Champion of the Winter Olympics from Uzbekistan Lina Cheryazova

Lina Cheryazova was Olympic freestyle champion in Uzbekistan.

Lina Anatolyevna was born in 1968 in Tashkent. She won in 1994 the Lillehammer Olympics, defending the honor of Uzbekistan. Her gold medal is still the only one in the history of this state. In addition, Lina is the first Olympic freestyle champion in acrobatics. Lina Cheryazova had a lot of sports achievements. She repeatedly, in different years, participated in the World Cup. From 1992 to 1994, she won in 13 out of 18 World Cup stages.

1994 was a difficult year in Lina's life: first - the long-awaited gold of the Olympics, then - a severe injury. At a training session in Lake Placid at the age of 25, the athlete received a head injury that threatened her life, but she was able not only to recover, but also to return to a great sport. In 1998 she was selected for the Winter Olympics in Nagano, taking the 13th place there. After Nagano, Lina Cheryazova ended her sports career.