Venus Zaripova Gymnast Biography

Comments we talk about Venus Zaripova. Venus Zaripova is a real legend of rhythmic gymnastics. She is known for becoming the first student of Irina Wiener. Moreover, it was Venus who brought Alina Kabaeva and showed it to the chief coach of the Russian national team. Zaripova was the fifth child in the family. She could not have been born at all, which she later told the Israeli ninth channel: I was the fifth child in the family, after.

The sisters and brothers with us are a small age difference, one and a half to two years, one after another. Mom did not work, dad went to work on the uranium mines in Uchkuduk, to Uzbekistan to keep his family. Dad somehow arrived unexpectedly, asks: “Where is mom? And dad said: "Nina, I promise you that we will pull the child, let's leave him." He literally pulled his mother out of depression by force.

It turns out that in the mother’s womb I grabbed my life with both hands. Small children, big garden, cows, hens, cattle, constant work and troubles. Mom was busy with the farm and children around the clock, seven days a week. It was hard. And the fifth child scared his mother. Just at that time, the father was exiled to the Uchkuduk due to the discrepancies with the views of the party.

As a result, the whole family moved there, and seven people lived in a one -room hut. Mother completely devoted herself to raising children, and her father worked on a mine. Despite this, RIA Novosti, parents in every possible way supported the hobbies of children and allowed them to develop. At the age of five, Venus began to go to the ballet studio, after which she decided to engage in gymnastics with her older sister.

These circles eventually closed, and the last option in the city remained - a music school. Venus showed excellent results there, received letters, participated in concerts. Then the family began to save money for the purchase of a piano. Rhythmic gymnastics appeared in the life of a girl suddenly. Olga Tulubaeva arrived in Uchkuduk. The coach immediately saw that Venus could be realized in this sport and convinced the girl to leave music.

True, the parents were against it. They set a condition - gymnastics is possible only if the daughter does not abandon the music. Sometimes classes coincided, and then Venus descended from the second floor of the music school along the drain pipe to escape to training. Then the parents realized that it makes no sense to resist the choice of their daughter.

The first competitions of Venus passed when the gymnast turned 9 years old. Then in Tashkent, Irina Wiener noticed her. As a result, the girl moved there, and her new coach gave all her knowledge and love. At this age, no one had fallen into the national team before. Venus gained the first popularity in the year when she won the USSR championship in separate forms and silver in the all -around.

The tournament was held in Kyiv, where Irina Deryugina shone then.

Everyone put it on her victory. As a result, Zaripova went around her in the home arena at such a young age, this was a real sensation. Dereyugin, according to the results of the all -around, remained only in third place. In the year, RIA Novosti Venus performed at the World Cup, but her best result there is the fourth place in the finals with the tape.

A year later, Zaripova began injuries and health difficulties. At the last championship of the USSR in the year, she won the exercise with the hoop, and officially completed her career. Initially, she was called just for consultations, but the gymnast remained there for a long time, raised the level of sports in this country. She trained coaches of the Russian system, which is why now the Israeli in the top of world gymnastics.

Despite all the risks, Venus comes to Russia, works as a judge at internal starts and acts with indicative performances.