Alina Kabayeva of Russia performs her hoop exercise during the final of
the Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics 2nd European Team Championships in
Moscow, May 4, 2003. REUTERS/Viktor Korotayev

CVI/GB 

Russian rhythmic gymnast Irina Chashchina performs as she receives a
Peugeot 206 as a birthday present during a presentation in Moscow,
April 24, 2003. Chashchina together with Alina Kabayeva were accused of
using doping and disqualified for one year by the International
Gymnastics Federation last year. REUTERS/Golovanov/Kivrin

AS/WS 

Alina Kabaeva of Russia performs in the ball event of the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships final in Tokyo September 15, 2002. Kabaeva won the individual title with 111.798 points and her club team Gazprom won the club team title with 318.162 points. 

Alina Kabaeva of Russia shows a trophy and gold medals after winning
the individual title and club team title of the World Rhythmic
Gymnastics Club Championships final in Tokyo September 15, 2002.
Kabaeva won the individual title with 111.798 points and her club team
Gazprom won the club team title with 318.162 points. REUTERS/Kimimasa
Mayama

KM/CP 

Alina Kabaeva of Russia performs in the ball event of the World
Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships final in Tokyo September 15,
2002. Kabaeva won the individual title with 111.798 points and her club
team Gazprom won the club team title with 318.162 points.
REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama

KM/CP 

Russian Olympic champion, gymnast Alina Kabayeva presents a dress by
Russian designer Viktoria Andreyanova during a late night show in
Moscow, November 22, 2001. The VIII annual High Fashion week started in
the Russian capital on Wednesday. REUTERS/Cyril Iordansky

AS/CLH/ 

Russian gold medalist and world champion Alina Kabaeva (C) is flanked
by compatriot and silver medalist Irina Tchachina and Bulgaria's Simona
Peycheva on the podium for the clubs event at the World Rhythmic
Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 21, 2001. Kabaeva won three
gold medals and one silver medal while Tachichina won the only gold
Kabaeva didn't win plus three silver medals. Peycheva won three bronze
medals. REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH 

Russian Irina Tchachina waves to specators during the awards ceremony
at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 21,
2001. Tchachina won one gold medal and three silver medals while
compatriot and world champion Alina Kabaeva won three gold medals and
one silver medal. REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH/FMS 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva (L) kisses compatriot Irina
Tchachina on the podium after Tchachina won the gold medal in the hoop
event at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October
21, 2001. Kabaeva won three gold medals and one silver medal while
Tachichina won the only gold Kabaeva didn't win plus three silver
medals. REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva (R) kisses compatriot Irina
Tchachina on the podium at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
in Madrid October 21, 2001. Kabaeva won three gold medals and one
silver medal while Tachichina won the only gold Kabaeva didn't win plus
three silver medals. REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH/FMS 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva raises her arms as she receives
her third gold medal out of four for the individual events at the World
Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 21, 2001. Kabaeva
retained her world championship title winning the over-all yesterday.
REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva throws the ball during her routine
at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 21,
2001. Kabaeva won three out of four of the gold medals in the
individual categories. REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva jumps during her hoop routine
during the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October
21, 2001. Kabaeva won three out of four of the gold medals in the
individual categories. REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva jumps during her rope routine
during the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October
21, 2001. Kabaeva won the gold medal in the individual rope category.
REUTERS/Paul Hanna REUTERS

PH/FMS 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva jumps during her rope routine
during the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October
21, 2001. Kabaeva won the gold medal in the individual rope category.
REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH 

RUSSIAN KABAEVA AND TCHACHINA AND UKRAINIAN YEROFEEVA CELEBRATE ON
PODIUM AT THE WORLD RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS.


Russian World Champion Alina Kabaeva (C), Russian Irina Tchachina (L)
and Ukrainian Tamara Yerofeeva celebrate on the podium their triumph in
the individual exercises at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
in Madrid October 20, 2001. Kabaeva won the gold, compatriot Irina
Tchachina won the silver and Ukrainian Tamara Yerofeeva the bronze.
REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS 

Russian World Champion Alina Kabaeva celebrates winning the gold medal
in the individual exercises at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics
Championships in Madrid October 20, 2001. Compatriot Irina Tchachina
won the silver behind and Ukrainian Tamara Yerofeeva the bronze.
REUTERS/Andrea Comas

PH/AA 

Ukrainian Tamara Yerofeeva performs with the ball during the World
Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 20, 2001. Yerofeeva
won the bronze medal behind Russian gold medalist Alina Kabaeva and
Russian silver medalist Irina Tchachina. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

