Svetlana Boginskaya

About

Belarusian/Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and was nicknamed the Belarusian Swan and the Goddess of Gymnastics.

Before Fame

She studied figure skating before becoming a gymnast at age 6.

Trivia

She was also a five-time World Champion and nine-time European Champion.

Family Life

She has two children with husband William Yee.

Associated With

She defeated Shannon Miller and the U.S. national team to win Team gold at the 1992 Summer Olympics.