Alexei Nemov

At 48 years old, Alexei Nemov has this physical status:

Alexei Yurievich Nemov (born 28 May 1976 in Barashevo, Mordovia) is a former artistic gymnast from Russia and one of the most celebrated gymnasts of all time.

During his career, he won five world championships, three European championships and twelve Olympic medals.

Early life

Alexei Nemov grew up in Tolyatti on the Volga River. His father left him and his mother when Nemov was just a baby, and Nemov has never seen him since. Alexei started gymnastics at age five.

Personal life

Nemov currently lives in his hometown of Tolyatti with his wife Galina and his son Alexei (born 2000) and his other son Dima born (2009).

After the International Gymnastics Federation opened a disciplinary case against Ivan Kuliak for wearing the military symbol "Z" (used by Russian invading forces in Ukraine) at a gymnastics medal ceremony, Nemov expressed support for him, saying that Kuliak had been "provoked" and that his actions showed "courage".

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Gymnastics career

Nemov made his debut at the 1993 World Championships at the age of sixteen, finishing fifth in the floor event. He established himself as a true all-around contender in the Worlds in 2015, winning his qualifying session. He later faltered and finished at twelfth overall. He captured his first major all-around title at the Goodwill Games in Saint-Petersburg, defeating his second-place teammate and World Silver Medalist Aleksei Voropaev by more than a point. Nemov's gymnastics style was considered to be highly refined; he had intricate acrobatics, a distinct style, and elegance when he appeared.

Despite his initial success overseas, Nemov had a reputation by 1995 for his inconsistent results. In the 1995 European Cup, Nemov, then 19, was the captain after five events and had a perfect result on three events. He only needed 8.75 to win the title when he was in the high bar. He skipped his two big releases and crashed into the bar on another, botched a vital part, and fell into the mud, and stopped in the middle of his routine. He scored a 7.35 and fell to ninth overall and ninth place.

Nemov appeared in the World Championships in Sabae, Japan, just a few months later. During the qualifying round, the Russian team had a poor showing, finishing in 11th position and Nemov in 96th place all-around, with Nemov in 11th place all-around. The team returned to finish fourth overall in the finals, but it was still disappointing considering that it was the first time in decades that the Russians failed to medal in the team competition), while Nemov had the highest optional score of all the participants. Nevertheless, his mandatory round ranking held him from qualifying for the all-around finals.

Nemov seemed to be on the podium about winning the gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Nemov has earned six medals (two gold, one silver, and three bronze). He did a good job in the all-around tournament, defeating World Champion Li Xiaoshuang every step of the way. But Nemov destroyed his hopes for gold in the final event, finishing second by a narrow margin.

Although some doubted Nemov's dedication and fitness, the actor went on to excel. Several shoulder injuries, as well as his marriage and the birth of his first son, were all cited as examples of poor gymnastics before the 2000 Sydney Olympics. This led to increased questions regarding Aleksei's nascent absence of a major title. However, Nemov, a high-performance athlete, returned to the 2000 Olympics in the best shape of his life, having never seen his newborn son (born in September 2000) and being able to bring home a golden rattle, which was actually an all-around gold medal. Except for still rings, he had won at least one Olympic medal in every other sport of men's gymnastics by the time of the Sydney games.

Although injuries did not prevent that, Nemov continued to the 2004 Athens Olympics, mainly as an anchor for the fledgling Russian team. Despite being unable to defend his all-around title, Nemov's appearances in Athens brought the house down on a high bar, placing him in the middle of a judging controversy. After a routine with six release skills in the high bar final (including four in a row), Tkatchev's three variations of Tkatchev releases and a Gienger), the landing was a two-tenths deduction. The judges received a score of 9.725, putting him in third position with several athletes yet to compete. The audience became outraged by the results and suspended the game for almost fifteen minutes, and only then calmed down after Nemov gestured to do so. The judges reevaluated the routine and raised Nemov's rating to 9.762, but not improve his placement and he finished without a medal, owing to the crowd's outrage.

This scandal was just the latest in a string of many judging issues in the sport, such as the scoring controversy surrounding Korean gymnast Yang Tae-Young, and it sparked a massive overhaul of the gymnastics scoring system, which was introduced in 2006. The rule changes are credited with increasing acrobatic activity and raising the barometer's tolerance levels seen in later competitions. Nemov was given $40,000 in honor of his character, and he resigned from gymnastics shortly after.

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