PH/AA 

Russian World Champion Alina Kabaeva celebrates winning the gold medal
in the individual exercises at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics
Championships in Madrid October 20, 2001. Compatriot Irina Tchachina
won the silver and Ukrainian Tamara Yerofeeva the bronze. REUTERS/Andrea
Comas REUTERS

PH 

Russian Irina Tchachina performs with the rope during the World
Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 20, 2001. Tchachina
won the silver behind her compatriot and defending World Champion Alina
Kabaeva. REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva performs with the ball during the
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 20, 2001.
REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva blows a kiss to the crowd
following her club routine during the World Rhythmic Gymnastics
Championships in Madrid October 20, 2001. Russia retained their world
rhythmic gymnastics team title in Madrid on Friday at the end of a
two-day competition they dominated throughout. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
REUTERS

PH/FMS 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva performs with the ball during the
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 20, 2001.
Russia retained their world rhythmic gymnastics team title in Madrid on
Friday at the end of a two-day competition they dominated
throughout.REUTERS/Andrea Comas REUTERS

PH/FMS 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva performs with the hoop during the
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Madrid October 20, 2001.
Russia retained their world rhythmic gymnastics team title in Madrid on
Friday at the end of a two-day competition they dominated throughout.

REUTERS/Paul Hanna REUTERS 

Russians Irina Tchachina (L) world champion Alina Kabaeva (C) and
Liasan Utiasheva celebrate after winning the gold medal at the World
Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Madrid October 19, 2001. Ukraine
was second and Belarus third. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

PH 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva performs with the cord during the
team competition at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in
Madrid October 19, 2001. The defending European and world titlist is
currently leading the Russian team in the championship. REUTERS/Andrea
Comas

PH/AA 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva performs with the rope during the
team competition at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in
Madrid October 19, 2001. The defending European and world title holder
is currently leading the Russian team in the championship. REUTERS/Paul
Hanna

PH 

Russian world champion Alina Kabaeva performs with the rope during the
team competition at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in
Madrid October 19, 2001. The defending European and world titleholder
is currently leading the Russian team in the championship. REUTERS/Paul
Hanna

PH 

Russian Irina Tchachina performs with the ball during the team
competition at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Madrid
October 18, 2001. Tchachina is in second place behind her compatriot
Alina Kabaeva who leads the competition with two exercises remaining.
REUTERS/Paul Hanna

PH/AA 

Russian Alina Kabaeva performs with the ball during the team
competition at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Madrid
October 18, 2001. Russians Kabaeva and Irina Tchachina lead the
competition with two exercises remaining. REUTERS/Paul Hanna REUTERS

PH 

Alina Kabaeva of Russia competes in the individual ball gymnastics
event at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia, August 31, 2001.
Kabaeva won the gold medal in the ball event. REUTERS/Nigel Marple

NM/RCS 

Russia's Alina Kabaeva is airborne during her performance in the
rythmic individual hoop in the gymnastics at the Goodwill Games in
Brisbane August 31, 2001. REUTERS/Nigel Marple

MDB/RCS 

Russia's Alina Kabaeva is airborne during her performance in the
rythmic all-round rope in the gymnastics competition at the Goodwill
Games in Brisbane August 30, 2001.

MDB/RCS 

Russian Alina Kabayeva, the bronze medalist of the Sydney Olympics, performs her routine with a ball during the international RSG Derugina cup in Kiev March 10, 2001. Kabayeva is the winner of this tournament.

YK/CLH/ 

Russian Alina Kabayeva the bronze medalist of Sydney performs her routine with hoop during the international RSG Derugina cup in Kiev March 10, 2001. Kabayeva is the winner of this tournament.

YK 

Russia's Alina Kabaeva performs in the Rythmic Rope competition at the gymnastics World Cup Final at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

PS 

The Russian Federation's Alina Kabaeva, who will take part in the gymnastic rhythmic women's individual all around event, jumps during a gymnastic gala at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games September 26. The gala closed the competition of artistic gymnastic.

HRM/ 

Rhythmic gymnast Yulia Raskina of Belarus performs her silver medal winning routine in the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney on October 1, 2000. [Russia's Yulia Barsukova won the gold medal and her compatriot Alina Kabaeva won bronze.] 

Rhythmic gymanst Yulia Barsukova of Russia performs her gold medal winning routine in the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney, October 1, 2000. [Yulia Raskina of Belarus won the silver medal and Alina Kabaeva of Russia won bronze.] 

Rhythmic gymast Yulia Barsukova of Russia shows her gold medal after winning the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney, October 1, 2000. [Yulia Raskina of Belarus won the silver medal and Alina Kabaeva of Russia won bronze.] 

