VLADIMIR Putin’s Olympic lover sparked the fury of her gymnastics coach when she began relationship the dictator, it has been claimed.
Alina Kabaeva, 42, is known to have caught the attention of the then married Russian President whereas competing as a rhythmic gymnast.
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She gained gold at Athens in 2004 and have become often called “Russia’s most versatile girl” earlier than retiring with 18 World Championship medals.
Kabaeva even posed nude for a males’s journal on the top of her success.
Putin, 72, has by no means confirmed the connection nor studies they’ve two secret sons collectively.
However French journalist Celine Nony, creator of Alina: Putin’s Secret Love, says her sources, together with a relative, confirmed the romance started in 2006 – seven years earlier than Putin introduced his divorce from ex-wife Lyudmila.
Nony, who started overlaying rhythmic gymnastics for French title L’Equipe, additionally claims the connection angered Alina’s gymnastics coach, Irina Viner.
Viner was mysteriously faraway from her position as head of Russia’s rhythmic gymnastics earlier this 12 months following a feud with Kabaeva.
And Nony, as soon as kicked out of a gymnasium by Viner for writing a detrimental story about her, has sensationally make clear their fallout.
Nony, who lived in Moscow from 1996 to 1998, advised The Solar: “Alina based a brand new gymnastics college and performed a job within the eviction of her coach, Irina.
“Irina was greater than a coach – she was a second mom throughout her profession. Now it’s been round 10 years that she’s been out of the limelight.
“The primary time they met was after the Olympic Video games in 2000 in Sydney as a result of she was one of many medalists and, as with all of the Russian medalists, they have been acquired on the Kremlin.
“So Vladimir Putin gave to the entire medalists an award and this time, it was one thing particular as a result of Alina was imagined to win the Olympics, however she made a mistake and she or he completed third.
“That was the primary time. Then they’d completely different alternatives to fulfill however at all times in an official reception as a result of the coach of Alina was Irina, the spouse of Alisher Usmanov, the oligarch who was at the moment almost the richest man within the nation.
“The start of their relationship was almost on the finish of her profession in 2006.”
Nony described Alina as “smiley but additionally powerful”.
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She mentioned: “She is gorgeous. Whilst a journalist, it was at all times simple to talk along with her.
“Putin likes sports activities, he performed judo and actually pays consideration to them. She was the little princess of the nation and much more so when she gained gold in 2004.
“A rap group even wrote a track referred to as Alina. She took half in lots of tv exhibits. She was the one who everyone in Russia needed to have as a daughter, as a grandchild and as a pal.
“It is loopy to say it however I am certain she actually fell in love with him. I spoke with individuals at the moment.
“Even Irina disagreed with this relationship, even when she launched her to him. It was not her thought, this sort of relationship between them.
“She was shocked that they actually fell in love. Irina spoke about this to considered one of my mates.
“Alina additionally spoke to a few of her mates inside rhythmic gymnastics, which I do know having labored within the sport too.”
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She added: “She launched her pupils to oligarchs.
“A lot of the ex rhythmic gymnasts at the moment are the wives of an oligarch, so I’m undecided what the issue was.
“However possibly she thought it was an excessive amount of.
“I don’t have an excellent relationship with Irina due to a narrative I wrote about her round 15 years in the past.
“She pushed me out of the gymnasium. The story was about how, because of her husband’s cash, she would generally pay judges to get outcomes.
“I spoke to judges they usually advised me it was true they acquired cash from her to place the Russians in first place.”
In line with studies, Alina’s new gymnastics college, Sky Grace, sparked an influence battle with Irina.
The Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation was then dissolved to type a brand new physique with Irina enjoying no position in it, studies BBC.
When the story was printed concerning the relationship with Putin, she actually modified. She disappeared within the nation. No one might see her
Celine Nony
Since rumours of her relationship with Putin emerged, Kabaeva fell out of the limelight till just lately.
But it surely’s broadly reported she lives a lifetime of excessive luxurious in a secret mansion with Putin’s rumoured sons.
Nony was in a position to verify this – and mentioned Putin showered her household with presents together with luxurious properties.
Nony recollects: “When the story was printed concerning the relationship with Putin, she actually modified.
“She was the lady subsequent door, she was the princess of the nation. She was in every single place, very smiley and really pleasant.
“And after that story she disappeared within the nation. No one might see her. It was not potential anymore to get an interview along with her.”
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She added: “I knew that she was dwelling in Valdai, which is a presidential home within the north of the nation close to Saint Petersburg, with their youngsters. I’m undecided what number of.
“A giant shock was once I found that the mom of Alina and the sister acquired flats and homes within the richest components of the nation.
“The grandmother, who’s now 90 years outdated, acquired two homes in Rublevka, which is a spot the place all of the oligarchs have homes and even Putin has a home on this place, close to Moscow.
“The she acquired one other massive condo in Saint Petersburg. And one other one, an opulent condo in Sochi.
“Three ranges, an artwork gallery, a spot for the helicopter and so forth. Formally she is the proprietor of those locations.”
In 2008, the Moscow newspaper that reported Putin’s romance with Kabaeva, Moskovsky Korrespondent, was shut down.
Its reporting additionally claimed Putin has secretly divorced, earlier than it issued an apology.
Putin’s ‘secret sons’
VLADIMIR Putin has two secret sons who dwell like princes and are being groomed to succeed him, Russian sources revealed.
Ivan Putin and Vladimir Jnr – from the tyrant’s relationship with Alina Kabaeva – are each being taught English.
They’re additionally being schooled within the language of Putin’s enemies – in addition to German – by South African lecturers.
Russian sources claimed Vlad cried out “Hurray! Lastly a boy!” when Ivan was born.
The investigative media outlet, File Centre mentioned: “The sons dwell in remoted residences, travelling on yachts and enterprise jets.
“They’re guarded by FSO [Federal Protective Service] officers, with nannies, governesses {and professional} trainers by their aspect across the clock.
“The brothers have little contact with their friends and see little of their dad and mom, however they respect the uncommon moments they handle to spend with their father.”
They don’t attend faculties and are taught in Putin’s palaces – just like the royal youngsters of Russian tsars.
The outlet’s publishers claimed it was a business choice, however it was met with widespread suspicion.
Putin later advised journalists to maintain their “snotty noses” out of his personal life.
Nony, who has been working at L’Equipe for 29 years, has been suggested to not enter Russia because the publication of her guide.
She mentioned: “I spoke with considered one of my mates in Russia who helped me with the guide. I requested him if he actually needed to assist me.
“He advised me that his father was a part of the KGB so it was not an issue.
“Then I requested him, ‘might it’s harmful for me?’
“We determined collectively that as a result of I used to be a French journalist dwelling in France, it was not harmful.
“However I made a decision, and so did L’Equipe, that I might not come again to Russia. I don’t wish to danger something.”
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