Maria Shurochkina - young Russian athlete, master of sports of international class in synchronized swimming, who has already become an 8-time world champion, 3-time European champion and Olympic champion at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Maria was born in Moscow in the family of a musician and producer, a former member of the pop group Laskovy May, which thundered throughout the country. The girl's mother, whose name is Oksana, is a professional athlete in the past.

The synchronized swimmer has a younger brother, Ivan. The young man also chose a sports career for himself, however, the guy is engaged little known species sports. Ivan's choice fell on tricking - a combination of martial arts, acrobatics and break dancing. But the most famous relative of Masha is her half-sister Anna Shurochkina, who was born in her father's first family. To lovers of popular music, the girl is known as a singer.

Maria has been involved in sports since an early age. At first it was acrobatics and ballroom dancing, and later - synchronized swimming. Initially, the girl did not aspire to great heights. When Masha agreed to her parents' persuasion to go to the pool, she thought that she would just swim there and enjoy the time.

And when it turned out that hard intense training was ahead, Masha wanted to stop going to the section, but her father and mother insisted on continuing the classes. And gradually Maria Shurochkina got involved in sports. Masha was taken to the Synchronized Swimming Sports School of the Moscow State Sports Committee. Later, the girl received the title of master of sports and is now sure that life would not be so full without synchronized swimming. In her favorite sport, the synchronized swimmer considers the French athlete Virginia Didier to be her own idol.

Synchronized swimming

The first serious victories awaited the synchronized swimmer at the age of 15. At the European Junior Championships, the girl, whose height by that time had reached 163 cm, won the gold medal twice. Then Shurochkina was the first of the Russians to climb the podium after performing on individual program in the newly introduced discipline "Shapes".

The young athlete also has many achievements in adult competitions. In 2013, at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Masha became the champion in the group and combined performances. Maria's high sports achievements were awarded with a Presidential Diploma Russian Federation.

In the same year, she was the best at the World Championships in Barcelona, ​​Spain, three times. Two years later, Shurochkina will repeat this success at the home world championship.

Also, behind the shoulders of the athlete is the gold of the European Championships, which were held in German Berlin and the capital of Great Britain, London.

The girl was strenuously preparing for the realization of her dream. Maria set a goal to become an Olympic champion as part of the Russian team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. And the goal was achieved. Maria Shurochkina and fellow synchronized swimmers, among whom were Vlada Chigireva, Alla Shishkina and others, took the "gold" in group competitions. For the victory in the Olympics, Maria was awarded the Order of Friendship. In addition to official awards, Masha won the title of the best athlete of the year at the Fashion People Awards-2016.

Personal life

Since Maria Shurochkina now seriously intends to make a sports career in synchronized swimming, the girl does not think about creating a family and does not build serious relationships with men.

Masha developed warm friendly relations with older sister Anna, singer Nyusha. The girls grew up in different families, but this did not stop the sisters from spending a lot of time together. Anya has been traveling since childhood. new family father. Until now, in social networks, including in “ Instagram"Both Anna and Maria constantly post joint photos.

Shurochkina is already thinking about what she will do when big sport will remain in the past. The girl thinks coaching career will not be interesting, so she is thinking of following in the footsteps of her father and sister and taking up music. In the meantime, Nyusha's sister develops her creative potential in her free time.

In 2016, Maria also tried herself as a model, demonstrating a wedding dress on the catwalk during the show of the designer's collection. Singer Nyusha and other show business stars also appeared at the show in dazzling outfits.

Maria Shurochkina now

Maria's sports biography is developing rapidly. In 2017, the Russian synchronized swimming team, which also included Nyusha's sister, participated in the World Championships in water sports sport, which was held under the auspices International Federation swimming (FINA) in the capital of Hungary. The competitions took place in the recently built international swimming complex Dagály Swimming Complex, the largest in Eastern Europe, on the banks of the Danube.

The Russian team in the overall medal standings became the third after the teams of the USA and China. Russian athletes won 11 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals. The synchronized swimming team, which included, in addition to Masha Shurochkina, Anastasia and Daria Bayandina, Darina Valitova, Marina Golyadkina, Polina Komar, brought two gold medals to the common piggy bank, becoming champions in the technical and free programs. IN new program, called "Shamans", Shurochkina was entrusted with jumps and complex acrobatic elements.

Maria Shurochkina is known not only for her sporting achievements. The girl has already participated in the creation of her sister's video, and in 2017 she starred in the video of a young singer for the song "Tusi Sam".

