Biography
Olga Corbut is a well-deserved gymnast, a master of sports, a 4-fold champion of the Olympic Games, the absolute champion of the USSR, a 3-fold world champion. The legendary Soviet gymnast became the first girl who fulfilled a dangerous flip on the log during the Olympic Games ("Loop Corbut"). It is famous for unique tricks and bright achievements in sports.Childhood and youth
The future athlete was born on May 16, 1955 in the BSSR in the city of Grodno. Olga's parents were simple people: Father - Engineer, Mother - Cook. By nationality, they are Belarusians.
In addition to the future gymnasts in the family, they were brought up for three more sisters. Olga - youngest favorite. The wealth of the usual Soviet family living in a 20 m² room left much to be desired. Perhaps this was the cause of negative fiction Corbut in childhood. She was noticed for theft in a sports school, and she even wanted to deduct, but the coach stood up.
The baby grew among the courtyard battles, which harden the battleship: stubbornness and unshakable willpower developed. In school, the girl was not distinguished by bright abilities and taiga to new knowledge. Until the 4th grade studied without triples, but then gradually "rolled". It was even discussed by the question of the transfer of Corbut to an educational institution for mentally retarded children.
In the 2nd grade, Olga sports skills noticed the school physurakk Yaroslav King. The man decided to take a brisk girl into a gym section. Later, Olya tried to enter the DUSSH, but initially she did not accept her, having considered a bust.
When Corbut turned 10 years old, she again went to a sports school, where he met with the Olympic champion Elena Wolchezka, who decided to work with the baby. A year later, the future star fell into a group of honored coach of the USSR Renald Knysh. This man immediately saw a talent in a small gymnast, grip to new elements, volitional temper.
Knush sought to create something new, not yet known to sports society. The coach constantly fantasized, invented special elements and actively introduced them with the help of young talent. It was a difficult, complete offense, tears and woven cooperation, but as a result - success, popularity and glory.
Personal life
Fans of gymnastics known for the love story of Olga Corbut and her first husband - Solist of the Songs Group Leonid Bortkevich. Future spouses got acquainted in 1976 in the plane, at which the team of athletes and the music group in the USA flew on tour.The gymnast was told with married at that time Leonid 8 o'clock, and a year later, having learned about the treason of the first wife, Bortkevich decided to call the young fellow traveler, while drunk. Olga settled home to him, was filmed, welded lunch and left. On the evening of the next day, Lenya went to her at the hotel, and in the morning I told my mother on the phone that he was married. Soon the couple decided to live together. After some time, lovers played a wedding.
In marriage Corbut received a higher education (diploma historian). The girl often toured together with the chosen one, dreamed of children. Years spent in dangerous sport, have affected her health, but God sent the Son of Richard to his spouses. The next child from Bortkevich, whom parents wanted to call Vanychka, was born dead.
Pensions in the USSR, paid athletes at that time, differed by purse. Olga regularly received invitations from America, but could not achieve permission to leave. The legend of sports "awarded" by cars, cash prizes, but all this was strangely assigned by officials.
In 1989, the family achieved the right to cross the border. In the US, Olga took up teaching activities. She taught American girls gymnastics, parallel wrote memoirs, participated in television shows.
In 2000, Leonid returned to his homeland, the couple broke up, living together for 22 years. The reason is the constant tour of the husband, and as a result - the treason of Olga with a man who is younger for 25 years. Alex's lover became the second spouse Corbut, and with the first gymnast retained friendly relations.
In 2017, a woman sold their gold medals through auction and some personal belongings (32 lots), earning $ 225 thousand. This served as the basis for the spread of rumors about its crisis financial position and problems in personal life.
Later it became known that all means former gymnast listed for charity. She is glad that it can help sick children to gain health, and homeless animals - shelter over his head.
In fact, Olga Valentinovna already lives with the third husband in the town of Scottsdale (Arizona) - Smear, even luxuriously. The new chief of David is the heir of a wealthy father-patronage and fully ensures the lover.
In Arizona, the couple moved due to low pressure from the former gymnast. Here Corbut is warm and comfortable.
In America, gymnast has influential friends. The Soviet athlete became acquainted with the former spouse Arnold Schwarzenegger, a journalist Maria Shriver, when she took Olga interview. Women got together, today come from each other away. Also among acquaintances, Jim Kerry and Politician Donald Trump are launched.
The son of Corbut lives in Russia (St. Petersburg), is engaged in business, in the specialty - programmer. Richard is married to St. Petersburg Girl Anna, they grow up the common son Valentin (named after the father of the famous grandmother). Relatives are sometimes found.
