SERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP via Getty Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) hands flowers to Alina Kabayeva, Russian rhytmic gymnastics star and Olympic prize winner, after awarding her with an Order of ...

Alina Kabaeva, 39, is a retired rhythmic gymnast and former member of Russia's lower parliament. She is rumored to be Vladimir Putin's longtime girlfriend, but the Kremlin has denied the claims.

Alina Kabaeva is a 2004 Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics. Because she is dating Russian President Vladimir Putin, she could be the one to light the Olympic torch at Sochi's opening ceremonies.

(CNN) — Alina Kabaeva, a woman who has been romantically linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is included in the sixth proposed package of European Union sanctions against Russia over its ...

Alina Kabaeva, the Russian Olympic gymnast long rumored to be Vladimir Putin’s mistress, is reportedly pregnant, RadarOnline.com has learned. In a sensational development that has reportedly left the ...

Switzerland could be sheltering Vladimir Putin's secret girlfriend, it has been claimed. Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast, is believed to have travelled to a "private and secure" ...

Alina Kabaeva, right, shows off her two rhythmic gymnastics gold medals from the 17th European Championships in 2001. Kabaeva and Valdimir Putin have been a rumored item for years. EPA; AP Vladimir ...

Friends of Vladimir Putin’s “Eva Braun,” Alina Kabaeva, are begging her to go to Moscow to persuade him to end the war — as she faces expulsion from Switzerland. “Alina’s female friends are begging ...

(CNN) -- Alina Kabaeva, a woman who has been romantically linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is included in the sixth proposed package of European Union sanctions against Russia over its ...

Alina Kabaeva is a 2004 Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics. Because she is dating Russian President Vladimir Putin, she could be the one to light the Olympic torch at Sochi's opening ceremonies.