Maria Leonidovna Komissarova
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About
Russian Olympic athlete known for competing in freestyle skiing. Before competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, she suffered an suffered an accident during training which rendered her paralyzed from the waist down. She maintains hope for recovery and shares much of her life on her chaadaeva_maria Instagram page.
Before Fame
She participated in her first international competition in 2012.
Trivia
At the 2012 Skiing World Cup in Switzerland, she became the first Russian woman to win a medal in ski cross, placing second. She has amassed over 1.1 million followers on Instagram.
Family Life
She and her husband Alexey have a son and a daughter together. They often appear in her Instagram posts.
Associated With
After her accident in 2014, she was visited by Vladimir Putin in the hospital.