Relevance. Art, being a form of cognition of life, sport, as a kind of game and spectacle had a theme of its research. Painting, literature, cinematography, using the specific means of their language, created a multicolored palette of sports life, portraits of outstanding athletes. Art lives in the atmosphere of its time, which determines the perception of sport, its historical dynamics, and social status. In the history of national culture, there was a peculiar era that received the official name - the thaw. In the history of national culture, there was a peculiar era that received the official name - the thaw. An iconic figure was the theater and film actor, poet, bard V.S. Vysotsky, in whose work sport occupied an important place. The article is an attempt to analyze the image of the sport, created by V.S. Vysotsky. The attention of the poet and singer to the psychological side of sports is noted, the importance of his images in the process of training future special-ists in the field of sports is emphasized.