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Svetlana Khorkina

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Gymnast

The Resume

    (January 19, 1979- )
    Born in Belgorod, Russian Federation
    Participated at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games
    Winner of seven Olympic medals (two gold, four silver, three bronze)
    Winner of 20 medals at the Gymnastics World Championships (nine gold, eight silver, three bronze)

Why she might be annoying:

    She relishes her diva image.
    She would show poor sportsmanship in competition and declare herself the winner even when she wasn't.
    In her illustrious gymnastics career, she never won an all-around gold medal at the Olympics.
    In 1996, she finished fifteenth in the all-around at the Olympics due to an error she made. In 2000, she crashed due to a vault set low, which broke her confidence and eventually, she finished tenth.
    After being beaten out by Carly Patterson for gold in the all-around at the 2004 Olympics she said that the competition was 'fixed.'
    Not only did she have a son out of wedlock, but as of January 2011, it has not been known who the father is. .

Why she might not be annoying:

    She had a long, productive career as a gymnast.
    From 1995 to 2003, she won at least one gold medal in every Olympics and Gymnastics World Championships during that period.
    She has eight different skills in the gymnastics code of points named after her.
    She took up gymnastics at an early age so that she wouldn't end up all anorexic.
    In 2007, she was elected to Russia's State Duma as a member of the United Russia party.
    She posed for Playboy in Russia.

Credit: whiff boy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 188 Votes: 54.26% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 47 Votes: 36.17% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 624 Votes: 46.15% Annoying