New family joins Russian sport. CSKA football player Konstantin Kuchaev and ex-figure skater Elena Radionova got married. We tell the love story of an intersport couple.
Radionova is one of the most prominent figure skaters of the pre-quadruple jump era. Twice won the silver of the European Championships and once — the bronze of the World Championship. Lena was famous for her feminine skating and radiant smile. The athlete ended her career in 2020 and now puts on programs for young skaters, and also performs in ice shows.
Many men were in love with her. They tried to get attention, but the football player Kuchaev became the chosen one. The couple have been together for over five years. So the time has come to legitimize the relationship.
The boom of Radionova's career began with the gold of the junior world championship at the age of 13. For the next few years, she only did what she trained. Lena was always not up to boys. Especially in the Olympic season, because a ticket to Pyeongchang was at stake. Since the Olympics had not yet happened in the life of the figure skater, she really wanted to get there. It was then that Kuchaev made himself felt for the first time.
The football player says that he did not know anything about his future wife. She just liked him in the photos, which was the reason to write a message. Radionova answered, but the meeting had to wait a long time. First, her season was in full swing, then his. During the year, young people simply corresponded in order to get to know each other better. From conversations and meetings, first sympathy grew, and then love.
“He did things. He didn’t say, but did. supported me,» Elena said.
Kuchaev is from Ryazan, he is one year older than the chosen one. I got into football by chance, for the company of a friend. I just started going to workouts to take some free time. The first coach saw a great talent in the boy.
At the time of his acquaintance with Radionova, Kuchaev was already playing at the base of CSKA. He played about 50 matches for the club, including against Real Madrid and Manchester United. Konstantin even scored against the British.
Before the novel, Kostya knew nothing about figure skating, and Lena was not at all interested in football. It was boring for him to watch long competitions with sad music. She also had a prejudice against all football players:
“I had a bad opinion, I thought that they were all stellar and dishonorable people. Probably because of the press. There were different cases — then one player would do something, then the second, then the third. life. As a rule, bad ones. It was memorable.» each other's life work. Kostya can now name some figure skating jumps, knows famous athletes by sight and even went to ice shows with his beloved. She regularly attends matches and watches football on TV, sometimes jokingly trying to comment on it.
In December 2022, the couple announced their engagement. It took only six months to prepare for the wedding. On the first weekend of June, Lena and Kostya got married. The bride shone in a strapless dress with a high slit revealing long slender legs. The groom was wearing a black tuxedo. But the main thing is their happy smiles and joyful guests.