What is known injured in the fire sister Nyusha and Olympic champion

Two-time Olympic champion in synchronized swimming Maria Shurochkina was hospitalized. According to TASS, Shurochkina suffered as a result of a fire in an apartment building in Moscow. According to preliminary data, the cause of the fire was a violation of the rules of operation of the biofireplace.

According to Mash, the athlete is in serious condition, and the area of her burns is 32% of the body. The Russian Water Sports Federation expressed its readiness to provide the necessary support.

Starting a sports career

Shurochkina was born on June 30, 1995 in Moscow. She is the younger sister of the singer Nyusha, as well as the daughter of the musician and former member of the group “Affectionate May” Vladimir Shurochkin and master of sports gymnastics Oksana Shurochkina (Baranovskaya).

Maria started synchronized swimming at the age of seven. The first training was held in the Raduzhny pool under the guidance of coach Regina Nikonova.

The first serious successes Shurochkina came to the athlete at the junior level. In 2010, she became a two-time European champion. In 2013, Shurochkina moved to the adult national team of Russia. In the same year, she won gold medals at the Universiade in Kazan, and also became world champion at the competitions in Barcelona. Gradually, the athlete gained a foothold in the main composition of the national team.

Olympic victories and major achievements

The main stage of Shurochkina’s career was the Olympic Games. In 2016, at the competitions in Rio de Janeiro, the Russian team won gold in group exercises.

In 2021, Shurochkina repeated her success at the Tokyo Olympics. Russian synchronists again won team gold, performing under the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).

For the victory at the Olympic Games in 2016 Shurochkina was awarded the Order of Friendship. Also after the Olympics in 2021, the athlete received the Order of Honor.

In addition to two Olympic medals, Shurochkina became world champion 11 times and European champion six times.

What I did after the Olympics

After the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Shurochkina gradually began to move away from professional sports. In the spring of 2022, she announced a pause in her sports career.

In addition to sports activities, she began to appear on television and participate in entertainment projects. In 2025, together with her older sister, singer Nyusha (Anna Shurochkina), she took part in the reality show “Treasures of the Emperor” on TNT. The sisters reached the final and won the project.

In April 2026, Shurochkina also participated in the television project Rokot Cosmodrome on Channel One.