where is gymnast Alina Kabaeva?

Recall that 2008 story about dictator Vladimir Putin having an affair with former Rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva.

It was eventually debunked. It seemed at the time.

That story has resurfaced. Scandal rag NY Post in December:

… Vladimir Putin has a lot to celebrate this Christmas. Not only has the Russian strongman consolidated his control over the proletariat — and all their oil and gas — he’s also been given his first son, sources say.

Alina Kabaeva, the gorgeous, 26-year-old rhythmic gymnastics champion, recently gave birth to a boy in Moscow and named the baby Dimitry …

A son in Putin’s Yule stocking

They intimate the boy is Putin’s son.

And more recently:

… Kabaeva, who named the boy Dimitry, has all but vanished. “Her numbers have all been disconnected, and only five people are in touch with her — her ex-coach, her parents and two other gymnasts who serve in the Duma [the Russian parliament] …

Putin hides baby mama

Likely the story is untrue. But I wish it was true.

Putin is a megalomaniac. He nominates beautiful young women and his favourite Pop stars as political candidates.

Likely Alina is simply on maternity leave. But someone ask Khorkina where she is, exactly.