In the same year, a significant event for the Shurochkin family took place - singer Nyusha and Maria's mother Oksana Shurochkina opened the Freedom Station dance school in the Oceania shopping center. The studio has opened its doors for children, adults, as well as for people with disabilities. The school provides lessons in classical choreography, flamenco, Latin American dances, as well as hip-hop, breakdance and go-go styles. Maria did not stay away from a significant family project - once ballroom dancing and acrobatics became a springboard for sports career girls.

Awards and achievements

• 2013 - two gold medals at the Universiade in Kazan
• 2013 - three gold medals at the World Championships in Barcelona
• 2014 – Golden medal at the European Championships in Berlin
• 2015 - three gold medals at the World Championships in Kazan
• 2016 - gold medal at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
• 2016 - two gold medals at the European Championships in London
• 2017 - two gold medals at the World Championships in Budapest

Russian synchronized swimmer. Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
Olympic champion, 2016, 8-time world champion.

Maria Shurochkina was born on June 30, 1995 in Moscow. Maria Shurochkin's father, Vladimir Vyacheslavovich, is one of the former soloists of the Tender May group. But in the footsteps of her father went the eldest of the daughters - Anna, better known as the singer "Nyusha". Masha has been involved in synchronized swimming since childhood.

Maria showed good results and was soon invited to the youth team. At the 2010 junior championship, Shurochkina became two-time champion Europe. In 2012, Maria, speaking at the Junior World Championships, took fourth place in the individual program in the new “figures” discipline, which is also a high result. In 2013, in combination and group, she became the champion of the 2013 Universiade in Kazan. Later, at the World Championships in Barcelona, ​​she became the world champion in the group and combination competition.

At her first Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, she became the champion in the group.

Maria's sports biography is developing rapidly. In 2017, the Russian synchronized swimming team, which also included Maria, participated in the World Championship held under the auspices of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in the capital of Hungary.

The Russian team in the overall medal standings became the third after the teams of the USA and China. Russian athletes won 11 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze medals. The synchronized swimming team, which included, in addition to Masha Shurochkina, Anastasia and Daria Bayandina, Darina Valitova, Marina Golyadkina, Polina Komar, brought two gold medals to the common piggy bank, becoming champions in the technical and free programs. In the new program, called "Shamans", she was entrusted with jumps and acrobatic elements.

She has received numerous awards for her outstanding achievements. Among them is the honorary title of Honored Master of Sports of Russia. She was also awarded a diploma of the President of the Russian Federation - for high sports achievements at the XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in the city of Kazan. After a brilliant performance at Games XXXI The 2016 Olympics in the city of Rio de Janeiro, shown the will to win and determination, was awarded the Order of Friendship.

Maria Shurochkina is known not only for her sporting achievements. The girl has already participated in the creation of her sister's video, and in 2017 she starred in the video of the young singer Marie Kraymbreri for the song "Tusi Sam".

In the same year, a significant event for the Shurochkin family took place - singer Nyusha and Maria's mother, Oksana Shurochkina, opened the Freedom Station dance school in the Oceania shopping center. The studio has opened its doors for children, adults, as well as for people with disabilities. The school provides lessons in classical choreography, flamenco, Latin American dances, as well as hip-hop, breakdance and go-go styles. Maria did not stay away from a significant family project.

One of the athletes of our team representing Russia in Rio at last Olympics- Maria Shurochkina. Synchronized swimming, in which she performs, is one of the most interesting and beautiful sports. At this Olympics, our synchronized swimmers in free program made a splash and showed highest level skill worthy of a championship title.

Biography

On June 30, 1995, the future Olympic champion was born in the capital of Russia. Maria's father - Vladimir - was a famous musician and producer, one of the guitarists of the Laskovy May group. Mom's car - Oksana - went in for sports. The famous athlete has an older sister, Anna, now known as the singer Nyusha. Also in this family there is a younger brother Ivan. Despite the fact that the sisters are related only by father and they have completely different occupations, they are very close to each other. Ivan, like Maria, is fond of sports.

Russian State University, which trains Olympic champions, does its job well. Maria Shurochkina is also his student. Synchronized swimming is one of the directions in which great hopes are currently placed in our sport. Now she is training under the guidance of Gryzunova E.A. and Polyanskaya E.N.

First training

Maria's acquaintance with sports began with acrobatics. Classes in this area helped her a lot in her future sports career. After acrobatics, Maria Shurochkina chose synchronized swimming, or rather, one day her mother brought her to the pool under the pretext of amateur swimming. In fact, this was Masha's first training, which began unexpectedly for her.