Rhythmic gymanst Yulia Barsukova (C) of Russia shows her gold medal after winning the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney on October 1, 2000. Yulia Raskina (L) of Belarus won the silver medal and Alina Kabaeva of Russia won bronze. 

Rhythmic gymnast Yulia Raskina of Belarus shows her silver medal after the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney on October 1, 2000. Yulia Barsukova of Russia won the gold medal and her compatriot Alina Kabaeva won bronze.

YHER/CLH/ 

Rhythmic gymanst Yulia Barsukova of Russia shows her gold medal after winning the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney, October 1, 2000. Yulia Raskina of Belarus won the silver medal and Alina Kabaeva of Russia won bronze.

YHER/CLH/HB 

Rhythmic gymanst Yulia Barsukova (C) of Russia shows her gold medal after winning the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney on October 1, 2000. Yulia Raskina (L) of Belarus won the silver medal and Alina Kabaeva of Russia won bronze.

YHER/CLH/ 

Rhythmic gymnast Yulia Barsukova of Russia shows her gold medal after winning the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney, October 1, 2000. Yulia Raskina of Belarus won the silver medal and Alina Kabaeva of Russia won bronze.

YHER/CLH/HB 

Rhythmic gymanst Evmorfia Ntona of Greece performs her seventh place routine in the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney, October 1, 2000. Russia's Yulia Barsukova won the gold medal, Yulia Raskina of Belarus won the silver medal and Alina Kabaeva of Russia won bronze.

YHER/JOH/HB 

Rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva of Russia performs her bronze medal winning routine in the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney on October 1, 2000. Russia's Yulia Barsukova won the gold medal and Yulia Raskina of Belarus won the silver medal.

YHER/JOH/ 

Rhythmic gymnast Yulia Raskina of Belarus performs her silver medal winning routine in the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney on October 1, 2000. Russia's Yulia Barsukova won the gold medal and her compatriot Alina Kabaeva won bronze.

YHER/CLH/ 

Rhythmic gymanst Yulia Barsukova of Russia performs her gold medal winning routine in the women's individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Sydney, October 1, 2000. Yulia Raskina of Belarus won the silver medal and Alina Kabaeva of Russia won bronze.

YHER/CLH/HB 

Russia's Alina Kabaeva performs in the rhythmic gymnastics women's individual all-around qualification at the Olympic Games in Sydney on September 29, 2000. 

Russia's Alina Kabaeva performs in the rhythmic gymnastics women's individual all-around qualification at the Olympic Games in Sydney on September 29, 2000.

YHER/CLH/ 

Russia's Alina Kabaeva performs in the rhythmic gymnastics women's individual all-around qualification at the Olympic Games in Sydney on September 29, 2000.

YHER/CLH/ 

Russia's Alina Kabaeva, who will take part in the gymnastic rhythmic women's individual all around event, performs during a gymnastic gala at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, September 26, 2000. [The gala closed the competition of artistic gymnastic. ] 

Russian Alina Kabaeva, who will take part in the gymnastic rhythmic women's individual all around event, performs during a gymnastic gala at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, September 26, 2000. The gala closed the competition of artistic gymnastic.

HRM/HB 

The Russian Federation's Alina Kabaeva, who will take part in the gymnastic rhythmic women's individual all around event, jumps during a gymnastic gala at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games September 26. The gala closed the competition of artistic gymnastic.

HRM/ 

Russian Alina Kabaeva, World Champion in 1999, performs with a ribbon during the rhythmic gymnastics Grand Prix in Kiev March 12. Kabaeva won the competition. 

Russian Alina Kabaeva (C), Byelorussian Yulia Raskina (L) and Ukrainian Tamara Erofeyeva (R) celebrate together on the victory podium during the rythmic gymnastics Grand Prix in Kiev March 12. Kabaeva, the World Chempion of 1999, took first place in all events and became the absolute winner of the competition.

MC/ 

Russian Alina Kabaeva, World Champion in 1999, performs with a ribbon during the rhythmic gymnastics Grand Prix in Kiev March 12. Kabaeva won the competition.

MC/CLH/ 

Russia's Alina Kabaeva, World Champion in 1999, performs with a ball during the rhythmic gymnastics Derugina Cup in Kiev March 11. Kabaeva took first place and won in the competition. 

Russian Alina Kabaeva, World Champion in 1999, performs with a ball during the rhythmic gymnastics Derugina Cup in Kiev, March 11. Kabaeva took first place and won in the competition.

MC/CLH/HB