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2015 Russian Cup
The 2015 Russian Cup was held in Penza, Russia from September 16 - 20, 2015. The competition served as a test event for the gymnasts that want to compete at the 2015 World Championships. Medal winners Men's results Team competition Individual all-around Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Women's results Team competition Individual all-around * Angelina Melnikova, Daria Skrypnik and Natalia Kapitonova competed as guests due to their junior status. Vault Uneven bars Viktoria Komova failed to qualify for the final, but competed an exhibition routine. Balance beam Seda Tutkhalyan failed to qualify for the final, but competed an exhibition routine. Floor Evgeniya Shelgunova failed to qualify for the final, but competed an exhibition routine. World championship teams After the competition, provisional teams were announced for the 2015 World Championships. * Women: Ksenia Afanasyeva, Daria Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cup Of Russia In Artistic Gymnastics
The Cup of Russia in artistic gymnastics, or Russian Cup in artistic gymnastics (russian: Кубок России по спортивной гимнастике) is an annual Russian national artistic gymnastics competition. It is organized by the Ministry of Sports and the Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia and is financed from the federal budget. In the recent years, the Russian Cup is traditionally held in August and serves as a qualifying tournament for the autumn World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, .... Medalists Women All-around Men All-around References External links Official website of the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation {{Cup of Russia in artistic gymnastics Russia Cup Gymnastics competitions in Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Rostov
Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius. Alexey may also be romanized as ''Aleksei'', ''Aleksey'', ''Alexej'', ''Aleksej'', etc. It has been commonly westernized as Alexis. Similar Ukrainian and Belarusian names are romanized as Oleksii (Олексій) and Aliaksiej (Аляксей), respectively. The Russian Orthodox Church uses the Old Church Slavonic version, Alexiy (Алексiй, or Алексий in modern spelling), for its Saints and hierarchs (most notably, this is the form used for Patriarchs Alexius I and Alexius II). The common hypocoristic is Alyosha () or simply Lyosha (). These may be further transformed into Alyoshka, Alyoshenka, Lyoshka, Lyoha, Lyoshenka (, respectively), sometimes rendered as Alesha/Aleshenka in English. The form Alyosha may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilia Akhaimova
Lilia Igorevna Akhaimova ( rus, Лилия Игоревна Ахаимова, , ˈlʲilʲɪɪ̯ə ɐxɐˈiməvə, born 17 March 1997) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She represented the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the team event. She is a two-time World silver medalist with the Russian team (2018, 2019). Personal life Lilia Akhaimova was born on 17 March 1997 in Vladivostok, Russian Far East, but she has resided with her parents in Saint Petersburg since August 2012. When she was five, her parents enrolled her in rhythmic gymnastics; when her coach advised her to go on probation, she chose artistic gymnastics. Akhaimova's younger sister, Lyubov also competed at the national level in artistic gymnastics. Akhaimova is of Jewish background. Akhaimova studied sport and health at Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education in St. Petersburg. In 2021, she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktoria Komova
Viktoria Aleksandrovna Komova (russian: Виктория Александровна Комова; born 30 January 1995) is a former Russian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, having won silver medals in the all-around and team events at the 2012 Olympics. She is also the 2011 world uneven bars champion and all-around silver medalist, and the 2015 co-world champion on uneven bars. At the junior level, she was the 2010 Youth Olympics all-around champion, uneven bars champion, vault champion, and floor exercise bronze medalist. Komova is known for her fluidity, form and old school Soviet style. Early life Komova was born in Voronezh, Russia, to Vera Kolesnikova and Alexander Komov. Her parents both competed successfully in gymnastics. Her mother has one gold from world championships and is the 1986 Goodwill Games all-around champion. She has an older brother, Alexander, who is nicknamed Sasha. Junior career Komova began gymnastics when she was five yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ksenia Afanasyeva
Ksenia Dmitrievna Afanasyeva (russian: Ксения Дмитриевна Афанасьева; born 13 September 1991) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the 2011 world champion on Floor (gymnastics), floor exercise, the 2013 and 2015 European floor champion, and the 2013 Universiade Vault (gymnastics), vault and floor champion. Widely regarded as one of the most original and artistic gymnasts of all time, she retired from elite gymnastics in July 2016 due to kidney disease, a month away from the 2016 Summer Olympics, for which she was the Russian team's first alternate. Junior career 2005 Afanasyeva competed at the 2005 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, European Youth Olympic Festival in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, in July 2005. She won the bronze medal in the all-around competition with a total score of 36.550, behind Vanessa Ferrari of Italy (37.925) and fellow Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeniya Shelgunova
