Alexey Yagudin is a famous figure skater, Olympic champion. He also has several victories at the world championships. After retiring from sports, Alexei began to engage in creative activities.
Early years, adolescence
Alexey Konstantinovich was born on March 18, 1980. His hometown is St. Petersburg. Alexei's mother worked at the institute. The father left the family when the son was 4 years old. At the same age, Alexei got into the figure skating section, where his mother took him to improve his son's health.
In the first achievements of Alexei, his mother played a big role. Sports did not stop on weekends, in winter Yagudin went in for skiing, and in the warm season he did exercise complexes.
Sport
The first coach of the athlete is Mayorov Alexander, he coached the boy for 8 years. Then the group was led by Mishin Alexey. Plushenko Evgeny also worked with Yagudin. At the age of 13, Alexey took 4th place at the World Championship among juniors, he got 1st place after 3 years.
Sports successes did not prevent Yagudin from graduating with a medal. In 1997, he began his studies at the Academy of Physical Education. Lesgaft. Upon graduation, Alexey received the title of Honored Master of Sports.
In 1998, Tarasova Tatyana began to train him. 1998-1999 the athlete won 6 championships. In 1999, he won the World Championship and received the highest marks for artistry.
For 4 years, the confrontation between Plushenko and Yagudin lasted. Yagudin took first places in international competitions, Plushenko was ahead of him at the Russian Championships.
Since 1999, Alexey began cooperation with the IMG agency, in 2000 he became the first at the World Cup. In 2001, he was third at the Goodwill Games, and after that he wanted to leave the sport, but the coach persuaded him to compete in Salt Lake City at the Olympics. It was then that the skater unleashed his full potential by winning gold.
Yagudin left the sport in 2003 due to health problems.
Creative career
Alexey was a participant in the show many times, performed with Pushkina Oksana in the "Stars on Ice" show, and then with Daineko Victoria in the "Ice Age".
In 2009-2010 Yagudin hosts the program "Good evening, Moscow!", And in 2013 began to conduct "Ice Age". In 2017, the skater performed in the show "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King".
Alexey also acts in films, he had a role in the movie "Hot Ice". Yagudin can be seen on the stage of the theater, performances with his participation: "Do not believe your eyes", "Adventure stories". Alexey also became the author of an autobiography.
Personal life
Yagudin did not lack fans, he had relationships with famous athletes, representatives of show business.
In 2007, Alexey met with Sasha Savelyeva, a member of the Fabrika team. Then he began to live with Tatiana Totmianina, a figure skater. In 2009, a daughter, Elizabeth, appeared, and in 2015, a second girl, Michelle.
In 2016, Alexey and Tatiana got married, the wedding was in Krasnoyarsk.
