A new figure appears. A young girl, flexible and graceful Olga Kapranova. She is among the best gymnasts in the world and stands alongside such celebrities as Alina Kabaeva, Yana Batyrshina and Evgenia Kanaeva. But Olga was related to rhythmic gymnastics by one unexpected meeting, which influenced the rest of her life. The biography of Olga Kapranova will be discussed in detail in the article.

Biography

Kapranova Olga Sergeevna was born in Moscow on December 6, 1987. Her dad is a simple worker. My mother, a chemist by training, quit her job after the birth of her second daughter and decided to start raising her daughters. Four years after birth, the search for Olya’s talent begins. At first, the mother decided that her daughter should definitely take up swimming. But at the very first competition, Olya swam last. She was not at all upset about this, and was even glad that now she would not have to enter the cold water of the pool.

The second step in finding talent was the choreographic studio. But after looking at her data, the choreographers didn’t even accept Olga. Then there was ballroom dancing. After several lessons, it became clear to my mother that this was not her daughter’s calling either. Piano lessons also did not interest the little girl. The teachers threw up their hands - the girl has no hearing. And only a chance meeting with Elena Nefedova determined Olga’s future fate. According to the gymnast’s stories, she, her mother and sister Katya were waiting for the bus, playing, performing various flips. Suddenly, they were approached by a young girl who invited them to her art studio. Initially, they wanted to take only sister Katya, but my mother insisted that both girls study.

So, at the age of 7, Olga began rhythmic gymnastics classes. In the first year of training it was difficult, the girl could not do some stretches, and was a little overweight. Mom supported her youngest daughter, helped her in doing physical exercises, put her in the splits, and soon Olya caught up with her older sister and other students in level. Katya would later become a two-time Russian champion and move on to coaching.

The beginning of big victories

2002 was marked by a change of coach. Elena Nefedova was replaced by Vera Shatalina. And, starting in 2003, Olga began to achieve great success in sports. She was included in the national team for the World Championships, which was held in Budapest. In team competitions, Kapralova becomes first. 2005 - first place at the World Championships in Baku. In the same year she won the title of absolute European champion.

2007, Patras - the gymnast again confirms her title of world champion. She becomes a favorite among Russian gymnasts.

Failures and departure from big sport

All Olga’s efforts come down to one thing - preparing for the Olympic Games in Beijing. Unfortunately, 2008 was a bad year for her. After qualifying, Kapranova was second, coaches and fans were already hoping for victory. But the performance with clubs ruined the chances of winning. And in the end, the gymnast took only 4th place. In one of the interviews, Olga admitted that she alone was to blame for this loss. I couldn't handle the clubs - and here's the result.

Having a hard time experiencing the defeat, the athlete decided to quit rhythmic gymnastics and leave the sport. Coach Irina Winner helped her cope with her difficult psychological condition; she persuaded the girl to wait and compete at the World Championships in 2009. Kapranova continued her performances. 2009 was an alternation of victories and defeats for the nine-time world champion. The performance in Maribor was victorious, here Olga won 3 gold medals, but in Japan the gymnast could not win bronze. All the gold ended up in Evgenia Kanaeva’s piggy bank. Kapranova became a ten-time world champion there, in Japan, taking first place in team performances. After this, the athlete leaves the arena of big sports.

However, Olga’s departure is not personal grievances or ambitions. Russians have always been the best among representatives of other countries in rhythmic gymnastics. In order to somehow remove this backlog, the assessment rules were changed. And now dance elements and choreography come first. The complexity of the performance is not assessed as before, but Olga performed exercises of high complexity. Currently, none of the athletes has reached the level that Kapranova had.

Olga Kapranova School

Kapranova could not leave her beloved rhythmic gymnastics forever. And in 2010, together with her sister Ekaterina, who was already working as a coach, Olga opened a school for training young athletes. Initially, training was conducted in one of the clubs in the Moscow region, but over time, the number of studios increased. Now you can study in Moscow, Khimki, Odintsovo, and the Leningrad region.

The coaches at the school are honored champions, famous gymnasts and talented teachers who find an individual approach to each child. Olga Kapranova’s school is really bearing fruit. More than once, her students have become winners of competitions at the Russian and international levels.

The main goal of studying at Olga Kapranova’s school

The goal of the school is to give the child faith in his own strengths, help him gain confidence, hope, and teach him to achieve success in life, and not only in sports. Unfortunately, parents often interfere with this. They, as a rule, want to see an Olympic champion in their child, not a personality. Kapranova's school helps solve these problems.