At first, there was no desire to engage in synchronized swimming at all, and the future famous athlete even wanted to quit training. But the parents insisted on their continuation, and over time, synchronized swimming fascinated the girl so much that training began to take up all her free time. So the hobby turned into a professional occupation. The first coaches, thanks to which the talent of the athlete was revealed, were Nikonova R.B. and Goncharova O.A.

Sports career

To date, Maria Shurochkina is the winner World Universiade 2013 (group performance in combination), twice European champion - in 2014 in the group, and in 2016 as part of the team, as well as a six-time world champion in group performances. But the main sporting achievement today is Olympic gold, deservedly received at the Olympics in Rio 2016 for the performance of the group.

One of the most prominent places during the performances is occupied by Maria Shurochkina. Synchronized swimming, whose photo episodes are so spectacular, is a very spectacular and beautiful sport. This is achieved thanks to the supports and ejections of one of the girls from the water high up with the simultaneous execution of the most complex elements. It is this position that Masha takes during the number.

The athlete managed to achieve success thanks to training. Perseverance, strength and self-confidence are the qualities that Maria Shurochkina possesses. Synchronized swimming is a very difficult sport not only physically, but also psychologically, and in order to succeed in it, one must have amazing willpower. Close people provide great spiritual support to Masha.

Personal life

As mentioned above, all the athlete's free time is occupied by synchronized swimming. Maria Shurochkina, for whom the Olympics and preparation for it were the main goal in life for fifteen recent years reached the top of the world Olympus. Training took so much time that there was simply no time or energy left for personal life.

Maria loves to spend her holidays with her sister Nyusha, but it is difficult for them to choose the time for this. One has a busy touring schedule, the other is lost in training all the time. When they do manage to meet, the sisters try to spend time together as productively as possible - they communicate, relax or share experiences.

Now that the first successful Olympics in Maria's life is over, she calls her dream the desire to just be happy. And, watching the life of an athlete, her achievements and perseverance, you believe that she will succeed.

16-year-old two-time junior synchronized swimming champion Masha Shurochkina is the half-sister (by father) of another Russian celebrity - Anna Shurochkina, better known as the singer Nyusha.

Vladimir Shurochkin, who at one time was a member of the famous Tender May group, divorced his first wife, Irina Shurochkina, when their common daughter Anna was two years old. But the father always spent a lot of time with his eldest daughter, despite his second marriage to Oksana Shurochkina, in which his second daughter, Maria, was born.

Nyusha's sister, Masha, is a pupil of the Synchronized Swimming Sports School of the Moscow State Sports Committee, a master of sports in synchronized swimming. The girl is announced as a participant in the upcoming Summer Olympics in London in 2012, and this is exactly what Masha calls her biggest dream in life.

The girl was brought to the sport by her father. One day he told Masha that they were going to swim in the pool, and training suddenly began there. At first, the girl did not like synchronized swimming, but then her father intervened again, as well as her mother, a former athlete herself. They told Masha that when she grew up, she would be able to choose what to do with her, but for now she should listen to her parents and continue her studies. But gradually the girl got involved and she began to like what she was doing. Masha's favorite athlete is Virginia Didier.

In an interview, Nyusha said that, despite the fact that her father left them with her mother, she never felt abandoned. Anna spent a lot of time with his new family, they often traveled together.

Anna and Masha are very close to each other. On Masha's personal page in one of the popular Russian social networks it is indicated that Nyusha is her sister, and it is also reported that Masha loves her very much. Photos are regularly updated there, in which you can see two sisters together. A little over a year ago Nyusha's sister even starred in the video clip of the older sister. According to the director of the video, this gave the clip dynamism, and the appearance of a young titled athlete in it acted as a certain incentive for the younger generation to actively go in for sports.

Nyusha also shared with reporters that she is extremely proud of her younger sister, who at the age of fifteen managed to achieve a lot in sports.

By the way, Nyusha herself is not a stranger to sports, she went in for boxing as a child, plays Beach volleyball, now, due to lack of free time, she is engaged only in fitness.

Although the girls have a common father, outwardly they are very different, which does not interfere with their warm relationship.

