Three famous

1. Three famous Russian sportspeople. What are they famous for?

THREE FAMOUS
RUSSIAN SPORTSPEOPLE.
WHAT ARE THEY
FAMOUS FOR?

2. Alexandra Goryachkina

ALEXANDRA GORYACHKINA
• 1. Alexandra Goryachkina was born in
Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, on September
28, 1998.
• 2. When she was a child, she did
athletics, tennis, and dancing.
• 3. But most of all, she was captivated
by chess lessons with her father, who
was a chess coach.
• 4. At the age of 10, she won the World
Championship for girls under 10.
• 5. At 12, she arrived in Salekhard and
began training at the Anatoly Karpov
Polar Chess School.
• 6. A year later, she became the
youngest female international
grandmaster in the world and got the
title of Honoured Master of Sports of
Russia.
• 7. Her biggest achievements include
winning the Women's Chess World Cup
in 2023, becoming a three-time Russian
Chess Champion, and winning the
World Rapid Championship in 2025.

3. Alexandra Trusova

ALEXANDRA TRUSOVA
• 1. Alexandra Trusova is a Russian
figure skater.
• 2. She was born on June 23, 2004, in
Ryazan, Russia.
• 3. The figure skater trains
professionally at the Eteri Tutberidze
Ice Palace.
• 4. Young athlete competed at the
European, World, and Olympic
Games.
• 5. She was the first woman to land
quadruple jumps in competition.
• 6. Alexandra Trusova became the first
athlete to successfully perform five
quadrule jumps in a single program at
the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.
• 7. She became famous for
revolutionizing women’s figure skating
with her powerful jumps.

4. Alexander Ovechkin

ALEXANDER OVECHKIN
• 1. Alexander Ovechkin is a famous
Russian hockey player. He was born on
September 17, 1985, in Moscow.
• 2. He went to a regular school in
Moscow and later finished his studies at
the Russian State University of Physical
Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.
• 3. As a child, he started playing hockey
at the CSKA sports school and trained
there for many years.
• 4. In his career, he played for Dynamo
Moscow in Russia and for the
Washington Capitals in the NHL.
• 5. He also played for the Russian
national team at three Olympic Games
and nine World Championships.
• 6. He won the Stanley Cup in 2018,
became a world champion three times,
and broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for
the most goals in regular NHL games.
• 7. He became famous for his strong
playing style, his ability to score many
goals, and his long career at the highest
level – that is why he is one of the
greatest goal scorers in hockey history.

5. Thank you for your attention.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.