Currently, the school works not only with young athletes from 3 to 10 years old, but also invites adults who want to try themselves in rhythmic gymnastics to study. You can enroll in the school by simply calling or leaving an application on the website.

So Olga returned to her childhood. She combines work in the studio and the position of director at her native sports school. It was here that she began her professional career, and now she helps many children achieve their dreams.

Olga Kapranova: personal life

Olga devoted all her years to sports, and her personal life always remained in last place. In her youth, the girl fell in love many times, fans always surrounded her, but few people knew about the gymnast’s personal relationships. There are rumors that in 2006 Kapranova was not included in the national team because of her affair with a young man. Olga Kapranova got married? No, according to Olga, she has not yet met a person with whom she could be close. Many fans still love her, write, call and give gifts. But the girl sees her happiness in something else.

The meaning of Olga's life

After finishing her career, Olga Kapranov (rhythmic gymnastics) decided to devote herself to little students. On her pages on social networks you can see with what love she communicates with her students, inquires about their mood, the weather, tells the news, supports and gives advice. With genuine joy and pride, Olga Sergeevna informs everyone about the victories of her students.

All her personal time is scheduled minute by minute. In addition, Olga herself is still studying. She is a graduate student at the Russian State Social University, majoring in psychology.

Hobbies and leisure

Another weakness of Olga is pets, especially dogs. A griffon dog lives in her house. Olga asks her fans not to give her flowers and gifts, but to donate dog food, which she personally delivers to shelters.

Currently, Olga lives with her family in the city of Zvenigorod and does her favorite job. The athlete's main hobbies are reading classical literature, poetry, music, embroidery, and horse riding. In addition, the athlete cooks well for her family and friends.

Olga Kapranova is not only a great athlete, but also a person with an open and kind soul, a cheerful, easy-going and courageous character. Her willpower, skill and perseverance can be the envy of any great athlete.

Kapranova Olga Kapranova Career: Gymnast
Birth: Russia" Moscow, 6.12.1987
Olga Kapranova is a famous and titled Russian gymnast. Born on December 6, 1987. Olga Kapranova is a ten-time World Champion, multiple European Champion, Honored Master of Sports of Russia, and represented Russia in individual exercises. In 2009, Olga Kapranova left big-time sports. Since 2010 he has been involved in coaching.

Olya, but in Alina’s absence it’s easier, presumably, to break into the leadership?

At competitions, I don’t think about my competitors under any circumstances. I can also disfigure someone’s existence (laughs). I just try to identify myself in such a way that I won’t feel ashamed later. So as not to regret: well, they say, I didn’t reach my leg here, I didn’t catch the ball there, and that’s why I didn’t win. At competitions, I think you need to fight not for the title of number two or number one in the team, but for the whole country. It's hard. Because you are not only speaking for yourself, but also for your coach, your fans, your family. And without Alina, the competition has not become less. What about Ira Chashchina, Vera (Sesina), Anya Bessonova?

What was the most difficult thing in this case?

Conquer yourself. Overcome fear and laziness

And moreover, the fact that Kabaeva has returned and in a single good moment can take away the leader’s crown, doesn’t it put psychological pressure on you?

Let Alina get ready. I only train to win.

You, Vera Sesina, are one of the few in Irina Viner’s group (Olga’s own coach Vera Shatalina) who does not have Eastern roots. Why, in your opinion, does the nodal coach gravitate towards eastern gymnasts?

I think Irina Alexandrovna does not have any bias. It’s just that eastern gymnasts are more flexible and expressive. This does not appear immediately, but over the years. Therefore, a seasoned coach, when selecting girls, intuitively senses who will be useful.

Did you have any special information?

No. I got into gymnastics by accident. I was standing at the bus stop with my older sister, and Katya had long, slender legs. Coach Elena Nefedova came up to her and invited her to her school. And our mother said: if you take Katya, then Olya should also train. I did it easily for a year and didn’t show much hope. Well, then my mother began to study with me at home. Like, there’s no point in wasting time like that. On the floor she stretched me, put me in the splits

What about Katya?

Having become a two-time national champion in group exercises, she finished the sport.

Olya, do you have an idol in your favorite sport?

No. I think you need to be an individual.

But if you were offered to take something from the same Chashchina or Kabaeva, where would you stop?

Ira has great patience and willpower. She is a very smart girl, calm and will support you at any moment. Alina is also very much an uncle. She's funny. And both of them are very kind.

