Figure skating Olympic champion Alina Zagitova has finally broken her silence on rumors of her affair with married businessman Artem Chekhikhin. The athlete, who is now 24 years old, does not like to publicize her personal life, but in recent months her Instagram has been filled with photos with huge bouquets and balloons, which, of course, fuels public interest.

For a long time, journalists have attributed a relationship between Zagitova and Artem, the son of producer Yuri Chekhikhin. Alina was in no hurry to confirm or deny these assumptions, although she regularly showed off expensive gifts from a certain chosen one on social media. At VK Fest, the figure skater once again skillfully avoided a direct question about her boyfriend. She stated briefly and clearly: "I'll put it this way: personal is not public." Many immediately concluded: since she didn't deny it, it means it's all true.

Zagitova's secrecy raises questions, especially in light of information that Chekhikhin is officially married. These rumors appeared thanks to publications by Artem's wife. Under one of the photos of Chekhikhin's wife, a comment appeared: "This is Zagitova's man." The girl responded harshly: "It's not her first time dealing with married men." However, she later closed her account to comments and did not speak on the topic again.

Alina herself, although she doesn't name names, stopped hiding that her heart is taken several months ago. In May, she posted a photo from Disneyland, where she is sitting on the shoulders of a young man, but only showed him from behind, captioning it: "We don't publicize it, but we don't hide it either." Later, fans figured out that her companion was indeed Artem Chekhikhin.

Zagitova has always preferred to keep her personal life away from prying eyes. A few years ago, she said: "I usually never talk about my personal life. I think it will come by itself. Perhaps my heart is already taken." Apparently, her opinion has not changed. And this is not surprising, as haters are always ready to tear any celebrity apart at the slightest opportunity.

Earlier, Zagitova was rumored to have affairs with various sports stars, such as Kirill Kaprizov and Dmitry Voronkov. And after she appeared at an event of Egor Kreed, journalists immediately "married" them, writing about an upcoming wedding. Alina responded to all these rumors with just a smile.