Nyusha and Maria Shurochkina: "This summer was not easy for our family"

Singer Nyusha and her sister, Olympic champion in synchronized swimming Maria Shurochkina admit that they don't spend time together very often. And it's not about relationships at all. The reason for this is the schedules of the girls: one has training, the other has tours. After the Olympics, Rio gave the sisters a little respite and the girls were able to spend time together. Returning to Moscow, Masha again began preparing for the competition, and Nyusha began rehearsing her new show "Nine Lives", which she will present on November 2 at the Crocus City Hall. But before that, the Shurochkin sisters met with HELLO! and shared their impressions of Brazil, and also told how star statuses are now distributed in their family.

Nyusha and Maria Shurochkina

Girls, probably, this summer at your house they talked only about Brazil?

Nyusha. Yes. This summer has been a difficult one for our family. Whether our girls will be allowed to the Olympic Games or not, just sitting and waiting was unbearable. Masha and I constantly cheer each other up. And then even my hands dropped - for the first time I felt so helpless. But the hardest thing was to hide my condition from my sister: lately we have become so close that we even “share” our mood at a distance. Of course, I tried to cheer up Masha: "Whatever is done - everything is for the best!"

Masha. Do not get upset because of what you cannot influence - this is a trait that Nyusha and dad have in common. Do not wind yourself up and do not engage in self-discipline - their calmness helped me to hold out until the victory. (Smiling.) I was ready to fall into despair: for 15 years I lived with the dream of performing at Olympic Games and it could have all ended overnight.

Nevertheless, you not only got to the Games, but also returned from Rio with a gold medal. Heavy, by the way?

Masha. About half a kilo is not such a burden compared to how I got it. (Laughs) After the victory, I had free time to get to know Rio. I was fascinated - he is so bright and restless. The people there are simple, without problems ...

Nyusha. And very soulful. When we went to celebrate the victory in a local bar, the volleyball teams of Russia and Brazil were playing. We were given a table in the center. So that you understand - there were no Russians there at all except us. And our voices, when we supported the Russians, drowned in the buzz of the Brazilian fans. And when Russian team lost, they jumped on us... with hugs. Like, don't worry, it's just a game. We found a piano in the bar, and for the rest of the evening we sang Black Eyes and Katyusha, while the locals danced and even tried to sing along. It turned out that in Brazil they are very fond of Russians.

Nyusha and Maria Shurochkina with the won Olympic gold medal
Nyusha with the second wife of Vladimir Shurochkin and mother of Maria - Oksana

Were you not afraid of rampant crime, which was talked about so much?

Masha. There were, of course, cases. Our coach, for example, had his phone stolen from his room. But my sister and I were lucky. Even when we went to take pictures at Copacabana Beach, known for its hectic environment. I confess that at first I held the medal close to me: I was afraid that they would take it off my neck. (Smiling.)

Nyusha. I've always been on the lookout. On the very first day, we were warned: do not carry any valuables with you and do not walk alone. locals By the way, they also follow these rules. For example, when we paid the guide for the tour, he put the money in a sock - for safety. But Masha is still that extreme - she came to the beach and brought half a kilogram of gold with her! (Laughs.)

You are so friendly, do you spend holidays together?

Masha. We rarely see each other and, of course, we try to plan a vacation in such a way as to be together. After the competition, a few days are enough for me to restore my strength, and then again the adrenaline goes off scale. Ride horses or skydive - I choose recreation with movement.

Nyusha. And I love relaxing. Go shopping, buy souvenirs. True, I didn’t bring anything from Rio - the locals don’t speak English at all. But I tried Brazilian cuisine. The most famous dish here is feijoada. Quite heavy, I would say, "masculine" dish. In general, in Brazil they love meat, they cook it in any way and with anything.

Masha. There are also delicious desserts. The only thing my sister and I can't resist. Then we come to Moscow and lose weight: everything burns out in training for me, for Nyusha in rehearsals. In general, I admire my sister - how they applaud her, how they love her ... It so happened in our family that I’m more of my mother’s daughter (it was she who instilled in my brother and me a love for sports), and Nyusha is my father’s. They have a common interest - music. Sometimes I feel a little sad that I can't spend as much time with him as my sister.

On the famous Copacabana beach, Nyusha and Masha tried a traditional Brazilian drink - coconut milk.

Ever wanted to switch places?

Nyusha. I once tried to make some figures in the pool when we were relaxing. Let me tell you, it's very difficult. But Masha believes that if I had been engaged, then I would have turned out to be a worthy athlete. Despite the fact that Masha and Vanya chose sports, they really have an ability for music: they inherited both hearing and voice from dad. I think that the singer disappears in her sister, she sings really well. I hope that someday we will put together our family band. (Smiling.) And her wall with medals will be replenished with music awards.

Text: Elena Redreeva