The famous figure skater Maxim Marinin managed to become the most titled athlete in his professional career, but the most significant award was the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Turin. Russian viewers remember Maxim as a frequent guest of a TV show with ice skating. The athlete participated in the popular projects "Stars on Ice", "Ice Age", "Ice and Fire". Marinin's first coach was his father, who taught his son the basics of this difficult sport.
Maxim Marinin. Champion Biography
Maxim Viktorovich Marinin was born in 1977 in Volgograd. From early childhood, parents instilled in their sons a sense of responsibility and diligence, and in a fairly humane way. Children were never beaten for misbehavior, but deprived of sweets or entertainment.
As a child, the boy was in poor he alth, and his parents assigned him to the figure skating section. Although 7 years old is already quite a late age to start a professional career, hard work and the pursuit of a dream helped the young skater become what he is now.
FirstMikhail Makoveev became Maxim's professional coach. It was a time of intense training and numerous competitions, in which the guy had the opportunity to communicate with the entire "sports party", compete with those whom he had previously seen only on TV.
The beginning of the career of a talented skater
The turning point in Maxim's life came when he was 16 years old. Not everything in single skating went smoothly, so it was decided to try the doubles. There were no prospects in the regional Volgograd, and he went to St. Petersburg without even asking for the consent of his parents, but simply putting them before the fact. But they did not mind, understanding the importance of sports for their son. This step was right, because it started a series of awards, victories and high success.
In St. Petersburg, Marinin graduated from the Academy of Physical Culture. He became the ward of coach Vasiliev. At the age of 20, Maxim joined the Russian national team. Tatyana Totmyanina became a figure skating partner for many years. Fans and leading athletes consider the pair of Maxim and Tatiana one of the best in the world of figure skating in terms of technique and complexity of the elements of the program, a great laid-back style.
Marinin and Totmyanina are Olympic champions
In the period from 1999 to 2002, Maxim and Tatyana took second and third places in competitions in Russia. They became European champions twice - in 2004 and 2005. For more than 5, 5 years, the sports couple has been training in Chicago.
In 2004 there was a tragedy. During the filming of SkateAmerica at the Grand Prix Marinin fell with Tatiana. Totmianina was hospitalized, and the skater himself received a concussion and psychological trauma, which took more time to overcome than his partner's recovery.
Fortunately, Maxim Marinin found strength in himself, in particular thanks to the support of his civil wife. He managed to force himself again to perform that ill-fated "support" from which Tatyana fell.
Efforts on oneself and tedious workouts have paid off. In 2006, Maxim Marinin, a world-famous figure skater, and his partner Tatyana Totmyanina won the XX Olympic Games in Turin.
After huge success, the couple decided to leave the big sport due to unresolved financial claims with the Figure Skating Federation.
Tatiana Totmyanina and her path to success
The childhood of the future Olympic champion was not easy. Totmyanina got on the ice, just like Maxim, due to poor he alth. Tatyana is a native of Perm. At the age of 7, she and her mother lost their home and father because of the attacks of their grandmother, who suffers from mental disorders. I had to stay with friends, lived at the stations. Later, the mother was given a room in a storage room at the plant where she worked as an engineer.
Mom invested all her strength and resources in Tanya, spent the budget on finding the best coaches. The girl sought to justify the efforts of her mother by any means and worked diligently on the ice. The future champion was noticed and invited totraining in St. Petersburg. The road to success was given to her through the thorny path of life.
Maxim Marinin's parents
Tatyana and Viktor Marinin live in their native Volgograd. During the competition at the Olympic Games, they were very worried. Maxim's mother says that she spent the whole evening on her knees by the icon, and prefers to watch her son's performances in the recordings, as the excitement is transferred to him, and he begins to make mistakes.
Until now, Marinin's parents are in close contact with Tatyana's mother, share news, and together support children. Maxim's mom says that she rarely talks to her son on the phone because he is busy and is looking forward to his call, but she is afraid to call him herself.
Family and personal life
It often happens that people who devote themselves to a common cause eventually become a couple. But in the case of Maxim and Tatyana, this did not happen: they have always been partners on the ice, colleagues, friends, but nothing more.