Evgeniya Andreyevna Shelgunova (russian: Евге́ния Андре́евна Шелгуно́ва; born 3 August 1997) is a Russian artistic gymnast, Master of Sports of Russia. Career She has been a member of the main Russian artistic gymnastics team since towards the end of 2012. Earlier, in 2011 Shelgunova won five gold and one silver medals at the 5th Summer Russian Student Games and in May 2012 at the European Junior Championships in Brussels took the gold in the team competition, the silver in the individual all-around, and the bronze on uneven bars. At the 2013 Russian Championships she won the bronze medal in the team event, the bronze medal in the individual all-around, and the gold medal on beam. Competitive history References External links Evgeniya Shelgunova's profileon the official website of the Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia The Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia (Eng. abbr.: AGFR, russian: Федерация спортивной ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Kharenkova
Maria Aleksandrovna Kharenkova (russian: Мария Александровна Харенкова; born 29 October 1998) is a retired Russian-Georgian artistic gymnast. She is the 2014 European champion on the balance beam. Junior career 2011 In April, Kharenkova competed at the Russian Championships in Penza, Russia in the CMS division. She placed sixth in the all-around competition with a total score of 106.000. In event finals, she placed fifth on uneven bars and took gold on floor. 2012 In March, Kharenkova competed at the 2012 Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, United States. She placed 4th in the all-around competition with a score of 52.950. In event finals, she placed fourth on vault scoring 13.550 and third both on balance beam scoring 14.025 and on floor scoring 13.950. Later that month Kharenkova competed at City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. She helped the Russian team finish in third place and individually she placed third with an all-around sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Paseka
Maria Valeryevna Paseka (russian: Мария Валерьевна Пасека; born 19 July 1995) is a Russian artistic gymnast and member of the Russia women's national gymnastics team. During her decade-long career, she has primarily been successful as a vault specialist. On this apparatus, she is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2012), a two-time world champion (2015, 2017), a two-time European champion (2015, 2019), the 2015 Universiade champion, and a two-time Russian national champion (2013, 2019). As a member of the Russian teams at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, Paseka won two silver medals in the team competition. Junior career 2010 At the end of April, Paseka competed at the European Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She contributed an all around score of 55.850 toward the Russian team's first-place finish. In the vault final, she won the silver medal with a score of 14.275. Senior career 2011 In August, Paseka compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seda Tutkhalyan
Seda Gurgenovna Tutkhalyan (russian: Седа Гургеновна Тутхалян, hy, Սեդա Գուրգենի Թութխալյան; born 15 July 1999) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2014 Youth Olympic Games Individual All-around champion and a 2016 Summer Olympics Team silver medalist. Personal life Tutkhalyan was born July 15, 1999 in Gyumri, Armenia, and moved to Moscow early in childhood. Her father, Gurgen Tutkhalyan, was a four-time world champion for the Soviet Union in sambo martial arts, and her older brother, Vaik, currently competes for Belarus in the same sport. Junior career 2013 was Tutkhalyan's breakout year. At the Russian Junior Championships, she won team, all-around, vault, and uneven bars gold, floor exercise bronze, and placed seventh on balance beam. Later, at the Olympic Hopes competition, she won gold with her team and on vault, and silver in the all-around and on floor exercise. Her international debut came that winter, at the Gymna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alla Sosnitskaya
Alla Arkadievna Sosnitskaya (russian: Алла Аркадьевна Сосницкая, born 10 April 1997) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She won team bronze medals at the 2014 World and European Championships. Career Sosnitskaya is coached by Marina Ulyankina, who also coaches fellow national team members Maria Paseka and Viktoria Kuzmina. Her best events are vault and floor exercise. Junior Sosnitskaya competed at the Russian Championships in 2012, placing eighth on floor exercise. Senior Sosnitskaya made her senior debut at the Russian Championships in 2013, where she won silver with her team. She went on to make her international debut at the Anadia World Cup, where she placed eighth on vault. At the Russian Cup in August, she won gold on floor exercise, silver in the all-around, bronze on vault and uneven bars, and placed fourth with her team and on balance beam. At the Osijek World Cup in September, she placed fourth on vault and bars. In late October, Sosnitsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Spiridonova
Daria Sergeyevna Nagornaya (née Spiridonova russian: Дарья Сергеевна Нагорная ; born 8 July 1998) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. Primarily an uneven bars specialist, she is the 2015 World Champion, the 2015 European Champion, the 2014 World bronze medalist, and a four-time Russian national (2014–17) champion on the apparatus. She represented Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the team competition. She was also a member of the gold-medal-winning team at the 2016 European Championships, the silver-medal-winning teams at the 2018 and 2019 World Championships, and the bronze-medal-winning teams at the 2014 World and 2014 European championships. She is married to Russian gymnast Nikita Nagornyy. Junior career Spiridonova made her international debut at the 2012 Pre-Olympic Youth Cup in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany, where she won the all-around gold medal. 2013 was Spiridonova's breakout year. She took gold with her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
