Irina Viner
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About
Russian gymnastics coach known for her controversial training methods. In 2001, she became the head coach of the Russian national team. She and her pupil, Olympic champion gymnast Margarita Mamun, were featured in the 2017 documentary Over the Limit.
Before Fame
She started learning gymnastics at the age of 11.
Trivia
She was the first gymnastics coach in history to receive the Olympic Order award. In 2023, she proposed an alternative Olympics that would include member countries of BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Family Life
She and businessman Alisher Usmanov tied the knot in 1992 and divorced in 2022. She has a son named Anton.
Associated With
Olympic fencer Thomas Bach presented her with the Olympic Order award in 2015.
