Natalia Kuchinskaya
The Bride of Mexico Nicknamed the bride of mexico, Natalia Kuchinskaya is a brilliant idol. Kuchinskaya is in the hall of fame for her olympic gymnastics grace and charm. Natalia won a total of four medals on the Soviet team in the 1968 Olympics. From then on she was given the name the bride of Mexico. Still today, she continues sharing her charming personality with others as well as teaching girls all about gymnastics. (http://www.gymn-forum.net/)
Born on March 8, 1949 in Saint Petersburg Russia, growing up in the gym because her mother, Ekaterina, was a rhythmic gymnastics coach. Natalia had one sister named Mariya. Mariya was also constantly in the gym. Her mother was very encouraging and taught both her daughters about rhythmic gymnastics. …show more content…
At the 1966 World Championship she won three Gold medals, two silver medals and one Bronze medal. At the
1968 Summer Olympics she won two Gold medals and two Bronze metals. She received two Gold medals on the Balance Beam and Team. She also received two bronze medals for All around and Floor exercise. Kuchinskaya earned a legion of Mexican fans. Mariachi singers serenaded Kuchinskaya with a tune called "Natalie" throughout the Games. This was the start of The Bride of Mexico. (http://www.gymn.ca/)
It started when she was having trouble at school. Gymnastics mostly took over Natalia’s life and with lack of going school a lot, she was falling behind in her classes. She would go to the gym and work out and ten come home and repeat it. She started to feel less like a normal teenage kid. Since a thyroid condition soon added to Kuchinskaya problems and it was time to take a break from Gymnastics. Later on in life she was supposed to return to the gym and go on with her dreams. However, things got more complicated and she decided to quit. She would miss the gym but knew that it was for the best. Natalia’s grace and charm she showed would be missed sincerely and the people and fans would never forget her.
Born on March 8, 1949 in Saint Petersburg Russia, growing up in the gym because her mother, Ekaterina, was a rhythmic gymnastics coach. Natalia had one sister named Mariya. Mariya was also constantly in the gym. Her mother was very encouraging and taught both her daughters about rhythmic gymnastics. …show more content…
At the 1966 World Championship she won three Gold medals, two silver medals and one Bronze medal. At the
1968 Summer Olympics she won two Gold medals and two Bronze metals. She received two Gold medals on the Balance Beam and Team. She also received two bronze medals for All around and Floor exercise. Kuchinskaya earned a legion of Mexican fans. Mariachi singers serenaded Kuchinskaya with a tune called "Natalie" throughout the Games. This was the start of The Bride of Mexico. (http://www.gymn.ca/)
It started when she was having trouble at school. Gymnastics mostly took over Natalia’s life and with lack of going school a lot, she was falling behind in her classes. She would go to the gym and work out and ten come home and repeat it. She started to feel less like a normal teenage kid. Since a thyroid condition soon added to Kuchinskaya problems and it was time to take a break from Gymnastics. Later on in life she was supposed to return to the gym and go on with her dreams. However, things got more complicated and she decided to quit. She would miss the gym but knew that it was for the best. Natalia’s grace and charm she showed would be missed sincerely and the people and fans would never forget her.