Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, personally handed her the necklace and presented the award.

Her pupils won five Olympic all-around golds in a row: Margarita Mamun (2016), Evgeniya Kanaeva (2008, 2012), Alina Kabaeva (2004), and Yulia Barsukova (2000).

[6] She and Usmanov originally met in their youth at a sports hall in Tashkent, where he was involved in fencing; they reconnected many years later in Moscow.

Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee personally handed the necklace to her and presented the award.

The film depicts her controversial training methods including sustained verbal abuse, with statements and insults directed at Mamun such as "You're going to die bitch" and "Go f*** yourself with your shaking".

After Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram defeated Russia's Dina Averina at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the all-around individual competition, Viner attacked Ashram, the judges, as well as the wider gymnastics community, accusing them of bias against Russia and saying that "Dina is the real champion".

[24] In February 2025, Viner announced her resignation from position of head coach of Russian National team in rhythmic gymnastics.

[30] Viner was sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) on 6 March 2023 for her behavior and statements at the 2020 Summer Olympics.