Russian and French figure skater Marina Anisina became famous not only for her sporting achievements. Her marriage to actor Nikita Dzhigurda brought her sensational popularity. Let’s tell you more about the female fate of the Olympic champion, which was full of betrayals.
Set-up from Averbukh
Marina Anisina began performing in juniors with Ilya Averbukh. Their dance duet was considered very promising. They won gold medals in major tournaments, but in the midst of the 1992/1993 season, Averbukh became interested in Irina Lobacheva, who later became his wife. And he secretly from Anisina began to prepare the transition to Lobacheva. Marina learned about the upcoming castling by chance from Nikolai Morozov. Averbukh hid everything to the last, for which Anisina was offended by him. She had to miss the season, and Lobacheva got a completely finished program and costumes.
Marina failed to find a partner in Russia. And she decided to try her hand abroad. The figure skater was allowed to change sports citizenship, since in Russia they did not particularly believe in her.
“I really didn’t know anything. The reason, as they later explained to me, is quite harmless: my partner fell in love. Why didn’t he tell me himself? I was left alone. There is nothing to hide in our little sports world, and rumors began to spread that I was going abroad. Girlfriends reported that Averbukh openly laughed at my “crazy” idea. And I was already scrolling through the options in my head: I will bring someone here, we will train in Moscow. Or maybe it’s better to go somewhere to America? And I’ll still morning this Averbukh’s nose, ”the figure skater said in an interview.
Anisina began to play for France with Gwendal Peizerat, who was also left without a partner. And this dance duo will be churning out medals for several years. They became not only world champions, but also took the gold of the Olympic Games – 2002. And how! Anisin and Peizer, thanks to just one vote, bypassed the duet Averbukh – Lobachev. After even because of this, a huge scandal erupted. The judges were accused of bribery, and Anisina had to testify as a witness. True, no evidence was found – and the gold remained with the French.
Unsuccessful romances with Bure and the Prince of Monaco
After completing her career, Anisina fell in love with the star hockey player Pavel Bure. A lot was written about him in all the newspapers, and the skater decided to win the heart of the hockey player at all costs. However, it was unrequited love. Bure did not show any feelings and did not allow Marina to approach him.
True, the champion was not sad for long. Prince Albert of Monaco personally invited the figure skating star to sit on the jury at the sports film festival. And there a spark ran between them. The red-haired athlete immediately won the heart of the offspring of the monarch, he even gave her a personal tour of Monte Carlo. Their romance lasted three years.
Once Anisina asked her lover about future plans and marriage. Albert only replied that this was a matter of national importance, and the government of the country must approve the candidacy of the chosen one. And soon he began to spend time in the company of an African-American woman.
Despite this, the skater always speaks of him with warmth. In an interview with Caravan of Stories, Marina recalled Prince Albert as follows: “He was gentle and delicate. He did not attack me, but looked at my body for a long time and carefully: “You are beautiful … And those red hair, green eyes. A real undine.” Later, Prince Albert became the ruler of Monaco, and their communication finally ceased.
Man of all life
In 2007, Anisina returned for a while to Moscow from France to take part in the popular television project “Dancing on Ice. Velvet Season”. She was paired with the outrageous actor Nikita Dzhigurda to perform. And his excessive emotionality did not scare away the athlete, rather, on the contrary, she conquered.
Constant training and filming brought the actor and athlete closer together. Just a year after they met, Dzhigurda and Anisin became husband and wife. In 2009, the couple had a son, Mick-Angel Krist, followed by a daughter, Eva-Vlada. They were both happy. Although the outrageous antics of Dzhigurda continued. So, he posted erotic videos with his wife on the Web, and then he showed everyone the video of how Anisina gave birth.
“I think this is a work of art. In childbirth I see the beauty of nature! It’s almost like a feature film, a natural act of the emergence of life on earth. I showed how a woman becomes a Madonna. Marina gave birth for the first time and asked to be with her. We started shooting spontaneously, at the last moment. On the mobile phone. I couldn’t imagine that they could be allowed to bring a camera to a ward in France! We would not be allowed, – said the showman.
In 2016, it became known that the skater filed for divorce. The entire previous year, Marina dangled between the two countries. In France, she had a highly paid job. She performed extensively on the show with her partner Peizera. Dzhigurda was very jealous of his wife for the Frenchman. They began to swear a lot, which led to a divorce. And in one of the interviews, Anisina told shocking details from her life with the actor.
– He ran after me with a knife around the apartment. Waving them before my eyes. Although he shouted: “Do not be afraid, Anisina, if I kill anyone, then only myself,” but I was very scared. Suddenly burst? Once in a restaurant he got angry, came up to me and how he would give me forehead to forehead! I’m bleeding… I immediately started screaming that I would call the police. Everything around me began to calm me down. I quickly leave, like calmed down. He said that it was not on purpose – it happened. I pretended to believe, – Anisina admitted in the program “Live”.
At the same time, the couple actively participated in talk shows, publicly discussing their personal lives. Due to constant conflicts on television, Marina experienced great stress, which is why she even lost her child. Nikita blamed the miscarriage entirely and completely on one TV show on the federal channel, whose employees, in his opinion, brought his beloved woman down. True, Marina soon returned to the actor completely, and they got married for the second time.
Bad relationship with family
Marina was born into a sports family. Her father Vyacheslav Anisin is a Soviet hockey star. Her younger brother Mikhail also plays professional hockey. And she got into figure skating only because she spent all her childhood on ice with her father. However, now she does not communicate with her family. He maintains contact only with his mother. The figure skater’s family could not accept the outrageous son-in-law and his antics, including childbirth on the air.
– If my father does not want to see his grandchildren, support his only daughter, I do not want to impose on anyone. It’s not that I’m cool, no. I won’t just kill myself because of this, but if he wants to invite me to his palace to the dacha, then I’ll come with pleasure, see what he’s been spending ten years there, ”the athlete told reporters. Despite everything, Anisina and Dzhigurda live together and raise children. And it was with such a shocking man that the skater found her female happiness.