Irina Viner is proud of her life’s work, which included mating athletes.
Irina Viner stepped aside after 24 years. Aop
Irina Viner has resigned from the position of the head coach of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics national team. Reported Sport24 site.
76-year-old Viner is known for her questionable mission to agree on the marriage of female gymnasts when their career is over.
For example, Hanna Rizatdinova, an Olympic medalist in rhythmic gymnastics, has described the marriage process as a “brothel”. According to him, gymnasts are being sought for grooms among Russian leaders.
Viner says in the announcement that rhythmic gymnastics was his whole life.
“I’m happy that I was able to influence the development of this magnificent sport so greatly,” Viner writes.
The coach is not inactive.
– Now I have a new task that is no less insignificant. I’m going to transfer my experience and know -how to coaches who trained the stars of the upcoming generation, he declares.
Kabejeva to replace?
Viner has been the head coach of the Russian national team since 2001.
After the announcement of the discontinuation, Russia began to buzz about who jumps into Viner’s boots. For example, Vladimir Putin’s alleged mistress Alina Kabejeva has appeared in speculation.
Kabejeva is a rhythmic gymnastic Olympic champion and a nine -time world champion. He runs his own gymnastics Academy in Russia.
Sport24 In any case, Kabejeva is not leaving the Academy. Thus, the site calls more likely candidates for viner location Olga Kapranova and Anastasia Tatarevan.