Anastasia Bryzgalova may be at the 2018 Winter Olympics to represent Russia in curling but the rest of the world seems to be focused on something else.
Bryzgalova took home the Bronze on Tuesday but onlookers were captivated for a different reason. Everyone seems to have fallen in love with the 25 year old’s looks.
I thought curling was a sport for old balding men but Anastasia Bryzgalova be looking like Megan Fox and suddenly I love curling #Olympics #curling pic.twitter.com/EA7pO3hV3R
— brooke (@SchofiesChoice) February 8, 2018
if i ever spontaneously vaporize and all that’s left is a pile of my clothes it’s 1000% because i wandered into Anastasia Bryzgalova’s line of sight pic.twitter.com/jWrvaLFnmp
— Kleeongchang Olympics 2018 (@MilesKlee) February 13, 2018
I’m still rooting for USA, but Anastasia Bryzgalova, the Russian curler looks like a freaking model. #Olympics #TeamUSA
— Tom Sica (@Flags12345) February 8, 2018
If you are a man between ages 8 and 108 put it on NBCSN and check out anastasia bryzgalova.
— Mr. Mouth Breather (@eyecantspel) February 8, 2018
update: girlfriend asked me to stop showing her photos of Anastasia Bryzgalova
— Kleeongchang Olympics 2018 (@MilesKlee) February 13, 2018
Bryzgalova’s got close to 90,000 followers on Instagram now, and for good reason.
Dozens of people have compared Bryzgalova to Angelina Jolie, Adriana Lima, and Meghan Fox. But she’s not exactly enjoying this kind of attention.
“Yes, it’s very pleasant [to receive compliments], but medals are not given for beauty,” she told Russian sports site sportbox.ru.
It seems like Anastasia Bryzgalova wants to be taken seriously both on and off the ice. According to the Daily Mail, she holds a masters degree from Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health and is one of the only 168 clean Russian athletes permitted to compete in the 2018 Olympics. And, sorry new curling fans, she’s married to her curling partner Alexander Krushelnitskiy.
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