Segei Federov Confirms Brief Anna Kournikova Marriage

Reuters and Hockey News Magazine ^ | March 3, 2003 | Staff Writer

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Detroit Red Wings Forward Sergei Federov had admitted that he and tennis player Anna Kournikova were married but are now divorced and no longer talk.

The 33 year old, rataed as one of the top players in the NHL, confirmed his relationship with the 21 year old Kournikova in the Hokcey News, which went on sale Monday.

'They are true,' said Federov when asked about rumours concerning their wedding. 'We were married, albeit briefly, and we are now divorced.'

Federov has had a long running relationship with the Russian dating back to when she burst on to the tennis scene as a teenager. His mother told reporters back in 2001 they they had been married in a Moscow registry office.

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Can we now call her Federov's 'old lady?'

[My2Cents]

Waiting for the "Tonya Hardingesque" honeymoon video.

[Mr. Bird]

What does she look like? Got any pictures? :)

[TheBigB]

Heh. :) Anna's not even considered the hottest female athlete anymore: http://espn.go.com/page2/s/hottest/female/finals.html

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The softball player is cute, but she is no Anna.

[mr.pink]

LOL....bookmarked for later.

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That might be actally worth the $19.95 on DVD..

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Which one, the softball player or Anna?

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ping

[Wolfie]

Yowza! I'd like to play a few innings of slow-pitch with her.

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[TheBigB]

They're both hot,IMHO, :) but according to the online vote, it's not even close (read into that what you will):

"One of sports history's most stunning upsets took place over the weekend, and I'm not talking about St John's beating Duke: Little-known Jennie Finch toppled Internet juggernaut Anna Kournikova in Page 2's "Hottest Female Athlete" poll.

And it wasn't even close: Out of more than 150,000 votes cast in the one-on-one comp, Finch -- a star softball player -- got nearly 62 percent. What next? Fame and fortune comparable to the formerly invincible Kournikova? Not likely: Softball just isn't mainstream enough to put her (let alone keep her) on the radar."

[FreeTally]

They do not include Anna in that poll anymore on purpose.

[TheBigB]

But if you read on, they put Finch one on one against Anna (ther's a dream waiting to happen) over the weekend.

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[xsmommy]

anna is freed back up for ya!

[AppyPappy]

My condolences

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Jennie throwing to A-Rod at Spring Training Camp as a correspondant for 'This Week in Baseball'

[husky ed]

I'd hit it!

[Wolfie]

Heh..heh...heh...you said "Rod".