Are you spoiled by fans' attention yet?

How to say Like other girls, no, go ahead. But last birthday, the only young man showed up at my house. I opened the gate when the bell rang, and he said: You don’t know me. I'm your fan. He handed over a teddy bear, a postcard, a bouquet of flowers and left. And I was so confused that I didn’t even have time to find out his name.

Well, for now, hang in there. Now it will begin: receptions, fans, star sickness, which usually creeps up covertly

You are in vain. We learned the golden rule from Irina Alexandrovna a long time ago. As long as you stand on the podium, you are a champion. And as soon as no one left him. Everything needs to be initiated first.

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Olga Sergeevna Kapranova(December 6, 1987, Moscow, USSR) - Russian athlete, represented rhythmic gymnastics in individual exercises. Multiple world and European champion, Honored Master of Sports of Russia.

She began practicing rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 7 under the guidance of coach E. Yu. Nefedova. In 2000, Irina Viner invited her to the Olympic training center.

Since 2003, Olga has made significant progress at various international tournaments, performing in the individual category. From that time on, she really claimed the place of “gymnast No. 1” in the Russian team. Great competition from other gymnasts and a number of failures (primarily at the Beijing Olympics, where Kapranova was second after qualifying, but ultimately took 4th place), led to Olga deciding to end her sports career back in 2008. However, national team coach Irina Winner insisted that Kapranova continue competing until the 2009 World Championships.

During 2009, Kapranova performed unevenly, alternating brilliant victories with failures. So, at the World Cup stage in Maribor, in the absence of the new rhythmic gymnastics star Evgenia Kanaeva, she won three gold medals. And at the World Championships in Ise, Japan (Mie Prefecture), where Kanaeva took all the “gold,” Olga did not manage to get on the podium in individual disciplines. However, she was able to win her tenth world champion medal in the team competition. In December 2009, Olga Kapranova’s retirement from big-time sports was announced. Since 2010, she has been involved in coaching. Conducts training camps with her sister Ekaterina, MSMK in rhythmic gymnastics. http://rg4u.clan.su/tournaments/UTS/List_UTS_2014.htm

Sports results

World Championship, Budapest, 1st place - team

World Cup stage, Baku, 3rd place - ribbon, individual all-around
- World Cup stage, tournament "Sharq Guzali-2004" ("Beauty of the East-2004"), Tashkent, 1st place - ribbon, clubs, ball; 2nd place - hoop; 3rd place - individual all-around
- World Cup final, Moscow, 3rd place - clubs, hoop, ribbon

World Championship, Baku, 1st place - ball, clubs, rope, individual all-around, team
- European Championship, Moscow, 1st place - ball, team; 2nd place - clubs, jump rope
- World Gymnastics Games Duisburg, 1st place - ball, clubs
- World Cup stage, tournament "Sharq Guzali-2005" ("Beauty of the East-2005"), Tashkent, 1st place - clubs; 2nd place - ribbon
- World Cup stage, Corbeil-Esonne, 3rd place - ribbon

World Cup Final, Mie, 2nd place - clubs
- Oksana Kostina Memorial, Irkutsk, 1st place - ball, clubs; 2nd place - ribbon, jump rope

European Championship, Baku, 1st place - hoop, 2nd - clubs; 3rd - jump rope
- World Championship, Patras, 1st place - team, hoop, clubs; 2nd place - jump rope; 3rd place - individual all-around
- World Cup stage, Kyiv, 1st place - clubs; 2nd - hoop, 3rd - jump rope
- World Cup stage, Ljubljana, 2nd place - ribbon; 3rd place - hoop, clubs
- World Cup stage, Portimao (district), 1st place - hoop

Olympic Games, Beijing, 4th place - individual all-around
- European Championship, Turin, 3rd place - individual all-around
- World Cup stage, Kyiv, 2nd place - jump rope, hoop; 3rd place - ribbon
- World Cup stage, Maribor, 1st place - hoop; 2nd place - jump rope, ribbon
- World Cup stage, Minsk, 1st place - ribbon, hoop; 3rd place - jump rope
- World Cup stage, Portimão (region), 2nd place - clubs, hoop, jump rope
- World Cup final, Benidorm, 2nd place - jump rope; 3rd place clubs
- Oksana Kostina Memorial, Irkutsk, 2nd place - jump rope, clubs

World Championship, Mie, 1st place - team
- European Championship, Baku, 1st place - team
- World Cup stage, Budapest, 2nd place - ball
- World Cup stage, St. Petersburg, 2nd place - ball
- World Cup stage, Kyiv, 2nd place - hoop; 3rd place - jump rope
- World Cup stage, Maribor, 1st place - ball, ribbon, jump rope
- World Cup final, Minsk, 2nd place - hoop

Olga Kapranova - photo

We invite children 4-8 years old to practice rhythmic gymnastics at our sports club “Olga Kapranova’s School” at the “PRESIDENT SCHOOL”.

