Russian gymnast Ekaterina Selezneva, two-time world champion, is called special and incredibly charismatic. The performances of an international master of sports combine sophistication and impeccable technique.
Graceful and flexible Ekaterina Sergeevna Selezneva has been in rhythmic gymnastics since the age of 5. The athlete graduated with honors from school, entered the Institute of Physical Education. Her sports career has never interfered with her studies.
The path to the heights
The biography of the future champion began in 1995. The child was born in 1995 in the city of Pushkino in the family of the honored coach of Russia Olga Nazarova.
The baby began to play sports early. Later, the gymnast Ekaterina admitted that she did not remember the first training session, but she perfectly remembered that she felt like a crumb among older athletes. Rhythmic gymnastics conquered the baby. However, the parents immediately cooled their daughter's enthusiasm by setting a condition: sports should not have a negative effect on academic performance.
The young gymnast showed good results right away. She successfully competed for the Moscow Region Constellation club. In 2007 she took part in an international tournament for the first time. The debut went well: Katya was the first at the Golden Leaves competition, the second at the Yaroslavl Spring and at the Spartakiad of the Governor of the Moscow Region.
The girl entered the top ten at the national championship in 2007. In November 2008, Katya took gold at the "Non stop cup".
In 2011, the athlete took third place at the National Cup in the all-around. The result of the 2012 competition was gold. Selezneva's number with a hoop was recognized as the best. In 2013, Selezneva became a member of the Russian national team with the third result.
Katya successfully completed her school course in 2013, along with a gold medal, and also received a certificate for special achievements. The graduate decided to continue her education at the University of Physical Education.
New Horizons
In 2014, the gymnast became the champion of the country, in 2015 she won the national championship with a ribbon. Katya won silver at the Russian Cup. After winning the Koop Cup, the girl in 2017 at the Universiade in Taipei not only took gold in the ball performances, but also became the second in the all-around, hoop, ribbon and ball. Exercises with clubs brought her to third place.
At the most prestigious tournaments, the athlete demonstrated the highest skill. She did not leave the podium, receiving silver and gold awards.
Selezneva's talent in the all-around was especially manifested. Audiences were delighted with her eccentric tape act to the music "Sexbomb". The program with the ball is not lagging behind in technical terms: it harmoniously merges with the performer, becoming a single whole with the gymnast.
The triumph in Guadalajara at the world cup was a real gift for the seventeenth birthday. The girl became a silver and gold medalist.
The incredible ability to cleanly perform programs has become the reason for the participation of the celebrity in all important competitions. The result of this responsibility was 3 World Cups, the same number of Grand Prix and higher steps on the podiums.
Sports and Show
The hoop became a lucky shell for Katya in 2019. At the World Championships, she received gold for the program. A successful debut at a new level of competition brought the athlete to the stars of world sports and helped to gain complete self-confidence.
In the same period, Ekaterina successfully defended her thesis and was determined to participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the World Youth Championship in Luzhniki at the end of July. Then Selezneva began to prepare new programs and trainings again.
In 2020, a celebrity won the new season of the 2020 Grand Prix in the capital. In the all-around Selezneva performed cleanly and confidently. However, she could not rise above the fourth place. The hoop program helped her win. Selezneva not only perfectly demonstrated her skills, but also got a clear pleasure from the show.
Fans are interested in the personal life of the star. Ekaterina practically all the time takes training, participates in various sports events.
Ekaterina took part in the show "Alina Kabaeva's Festival" together with the best Russian gymnasts. The TV piece about the action was filmed by the U channel. One of its main characters was Selezneva.
The celebrity held a master class at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Center located in Khimki near Moscow for the pupils of the famous coach. Katya showed the young athletes several exercises. Selezneva also awarded the winners of the XIII traditional rhythmic gymnastics tournament "Autumn Rainbow" in Star City.
Sport and heart
However, a rich sports life did not prevent the acquisition of personal happiness. Catherine's chosen one was Sergei Gladun, a TV presenter and showman. The young man attends all the entries of his beloved, is actively rooting for her.
The romance began in 2016. The couple did not hide their relationship. Joint pictures often appeared on Sergey's page on VK and Instagram. Fans quickly noticed that Gladun and Selezneva attended events together.
Sergey made an offer to become his wife to his beloved at the wedding of Alexander Radulov and Daria Dmitrieva, to which both were invited. The girl agreed. However, the reason for the postponement of the date of the solemn ceremony was the performance of the future bride at the world championship in Baku. “Gold” became a weighty argument for participation in the Olympics.
Ekaterina hopes that she will be able to perform successfully at the most important competition for her. The gymnast also decided to postpone the end of her sports career. She is completely confident in Sergei's feelings and support. The young man approved the decision of the chosen one.
