Alexey Zaitsev

Alexey Zaitsev (born 17 September 1993) is a Russian bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Alexey Zaitsev
Zaitsev in 2017
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993
Spouse(s)Aliya Mustafina (m. 2016 – 2018)
Sport
SportBobsleigh

Zaitsev began dating Russian gymnast Aliya Mustafina in the fall of 2015 after meeting at a hospital where both were recovering from sports injuries.[2] They married on 3 November 2016 in his hometown of Krasnodar.[3][4]

In January 2017, it was announced that Aliya was pregnant and that the baby was due in July.[5] Mustafina gave birth to a girl named Alisa (Алиса) Mustafina-Zaytseva on 9 June 2017.[6][7] On 29 April 2018, Mustafina announced that they had divorced one month earlier.[8]

References
  1. "Alexey Zaitsev". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "In Translation: "I Do What I Want"". The Gymternet. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. Turner, Amanda (3 November 2016). "Mustafina Marries Bobsledder Zaitsev". International Gymnast. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. Гимнастка Алия Мустафина вышла замуж за бобслеиста Алексея Зайцева. tass.ru (3 November 2016)
  5. Turner, Amanda. "Motherhood Ahead for Mustafina". International Gymnast Magazine Online.
  6. "Mustafina won't return to training until October". Gymnovosti. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. "Instagram post by Aliya Mustafina • Jul 15, 2017 at 5:41pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. "Aliya Mustafina got divorced". Gymnovosti. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.


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