Maxim Marinin and his wife met thanks to a psychologist. After the fall of Totmyanina from the top support, the skater developed fear, which was very difficult to fight on his own. For help, Maxim turned to a female psychologist, who advised him to switch, find a good girl and start a relationship. And one such good girl was already in her mind. Skeptical Maxim Marinin, whose personal life was indeed devoid of bright colors, at first did not share the psychologist's opinion. But now, after time, he thanksfate for that important meeting that changed his life.
Acquaintance with Natalia Somova, ballerina of the theater. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, happened in 2005, a year before the Olympics. Soon after the first date, the young people decided to live together. Two years later, in 2007, their son Artemy was born. Helped to combine career with the family of grandparents. A babysitter was also hired. When deciding to live together, Maxim set a condition - all issues will be decided by a man, and the family lived according to this way.
In 2012 their daughter Ulyana was born. By the way, the couple has not yet legalized their relationship due to constant moving and workload. According to Maxim, there was simply no time for wedding preparations. The skater continues intensive training, actively participates in television shows.
Marinin's participation in the show
The first program in which Maxim Marinin (photo presented in the article) took part was the Stars on Ice show. Channel One invited the athlete to shoot in 2006. The partner was Maria Kiseleva, Olympic champion in swimming. A year later, Marinin performed with Olga Kabo in the Ice Age. In 2008, work continued with Zhanna Friske, in 2009 - with the ballerina Anastasia Volochkova. At the 2010 performance, Natalya Podolskaya became the champion's companion. Together they took third place and advanced to the final. In 2011, Maxim trained under the guidance of his soulmate Natalia Somova in the Bolero show. In 2013, work in the TV project continued with film actress Lyanka Gryu.
Marinin and Dolphins
Maxim does not stop there. This time he decided to master the difficult profession of a trainer of the smartest animals on Earth - dolphins. According to the project of the program, the participants of the show are dressed in wetsuits. The task of the guys is to convince the jury of the possibility of performing acrobatic exercises with animals, for example, to swim past with a dolphin on its head. This demonstrates strength, agility and the ability to keep balance while moving on the water. At the command of the skater, the dolphins must perform simple maneuvers: jump out of the water, roll over. The jury consists of Sergey Shakurov, Vladimir Korenev, Efim Shifrin and Tatyana Tarasova. They evaluate the level of training and give grades.
Creative Projects
In 2009, in Chelyabinsk, an attempt was made to open a school of figure skating. Maxim Marinin. A few hours before the official start of work, refrigeration units broke down. The skating rink was moved to the north-west of the city, but the eminent skater refused to perform due to bad weather.
The organizer of the school, a young businesswoman Daria Gartung, said that the project is semi-social and semi-commercial. The purpose of its creation is primarily to popularize this sport in the city. The site provides an opportunity to train children from orphanages free of charge.
Marinin's major project on television in 2013 was shooting in the play "Mom", the plot of which is based on the fairy tale "The Wolf and the Seven Kids".
In 2014on Channel One, Marinin took part (paired with a partner in the Olympics) in the program “Ice Age. Professionals Cup. The competition was divided, as in the Olympic Games, into individual standings and team performance.
In 2015, Maxim Marinin is touring around the world as part of the star team of Ilya Averbukh. This time the audience will see the musical "Carmen" performed by their favorite artists, including Roman Kostomarov, Tatyana Navka, Alexei Yagudin, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Maxim Shabalin, Elena Leonova and many others. This production has no equal in terms of the number of special effects, incredible scenery and cast. In addition to figure skaters, actors, singers, dancers, acrobats, jugglers are involved here. They play on stage, skate on ice, float in the air. Six incredible scenery with mirrors immerse the viewer in the plot of the play, creating an indescribable atmosphere of Italy.
Many successful people dream of resting on their laurels and living a calm quiet life, but not Maxim Marinin. The family is the main incentive for him to move forward, so we will see his name more than once on the pages of famous publications and on the posters of popular productions.
