Who is Yana Tarasenko, Wife of New York Rangers star Vladimir Tarasenko
Vladimir Tarasenko is one of the most famous players in the NHL. Yana Tarasenko, the winger’s wife, welcomed the All-Star forward’s new chapter on Broadway when the Rangers acquired him from the Blues in a historic deal earlier this month.
The model, who has been wed to Taransenko since 2015, posted a few pictures of their family outside Madison Square Garden wearing his No. 91 Rangers shirt at the time.
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New season. New stick. New goals.@CCMHockey #RibcorTrigger32 pic.twitter.com/HepobVqulJ
— Vladimir Tarasenko (@tara9191) October 30, 2018
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Yana said
“New York here we come”
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Learn more about Taransenko’s staunchest ally as the Rangers continue their drive for the playoffs now that he calls New York his home.
Vladimir Tarasenko and Yana Tarasenko first meet?
Yana and Tarasenko started dating in 2014. In Novosibirsk, Russia, the two had “socialized among mutual friends,” but Tarasenko understood he had to take matters into his own hands.
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For the outlet, Tarasenko remembered, “We met at a karaoke bar”. No one sang. “Nobody sang. I was too shy to talk to her, so needed to relax a little, so we go there.”
A year later, the pair were married.
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Three children were born to Tarasenko. In addition to being Mark’s delighted stepfather, the 31-year-old also has two more kids with his wife, Aleksandr, and Artem, the latter of whom was born in June 2019—the same year Tarasenko and the Blues won the Stanley Cup.
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Following their son’s birth, Tarasenko and Yana posted pictures of him in the Cup on Instagram.
When Tarasenko’s youngest kids playfully interrupted his post-game press conference in February of last year, the sportsman referred to them as his “support team” for the Q&A.
Yana Tarasenko Profession
Model Yana, who has more than 70,000 followers on Instagram, routinely posts photos from her photo shoots. She has been on the international covers of magazines including Grazia and Maxim. Her page is devoted to “health, beauty, and sport,” according to her bio, and includes images of families as well.