Classes are conducted by a trainer:

Yusupova Elvira Nikolaevna– Master of Sports in rhythmic gymnastics. Education: 2009-2013 - Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. Trainer of the 1st category. From 2007 to 2014, she worked as a coach at the RSDYUSSHOR Academy (Republican Specialized Children and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve) in rhythmic gymnastics of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Elvira Nikolaevna’s pupil joined the Uzbekistan youth rhythmic gymnastics team. The Olga Kapranova School has been working at the Sports Club since 2014.

Trainings are held according to the schedule:

Tuesday, Thursday from 16:00 to 18:00

Cost of training per month:

15,000 rubles.

About rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics for children- the most suitable sport for the physical and aesthetic development of girls. Gymnastics fosters emotional sensitivity to music and its direct embodiment in movement.

The development of flexibility, coordination, musicality, along with the development of strength and endurance, the formation of a beautiful figure - all this makes rhythmic gymnastics for children very attractive when choosing a sport.

But not all kids can withstand the stress and demands of specialized sports schools, because rhythmic gymnastics is first and foremost a sport. But you can also practice gymnastics in a club, where adequate workload and a friendly attitude from the trainer will help your child fall in love with sports, learn to move beautifully, and receive emotional joy.

We invite children from 4 to 6 years of age to join our rhythmic gymnastics group. Rhythmic gymnastics classes in our sports club include mastering simple gymnastic elements (“bridge”, “splits”, “shoulder stand”, etc.). Exercises with objects (with a jump rope, a hoop and a ball), outdoor games add interest to the kids' activities.

In classes in the middle group of rhythmic gymnastics for children (6–8 years old), the main focus is on developing flexibility and coordination; the main equipment used is a hoop and a jump rope. Also, the girls begin to create an exercise without an object with musical accompaniment, with which they will perform in competitions in the future. Classes include elements of choreography and acrobatics.

Ten-time world champion Olga Kapranova: She no longer wants to go on the mat

RGSU graduate student Olga Kapranova, who retired from her career at the end of 2009, frankly spoke to a Soviet Sport correspondent about her car, a small balcony, her love of horses, dogs, reading and Caesar salad.

GYMNASTICS. MOSCOW REGION SPORTS
HOW DO YOU LIVE, CHAMPION?

RGSU graduate student Olga Kapranova, who retired from her career at the end of 2009, frankly spoke to a Soviet Sport correspondent about her car, a small balcony, her love of horses, dogs, reading and Caesar salad.

LETTERS FROM FANS

– Olga, remember that day when they said: “That’s it, I don’t play rhythmic gymnastics anymore”?

– There was simply no such day! Everyone knew that after the 2009 World Championships I was going to leave big sport. And so it happened.

– If I’m not mistaken, you wanted to end your performances immediately after the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

– It was so, but Irina Alexandrovna ( Wiener, head coach of the Russian national team. – Note ed.), thank you to her, she said that it was the simplest thing - to drop everything and leave. But we need to prove to ourselves and those around us that such misfires as in Beijing will not happen again. Such arguments seemed very compelling to me, I stayed and won the tenth anniversary medal of the world champion.

– Do they hang in a row above the bed?

- No. Some are hanging, the rest are in the closet. I don't have a corner of glory.

– Do you often remember winning tournaments?

– Yes, but not only competitions, but also training, quarrels with girls, for some reason, reconciliation.

– I thought you would name the World Championships in Baku, where you won five gold medals.

– Do you want me to wake up every day and start thinking about that tournament? I rarely remember him.

– What was the bitterest pill you had to swallow in Beijing?

– What is the reason that you were left out of the top three?

– I don’t know her... Probably an accident. There were no prerequisites for such mistakes; we prepared well, arrived in advance, and completed acclimatization.

– Many people, after finishing their career, literally fall into a stupor from the realities of ordinary life.

