Amina Zaripova  Amina Vasilovna Zaripova (; , born August 10, 1976) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast who now works as an elite rhythmic gymnastics coach. She is the 1994 World All-around silver medalist, 1993 World All-around bronze medalist and a two time (1996, 1994) European All-around bronze medalist. She finished 4th at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Amina Zaripova is of Tatar descent. She is married to Alexei Kortnev, lead singer of "Neschastny Sluchai", with whom she has two sons, Arseniy and Afanasiy, and a daughter, Aksiniya. Zaripova studied ballet until the age of ten when she caught the eye of then-Uzbek head coach Irina Viner. When Viner relocated to Moscow to become the Russian head coach, Zaripova followed. early in her career, she was called the second Zaripova who shares the same last name of Viner's first international gymnast Venera Zaripova. At the 1991 European Junior Championships, Zaripova won her first set of medals—gold for the team event and bronze for the all-round and clubs. After the death of Oxana Kostina, Zaripova became the leader of the russian national composition. Zaripova along with Julia Rosliakova and Inessa Gizikova won bronze in the team at the 1993 World Championships, she also won bronze in the all-around. The following year, she placed second at Corbeil-Essonnes International and third at the 1994 European Championships, earning four medals in the apparatus finals with gold for ball, clubs and bronze for hoop, ribbon. She also won three titles at the 1994 Goodwill Games, the (all-round, hoop, ball), as well as a silver medal (clubs) and a bronze medal (ribbon). At her next World event, Zaripova placed second in All-round at the 1994 World Championships, where she also came in third with clubs and second with ribbon. She was leading going into the final apparatus of the All Around, but a mistake in her final routine cost her the All Around gold which went to the 93, 94, and 95 world AA champion Maria Petrova. The following years, she was overshadowed by rising Russians stars Yanina Batyrchina and Natalia Lipkovskaya.