Gymnastics
At the age of 14, Corbut became a member of the youth competition "Olympic Hopes". The athlete produced a furor, after completing the most complex gymnastic element - a flip on a log. About the future champion spelled loudly. After the Arsenal mastery of Olga, the coach added a few more unique tricks done in an unusual pace. It gave young to the unique charm.
The biography of the champion is closely intertwined with Lyudmila Tourishcheva - a rival, who personifies the Academic School of Soviet Gymnastics of the Old Sample. Olga was distinguished by innovation, risks. The athletes were constantly compared, emphasizing the advantages of both.
In 1972, at the Olympics in Munich, Corbut lost tourist, allowing a serious mistake during the execution of the corona number (a biased refereeing). In the following speeches, the athlete became a favorite, got a huge number of audience sympathy and 3 gold medals.
Only in 1999, shocking information about the ill-treatment of Renald Knysh (Ren) with his student appeared in American publications. It was a recognition of the Corbut itself. It turned out that before the trip to Munich, the reneer coach was broken to the athlete. For several hours, Knush beat and raped a gymnast. In 2011, Renald publicly denied the statement by saying about the desire to spit a woman in the face.
In 2018, Corbut on the ether of the program "Let them say" came into contact with his coach and re-accused him of harassment. The athlete has not retreated from his words, calling the student of Lgunya. The conflict was never exhausted. Discussion so delicate theme undermined the health of the knn. In the spring of 2019, he died due to serious heart problems.
In 1973, Olga, as part of the USSR national team, gymnastics went to the United States in the 20th day tour. There she was called Russian attendance, miniature beauty, the popularity of Corbut did not know the borders.
The external feature of the girl was to charm, a small height (152 cm), the children's immediacy and the incredible complexity of the prepared program.
After 4 years, Knush handed the Corbut to another coach - Olga Alekseeva. For an athlete, it was a new training format, because Methods Alekseeva was largely different from the previous master. Good, sociable, but confident and unshakable coach became a friend for Corbut. In the most difficult for champion, the period has always been near.
In 1976, speaking at the Olympics, the gymnast won only 1 gold medal (command credit), but did not lose popularity.
At 23, the girl decided to say goodbye to the career of the gymnasts, thought to even find himself in horseback. But barely starting to train, Corbuta fell under the hoof by one of the horses. Doctors barely managed to save the victim from strong inner bleeding, making it the blood transfusion. Later, the champion returned to a large sport coach in the United States.
"Loop Corbut" is a free gymnastic trick - jump from two legs back. Performed on the bars. This element was performed for the first time by Olga, because it was named in her honor.
Over the unique exercise, an athlete worked for 5 years along with the Knesh coach. Demonstrated a loop in 1969 (14 years old) at the USSR Championships. The girl fear every time, committing a dangerous flip.
In 1978, the risky reception repeated and improved Elena Mukhina, adding a screw to him. Now the "loop Corbut" is a prohibited element in gymnastics, as the new rules do not allow the participants of the competition to become legs on the upper part of the sports projectile (bars).
The reason for this was the unsuccessful fall of the Mukhina in 1980 during preparation for the Olympic Games. The girl hit his head and broke the spine. Injury forever changed the fate of the gymnast. The athlete has lacquered for 26 years, being chained to bed.
After showing Olga enchanting loop in the US, clubs, schools, sports halls under its majestic name were opened. An interesting fact is the creation of documentary videos, artistic films dedicated to life and achievements of the Great Gymnast: "Miracle with pigtails" in 1974, "Loop Corbut" in 2007.
The authorship of the Olympic championship belongs to My Story: The Autobiogography of Olga Korbut, which saw the light in 1992.
Olga Corbut now
Woman tied with gymnastics. Today she went into fitness, developing the author's program, which continues to deal with the wards and in 2020. The Soviet Queen of Sport is in excellent form, leads a healthy lifestyle (weight Corbut - 42 kg, in his youth it weighed 39 kg).On the official website of the Russian athlete there are photos of Olga's hobbies: tourism, cooking. The legendary person also sells photos with its own autographs. The conquest of the former gymnasts still worries the public: in "Instagram" a fan page of athletes registered.
Achievements
- 1972 1976 - 4-fold Olympic champion
- 1972, 1976 - 2-fold Vice Champion of Olympic Games
- 1970,1974 - World Champion
- 1975 - Winner of the Olympics of the Peoples of the USSR, the absolute champion of the USSR
- 1973 - owner of the silver medal of the European Championship in the Absolute Championship