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
- TEFI Award winner in 2007, 2015, 2019.
- Journalist of the Year 2012; version Biathlon-Award.
Personal life
He was married to the former track and field champion Olga Bogoslovskaya. He has a son, Mikhail, born in 2002.
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. In 2020, he lashed out at tennis commentator Ekaterina Bychkova, calling her "a stupid, vile creature".
On 18 March 2022, Guberniev, together with Maria Sittel, was the host of the Moscow rally in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
References
- ^ "Дмитрий Губерниев". 24SMI.
- "Дмитрий Губерниев: "Заполню любую паузу!" стр.2 - 7Дней.ру". 7Дней.ру.
- "Губерниев извинился перед Фуркадом за оскорбление в эфире". 19 February 2017.
- "Экс-теннисистка Бычкова заявила, что канал "Сталингулаг" ведет полчеловека. Губерниев назвал ее тупорылой тварью". 23 March 2020.
- "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 (in Russian). 18 March 2022.
- "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". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-03-22.