Lina Cheryazova

Lina Cheryazova
Cheryazova on a 2001 stamp of Uzbekistan
Personal information
Born 1 November 1968 (1968-11) (age 49)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Freestyle skiing
Coached by Dmitri Kavunov[1]
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer Aerials
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
1993 AltenmarktAerials

Lina Anatolyevna Cheryazova (Russian: Лина Анатольевна Черязова, born 1 November 1968) is a retired Uzbek freestyle skier who competed in aerials. She won a bronze medal at the 1990 European Championship and a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships before winning the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics with a score of 166.84. So far she is the only Winter Olympic medal winner from Uzbekistan. Her achievements earned her the title of Honored Athlete of the Republic of Uzbekistan.[2]

Cheryazova initially trained in gymnastics and trampolining, and took up freestyle skiing in 1987. She debuted at the World Cup in December 1989, and became the overall winner in the 1992–93 (winning six out of eight races) and 1993–94 seasons (winning six out of 11 races). In the summer of 1994, Cheryazova fractured her skull while training, and spend more than a month in a coma. She resumed competing in the autumn of 1995, but never regained her previous form. She retired after another injury sustained after the 1998 Olympics.[2] In 1999 she moved to Novosibirsk, Russia, where she lives with her adopted daughter Alina.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Rudyk, Taras (22 April 2009). Лина и Алина. Krasnaya Zvezda.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Lina Cheryazova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.


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