girl, of course, sport will be present, but not amateur. So decided Alexei Yagudin and Tatyana Totmyanina.
The biography of a professional skater is still of interest to fans waiting for new events in life (the appearance of the next child) and the success of the Olympic champion. Although she has left amateur sports, we continue to see her on television.