“It’s always hard to finish.” Previously, we lived at the base, we were fed, watered, examined by doctors, and taken to competitions. Now you arrange everything yourself: your diet, your work, and moving around the city. It’s okay, I’ve already gotten used to it.

– Did the fans, who sometimes pestered you a lot, immediately disappear?

– I can’t say that. Many continue to write both emails and those sent in an envelope by mail. It’s good that they don’t ask for a visit.

– How do they find out your address?

- This is a mystery to me.

– Did you prepare in advance for your post-sports life?

- No. I try not to do anything in advance, not to get ahead of events. Now I train small children and am a graduate student at the Russian State Social University (RGSU).

– Did you like studying so much?

– Since I went to graduate school, it means I liked the process.

– What is the name of the school where such a titled coach is?

– That’s what it’s called: Olga Kapranova’s School.

-Where is it?

- In the Moscow region.

– Are your pupils calling you Olga Sergeevna?

- No. They are still very young, many are four years old.

– Do you communicate with Irina Viner?

– Yes, I periodically teach classes at Irina Alexandrovna’s School. She always helps with a kind word and good advice.

– Do her instructions help in your work?

- And how. Her lessons were useful.

JUICE IS ONE OF OLGA'S FAVORITE DRINKS. PHOTO BY EVGENY ROMANOV

“I DO EVERYTHING ON THE GO”

– Do you still live in Khimki?

– Yes, and I’m happy with the city.

– How long does it take you to get to work?

– In my favorite white Toyota, if there are no traffic jams, I spend less than half an hour.

– Do you drive confidently?

– I’ve been driving for a year and a half, but I can’t say that I feel very confident.

– You used to be fond of horse riding...

– I still like to ride. True, there is a catastrophic lack of time; before there was more.

– After such confessions, did they try to give you a horse?

- No Unfortunately. Or luckily. Where would I put it? On the balcony, perhaps, but it’s small for me. If a horse gets there, it won’t even be able to move. A pony could easily fit there.

– Are you still an avid dog lover?

- Certainly! Quite recently I had two dogs, but one, a boxer, unfortunately died of old age. The second, the Griffon breed, is alive and well. He'll bring puppies soon.

– Your mother complains that you read on the go.

– I do everything on the go: read, eat, even sleep!

- Balzac. Classic is always in fashion. But I don’t impose anything on anyone; whoever wants to, let him read numerous detective stories.

- Do you know how to cook?

“I think every girl can boast of this.” Friends say that I am good at it. Both my father and mother taught me.

– Is there a signature dish?

– Now I often make Caesar salad.

– What is the most difficult dish?

– Baking is the hardest thing for me.

– At the Moscow World Championships in October 2010, you took part in demonstration performances at a gala concert. Don't you want to return to big-time sports?

– I had great impressions from that tournament, there were a lot of spectators, my dad and mom came. But during the performance, I realized that I was no longer drawn to the carpet and that I left on time.

TOLD!

Irina Viner about Olga Kapranova

“I have a diamond eye. I can immediately see whether the girl will turn out to be a gymnast. Kapranova was very talented. She loves rhythmic gymnastics – that’s the main thing.”

“A new brilliant gymnast has appeared in Russia - a beautiful tall Slav with a magnificent figure and stunning legs.”

“At the 2005 World Championships, Chashchina deserved to be the champion. And this snotty one (nods at Kapranova) came out and won everything she could! The Lord kept her on a string. He wanted it that way!”

FAVORITE

Find five differences

At the end of 2006, Irina Viner, Olga Kapranova and Vera Sesina visited the editorial office of Soviet Sport on the “direct line”. Olga answered the questions of the traditional “Favorite” questionnaire. Four years later, we also asked Kapranova to name her favorite country, city, drink, dish and actor.

BY THE WAY

In Khimki (head of the city district Vladimir Strelchenko) all conditions for sports have been created. There are 26 sports institutions and 106 sports sections operating here. A total of 50,665 people are involved in physical education, sports and tourism. In 2009, 9 international and 58 all-Russian competitions were held in the city district of Khimki. Over the course of the year, 7 people became masters of sports of international class, 13 became masters of sports of Russia, 31 became candidates for master of sports. 8 Khimki athletes became world champions, another 10 became European champions. Yana Yegoryan won two gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games.

The Khimki Sports Committee took first place in the competition for prizes from the governor of the Moscow region.

PRIVATE BUSSINESS

Olga KAPRANOVA

Born December 6, 1987. 10-time world champion, multiple champion of Europe and Russia.

Honored Master of Sports.

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