Can a woman involved in sports be ugly? The question is not very easy, because everyone has their own vision of beauty. Someone thinks that lifting weights, chasing a ball in football or playing basketball in a tracksuit is antisexual and non-feminine, while others believe that women who are not involved in sports lose their shape and become unattractive over time.
Among Russian athletes there are those from whom it is impossible to take your eyes off ... Maybe the whole thing is that their life is connected with sports? Indeed, some of the women on our list did not change anything in their appearance, that is, they are owners of natural beauty.
Let's look at the most beautiful athletes of Russia together, and try to figure out what is the secret of their attractiveness and charm.
10. Laysan Utyasheva
Laysan Utyasheva - An example of how an ordinary girl can reach unprecedented heights thanks to her hard work.
After the end of her sports career, the gymnast decided not to stop there - now Laysan combines many roles: she is a caring mother, beloved wife, successful business woman.
The athlete has a magnificent figure and eastern appearance. It is prone to fullness, therefore, does not allow itself to consume excess.
She has come a long way in working on herself - looking at her old and new photographs, it is obvious that Laysan cannot do without the help of cosmetologists, perhaps she uses injections to maintain youthful skin. In addition, Utyasheva corrected her breast shape and enlarged it a little.
In 2019, Laysan Utyasheva appeared before the fans in a new image - she dyed her hair blonde.
9. Angelina Goncharenko
Angelina is the defender of the Tornado club and the Russian team.
The athlete became interested in hockey at the age of 8. Once grandmother took her brother to training, and Angelina went with them. As a result, her brother tied up with hockey, but the girl began to deal with it hard. From that moment, her hockey player career began.
Angelina Goncharenko nature endowed with an appearance with which you can safely go to the podium: she has beautiful blond hair, pale skin and model height (177 cm), but the girl decided to connect her life with sports.
In addition to her favorite work, the athlete has another hobby - this is photography.
8. Alina Zagitova
Alina Zagitova - A young athlete, she is only 17 years old. In 2018, she became the Olympic champion in singles, as well as a silver medalist in team competitions. In 2019, she received the title of world champion.
Alina is undoubtedly a real beauty! The girl loves animals very much, she even has furry friends: a cat named Toffee and a dog of the Akita Inu breed, which Alina named Masaru (she was personally presented with a puppy by Shinzo Abe, a Japanese politician).
7. Maria Sharapova
Probably everyone knows the Russian athlete Maria Sharapova - Tennis player, winner of five Grand Slam singles tournaments in 2004-2014, Honored Master of Sports.
Despite her workload, Maria devotes a lot of time to her appearance, primarily to her figure. With her high growth (188 cm), she never allows the scales to show her more than 75 kg.
In addition to tennis, Maria is engaged in other sports - Pilates, fitball. In addition, she also does sports exercises: squats, swinging legs, lunges with weight.
Sharapova can treat herself to a slice of chocolate, but does it infrequently. Her "courageous" appearance does not prevent her from being feminine and elegant.
6. Alina Kabaeva
Alina Kabaeva Born in Tashkent, she is considered the most mysterious athlete.
She began to engage in rhythmic gymnastics from the age of 3. Alina during her career has won numerous awards, so far she is an example for beginner gymnasts.
Floral frills, sparkles, golden decor on clothes - all this Kabaeva loves and knows how to wear. Most of all, she prefers black color in clothes, along with other classic colors - white and red.
Kabaeva's followers on Instagram believe that the woman began to look bad - you will give her much more than 36 years. Previously, she was beautiful, according to her subscribers, slender, radiant, but now she does not look like herself.
5. Julia Efimova
27-year-old swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist in 2012-2016, Julia Efimova She began to play sports in childhood - her mother gave the girl to dancing and sports aerobics, but her father insisted that Julia visit his section (he is a swimming coach). Father, however, instilled the thought of his daughter that she would become a champion.
Julia Efimova has a model appearance: her height is 178 cm, she is spectacular, bright, with blond hair by nature.
The girl manages to look so good with minimal effort - Julia almost never dyes, does not style her hair, most likely, she passed on the mentality of the country in which she lives. Julia lives in America, as you know, women do not spend too much time on their appearance.
4. Anastasia Luppova
For his 36 years Anastasia Luppova (trainer, billiard player), looks very good. Once, on vacation in a sanatorium in the circle of her family, Anastasia out of curiosity tried to play billiards with her father, and has since been engaged in it.
For the first time, she won the championship of Tatarstan in 2001. In addition to sports, the girl is engaged in creative activities.
Anastasia Luppova admits that like any girl, she looks after her appearance, but without fanaticism. Many girls are similar to each other, but Anastasia has a special charm due to naturalness, which sets her apart from the rest.
3. Anna Kournikova
Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova Looks amazing for her 38 years old.
Due to her appearance: she is slim, she has silky blonde hair, a beautiful face, Anna was not only an athlete, but also a socialite. The girl often appeared on the covers of the best publications and collaborated with advertising companies. This brought her a lot of money.
But in sport, she did not succeed - in her entire career Anna has not won a single adult professional tournament, but, despite this, she occupies a special place in the world of sports.
2. Vera Biryukova
Young rhythmic gymnast Vera Biryukova was born in Omsk. She started gymnastics at the age of 5. Serious success came to the charming gymnast in 2014 - in Baku she won the gold medal of the European Championship.
Vera said that in her free time she prefers to walk, she has one hobby - an athlete likes to look at people's faces and select images for them.
Vera is a very beautiful girl, but she herself does not consider her appearance bright. Her motto is: "Live, love and act!»
1. Evgenia Medvedeva
Russian young skater (girl 19 years old) Evgenia Medvedeva - Two-time silver medalist of the 2018 Olympic Games.
Eugenia has a classic beauty - timeless, she looks very feminine and natural, using nothing but makeup. The girl admitted that she can not leave the house without mascara and eyeliner - makeup for her is very important.
The athlete is for her natural appearance, but she believes that it is wrong to draw attention to her shortcomings or to show what can be hidden (which is typical of the body-positive advocates).