Lyasan Albertovna Utiasheva is a Russian socialite, television host, and former individual rhythmic gymnast.
15 Facts About Lyasan Utiasheva
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Lyasan Utiasheva is a two-time Grand Prix Final all-around medalist, and was an ambassador of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Lyasan Utiasheva's breakthrough came in 2001 when she placed third at the Russian Championships.
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Lyasan Utiasheva then competed at the 2001 World Cup in Berlin and won gold medals in All-around and the individual apparatus finals in clubs, ball, rope and hoop.
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At the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan, Lyasan Utiasheva won four silver medals behind teammate Irina Tchachina in event finals for rope, hoop, ball and clubs.
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Lyasan Utiasheva won the all-around silver medal at the 2001 Grand Prix Final in Deventer, she won 2 gold medals in the apparatus finals in clubs and rope.
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Lyasan Utiasheva was a member of the Russian team that won gold at the 2001 World Championships in Madrid but they were later disqualified due to Alina Kabaeva and Irina Tchachina testing positive for a banned diuretic.
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In September 2002, Lyasan Utiasheva hurt her foot on a bad landing while training in Samara but the X-ray revealed no fracture so she continued training and competing for the next eight months.
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At the 2002 Grand Prix Final in Innsbruck, Lyasan Utiasheva felt pain in her feet after her ringjump and withdrew from the competition after the hoop final.
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Lyasan Utiasheva underwent surgery and returned to the sport briefly in 2004 but, unable to perform her jumps, she retired from competition and completed her career in 2006.
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Lyasan Utiasheva starred in Alexei Nemov's 2007 show with other rhythmic stars including Yulia Barsukova.
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Lyasan Utiasheva was one of the judges at the 2012,2014,2016, and 2017 Miss Russia pageants.
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Lyasan Utiasheva was born to a Bashkir mother named Zulfiya Utyasheva, and a father of mixed Russian, Polish, and Volga Tatar descent named Albert Utyashev.
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Lyasan Utiasheva married Russian actor and comedian Pavel Volya, with whom she has a son, Robert, born in Miami, Florida.
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Lyasan Utiasheva gave birth to a daughter, Sofiya, in Summer 2015.