Biography
Kirill Dementiev is a sports observer and a football commentator. Fans and critics call him the most glamorous, bright, elegant and shocking representative of the profession on Russian television. Dementiev draws attention not only to stylish hats and an unusual voice, but also talent, and in addition, analytical abilities.Childhood and youth
Kirill was born on July 7, 1981 in Moscow. The family had no relation to television or show business, although Mom worked in the creative direction. The woman worked by the artist in the 80s-90s, when there was a fashion for the Russian style among foreigners. She supplied to the market of products with its own colorful painting: broots, boxes, panels and the like souvenir. In addition, he taught drawing in high school and trained the basics of painting the sole son.
Dementiev recognized that, though he tried not to disappoint a parent, artistic talent did not possess, and there was no desire to realize himself on this field either. In addition, Cyril has loved to watch football since childhood and sick for Germany.
After school, Cyril entered the Institute of Asian and Africa, Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov, where he studied Korean. The young man chose a specialty without a certain understanding, which will be in the future. And only the 4th course of Dementian was convinced that the Oriental science was not the case he was ready to devote life.
The commentator has already written articles in the capital's prints, although more for self-realization and part-time. But gradually came to the thought, which would like to try happiness in journalism. Therefore, when it, already a graduate specialist, was invited to the channel "7TV", Kirill happily agreed.
Career
At the initial stage of the television biography, Kirill worked as an intern, then as a regular correspondent. He prepared information for the review of the Russian Championship and for the Football Bulletin program. Besides. The young man put his hand to the creation of an analytical documentary "History of Russian Football 1992-2003".It was the opportunity to directly comment on the matches Dementiev considered the main success. At first, Kirill led reports from the studio. Later, the journalist entrusted the right to become the voice of the channel from the stadium, where the Champions League qualifications were meeting between the Moscow Lokomotiv and Donetsk Shakhtar. The Matcher of Sport Microphone Vasily Utkin spoke about the first exit work of the celebrity positively.
On the channel "7TV", Kirill continued to serve and then when the company approached the collapse. True, the TV host has already been listed not by the staff member, but an invited commentator of the Spanish championship. After the end of the contract, Dementiev received a proposal to move to a prestigious NTV-Plus. In a new place, the browser most often worked at the matches of Russia's football championships, well-known Spain and his beloved Germany.
From August 2010 to April 2011, Kirill Yuryevich alternately with Timur Zhuravel led one of the most popular channel projects - the weekly review of the "football club". Later, Vasily Utkin returned to the program, and Dementiev had to give way to the author.
The next place of work of the shuffle TV host was the new channel "Match TV". There, Cyril managed to create a number of documentary cycles, such as "sworn rivals" and "sports breakthroughs". In addition, he continued to comment on the competition, making brief reviews of the Champions League games, UEFA Europa League and Qualifications for the 2018 World Cup 2018. But at the end of February 2016, Dementiev was dismissed. Together with Alexey, the Andronov journalist was removed from the ethers on all channels of the Sancholating Gazprom-Media Match.
The official announcement of the reasons for the removal did not follow, but in the sidelines of the channel they said that commentators were in disrepair due to disagreement with a political line promoted by the state. Cyril and "Colleague in misfortune" of Andronov created on the channel "Rain" the author's program "Sports on the rain", but Dementiev worked there for long. In the fall of 2016, the browser was returned to Subholding thematic channels.
It is worth adding that the Russian journalist was a permanent leading heading "Sports shuttle" in the popular show "Evening Urgant" on the first channel. The commentator once every 2 weeks in a unique manner shared his profile news.
For example, before the elections of the head of FIFA, the observer spoke about the applicants and spoke in favor of Gianni Infantino, which eventually received the cherished place of the head of the organization. And as a campaign for sports, Dementiev presented a video with Floyd Maeveter, who showed that due to the boxing, everything could be obtained from life. Floyd recorded a video, as surrounded by attractive specials under incendiary music I spread the packs of money.
Cyril continued cooperation with Ivan Urgant, periodically appearing in a humorous show with an announcements of the upcoming events and comments to the past. Most jokes from TV presenters looked towards the participants of the doping scandal.
Along the way, Dementev acquainted the audience with the facts associated with sports. For example, before the election of the President of Russia 2018, Kirill recalled that in Liberia, the place of the state was the winner of the Golden Ball, the former player Milan George Vea, and in Georgia, as mayor of Tbilisi, the footballer Kakha Kaladze works, ex-player of the same FC .
Over the years, the TV presenter has repeatedly gave accurate forecasts. So, the commentator in front of Olympic games in Pchenchhana predicted to the victory of the Russian figure skater of Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva, hockey and freestyle team Ilya Burov.
But curiosities happened. In 2018, commenting on the match of Mexico and Germany's team on the World Cup, Dementev noted that the German team would have to "show the bulk football". The interlocutor of the observer Leonid Slutsky was jokingly beat the sports term, mentioning the oppositionist Alexei Navalny. The happened made noise in media space, but soon forgotten. Nevertheless, the leadership of the first channel advised to journalists the next time it is better to select words for the ether.
In the 2019/2020 season, Kirill Dementiev began working with OKKO. The Rambler Group Group of Companies, which owns the video service, offered a TV presenter to comment on the championship of England.
Personal life
Not so much is known about the personal life of the popular sports commentator. Kirill is not married, he did not get heirs, alone lives. Because of this, the manners of behavior, an unusual voice and habits are brightly dressed in Dementiev sometimes rank to representatives of non-traditional sexual orientation.
Gay Star called the former colleague on the NTV-Plus Timur Daguev, who in an extensive interview site eurosport.ru said that Kirill had a relationship with a guy. Dementiev himself did not confirm and did not deny the rumors. Kirill is confident that such questions do not require a response, as they look like peeping into the keyhole. A man believes that it is not obliged to explain anything to the public or justify in front of the public for what is happening at his house behind closed doors.
It is worth noting that Dementiev is a touchy man. In an interview with Sports.ru, the commentator confessed that he was outraged by the words of Yuri Duda, who called Cyril herbivore on the first channel. However, the offense did not hurt, and openly expressed Dudu, that it was ugly.
As a platform for communication with sports fans, Kirill Dementev uses accounts in "Instagram" and "Twitter", where in addition to personal photos, there are detailed videos with announcements of upcoming events.
Kirill Dementev now
Now Dementiev is in demand in the profession. The journalist continues to cooperate with OKKO and other playgrounds. So, on June 1, 2021, Kirill commented on Ren-tv Friendly Match of Poland and Russia in a couple with Alexander Sadokov.Projects
- "Football Bulletin"
- "Football club"
- "Swang rivals"
- "Sports breakthroughs"
- "500 best goals"
- "The whole truth about ..."
- "Sports on the rain"
- "Evening Urgant"