Irina Slutskaya is one of the most talented and brilliant Russian figure skaters. In her personal life, everything turned out well. Irina is married to children's boxing coach Sergei Mikheev. This union is considered one of the strongest in the world of figure skating, despite rumors of a divorce.
Irina Slutskaya and her sporting achievements
Irina Slutskaya was born in 1979 in Moscow. Her parents were far from the world of sports. At the age of 4, they sent their daughter to the section of the Moskvich club in order to strengthen her health. Since childhood, Slutskaya has been a weak and sickly child. Unexpectedly for everyone, she began to show very good results in single skating. Discipline and desire to win helped her to win the most prestigious junior competitions. At the age of 17, Irina was able to become the first Russian athlete to achieve the title of European champion in figure skating. This was in 1996. In the same year, she won a bronze medal at the World Championships.
Slutskaya combined physical training with the study of theory. Irina graduated from the Academy of Physical Culture and Sports in 2000. Already in 2002, the Salt Lake City Olympics allowed Slutskaya to bring silver to Russia. She lacked only one point to get ahead of Sarah Hughes.
Success in the life of a skater gave way to a series of failures. Her mother fell seriously ill, and Irina herself was diagnosed with vasculitis. Doctors forbade her to continue playing sports, but Slutskaya coped with the disease and went out on the ice again. In 2005, she completed her sports career. For all the time, she won 2 gold medals at the world championships, for the first time in the history of figure skating, she won seven times at the European championships and won silver and bronze at two Olympics. After completing her sports career, Irina began acting in television projects, tried herself as a presenter, and also took up social and political activities.
Meeting of Irina Slutskaya and Sergei Mikheev
Irina Slutskaya is not only a talented figure skater, but also an attractive woman. Her personal life has always been of interest. The figure skater has been married for a long time to a man who has nothing to do with show business or big sports. Spouse Sergey Mikheev is a children's boxing coach. Very little is known about him. Sergey is 8 years older than Irina. He has been involved in coaching for a long time. There were rumors that Irina Slutskaya helped him build his own business, but this is not true. Mikheev still trains children, considering it the work of his whole life. Sergey is sure that it is impossible to focus only on the level of income. Coaching does not bring fabulous fees, but allows you to provide for the family.
Sergey and Irina met in a sanatorium near Moscow. The skater arrived there with a friend, and Sergei was there for a reason. Through acquaintances, he achieved a personal meeting with Irina. He sympathized with her for a very long time, when he saw her performances on TV. At first Mikheev did not make the proper impression on Slutskaya. But then she began to look closely at him. The figure skater's illness played a key role in this love story. During this period, the man in love was constantly there, supported. At the time of meeting with Sergei Irina was only 16 years old, but they got married only 4 years later. The wedding took place in 1999 and was quite modest. It was attended only by the closest people.
Irina said that she made the proposal herself as a confirmation of her feelings for her lover. Sergey is a very jealous person and began to arrange scenes of jealousy for her, there were quarrels and scandals. After the wedding, the relationship improved. Mikheev realized that among a large number of fans, the skater chose him.
Family life
The first year after the wedding, Irina and Sergey felt absolutely happy. They were in no hurry to have children, because the skater wanted to win several prestigious awards at first.
In 2007, the couple had a son, Artem. In 2010, Sergei and Irina became parents for the second time. Their daughter Barbara was born. At that time, the skater took part in the Ice Age project as a host. She did not want to give up work, so Irina went out on the ice to the last with a strongly rounded belly. She stayed on maternity leave for only a few weeks, and then returned to her favorite job. The husband took over all the troubles associated with caring for her daughter, giving Irina the opportunity to realize herself.
Sergei is not a public person. He rarely accompanies his spouse to social events. This has caused a variety of rumors. The figure skater has always attracted the attention of men. The press wrote about her high-profile novels on the side. At first, she was credited with a relationship with Konstantin Khabensky. The whole country watched their romantic ice skating. Then there were rumors about the skater's romance with Andrei Novoselov. They were seen with the businessman more than once in restaurants.
Recently, Slutskaya was actively credited with an affair with her assistant Alexei Tikhomirov. The figure skater published on her page on the social network photographs in which she was captured with this man in an informal setting. The reason for suspicion was the fact that no one had seen Irina's husband for a long time. Slutskaya also took off her wedding ring. But the famous skater commented on this situation. She stated that Sergei does not like the attention of the press and is too busy with his work, with children, therefore he does not accompany her at events. There is no question of divorce and everything is fine in the relationship.
