Areas of expertise: sport, sports governance, public administration.

Professional experience:

- Honoured Master of Sport.

- Vice President of the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation.

- Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the only three-time all-around world champion in artistic gymnastics.

Sports Achievements:

- 1996 – Olympic champion, Olympic silver medalist.

- 1997 – All-around world champion.

- 1998 – European champion, European silver medalist.

- 1999 – All-around world champion.

- 2003 – All-around world champion.

- 2000 – Olympic champion, Olympic silver medalist.

- 2004 – Olympic silver and bronze medalist, European champion, European bronze medalist.