The birth of Lev Solovyov was an event of 29 August 2026: on that day, in a Nizhny Novgorod maternity hospital, the first child of Dina Averina — a native of the city, eighteen-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics and silver medallist of the Tokyo Olympics — and the figure skater Dmitry Solovyov was born, a son named Lev.[1] The event drew wide attention in Nizhny Novgorod Region as the first child of one of the most decorated athletes connected with the region.

The birth

The boy was born in the early morning of 29 August 2026 at one of the maternity hospitals of Nizhny Novgorod.[1] Dmitry Solovyov announced the birth on his Telegram channel.[1] Averina had explained beforehand that she chose the city because she trusts its doctors and wanted to spend the summer near her family.[1] For Dina Averina Lev is her first child; Dmitry Solovyov has a son from a previous relationship.[1]

The parents

Dina Averina is an athlete from Nizhny Novgorod, eighteen-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics and silver medallist of the Tokyo Olympics.[1] Dmitry Solovyov competed in ice dance with Ekaterina Bobrova: at the 2014 Sochi Olympics he became Olympic champion in the team event, and at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games he won silver in the team tournament.[1] Averina and Solovyov's relationship began after they took part together in a televised ice show in 2024; the couple married on 7 July 2025.[1]

Congratulations from the regional authorities

On 31 August 2026 the governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin congratulated Dina Averina on the birth of her son, noting that the athlete had chosen her home city for the occasion.[2][3] From the regional government the family received a "Newborn's Gift" — a set of necessities for the first days of life — under the regional programme "OSNOVA, the Nizhny Novgorod life project", along with Khokhloma rattles.[2][3][4] Nikitin explained that the traditional craft items symbolise the child's link with the region's traditions.[3]

Sources

  1. NIA Nizhny Novgorod — Gymnast Dina Averina becomes a mother for the first time (archived)
  2. Newsroom24 — Nikitin congratulates Dina Averina on the birth of her son in Nizhny Novgorod (archived)
  3. Vremya N — Gleb Nikitin congratulates Dina Averina on the birth of her son (archived)
  4. Otkrytiy Nizhny — Gleb Nikitin presents gifts to Dina Averina to mark the birth of her son (archived)
  5. NN.RU