Dmitry Guberniev Explained

Dmitry Viktorovich Guberniev (Russian: Дми́трий Ви́кторович Губе́рниев; born October 6, 1974, Drezna, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian TV presenter, sports commentator of TV channel Match TV. Previously, he was the editor in chief of the Joint Directorate of sports channels VGTRK (2013-2015).

Awards

Personal life

He was married to the former track and field champion Olga Bogoslovskaya. He has a son, Mikhail, born in 2002.[2]

Guberniev has gotten himself into trouble a number of times for outbursts on live broadcasts, most notably in 2017 when calling French biathlete Martin Fourcade a pig, for which he later apologised.[3] In 2020, he lashed out at tennis commentator Ekaterina Bychkova, calling her "a stupid, vile creature".[4]

On 18 March 2022, Guberniev, together with Maria Sittel, was the host of the Moscow rally in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Дмитрий Губерниев. 24SMI.
  2. Web site: Дмитрий Губерниев: "Заполню любую паузу!" стр.2 - 7Дней.ру. 7Дней.ру.
  3. Web site: Губерниев извинился перед Фуркадом за оскорбление в эфире. 19 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Экс-теннисистка Бычкова заявила, что канал "Сталингулаг" ведет полчеловека. Губерниев назвал ее тупорылой тварью. 23 March 2020 .
  5. News: Большунов, Рылов, сестры Аверины, Тарасова и Морозов, Синицина и Кацалапов участвуют в митинге "Za мир без нацизма! Zа Россию! Zа Президентa!" в Лужниках . sports.ru . 18 March 2022 . ru.
  6. Web site: Moscow's Luzhniki stadium, which hosted the World Cup final in 2018, is packed out for a pro-war rally on the anniversary of Russia's Crimea annexation. Lots of reports of state employees being bussed in. They're watching a video with Ukrainian flags being thrown to the ground. 2022-03-22 . Twitter . en.