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Alma Kuc
Alma Alexandra Kuc (born September 21, 1998) is a Polish artistic gymnast. She began competing for the California Golden Bears gymnastics team in 2018. Personal life Alma Kuc was born on September 21, 1998, in Toronto, Ontario. She has also lived in Argentina and Brazil, and her extended family lives in Poland. Her younger brother, Thomas Kuc, is an actor. She graduated from Laurel Springs High School in Ojai, California. She began attending UC Berkeley in 2017 where she studies Molecular and Cell Biology, and she competes on their gymnastics team. Career Kuc competed at the 2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2014 European Championships with Marta Pihan-Kulesza, Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, Gabriela Janik, Claudia Chmielowska, and the team finished 10th. She then competed at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2014 World Championships alongside Pihan-Kulesza, Jurkowska-Kowalska, Janik, Chmielowska, and Paula Plichta, and the team finished 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska
Katarzyna Iwona Jurkowska-Kowalska (born 18 February 1992) is a Polish artistic gymnast and a two-time Polish all-around champion. She represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Career She represented Poland at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2015. In 2016, she competed at the Olympic Test Event, where she received a qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her biggest international accomplishments are 5th place on the balance beam at the 2013 European Championships in Moscow and 8th place on vault at the 2016 European Championships in Bern. She also won multiple medals at the World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ... series. Eponymous skills Jurkowska-Kowalska has two eponymous skills ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1998 Births
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 7th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships were held from 19 to 23 April 2017 at the Polyvalent Hall in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. As usual in this format, no team competitions took place. Medalists Medal table Combined Men Women Men's results Individual all-around Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Women's results Individual all-around Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor Qualification Women's results Individual all-around Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor References External links * {{Portal bar, Romania European Artistic Gymnastics Championships European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Gymnastics 2017 in Romanian sport International gymnastics competitions hosted by Romania Sport in Cluj-Napoca European Artistic Gymnastics Championships European Artistic Gymnastics Championships part of European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors was held from 1 to 5 June 2016, at the PostFinance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland. It was the first time the city had hosted a major female international competition (it hosted the 1975 Men's European Gymnastics Championships), and was the first time Switzerland hosted the competition in the country. Venue The competition was held at the PostFinance-Arena. Formerly the Bern Arena, it houses the home games of National League A ice hockey team SC Bern. Built in 1967, the arena has a capacity of just over 17,000 spectators – this makes it one of the largest arenas to host the competition. Schedule Television broadcasters * Europe – UEG * Switzerland – SRG SSR * United Kingdom – BBC Medal summary Medalists Medal table Combined Seniors Juniors Results Seniors Team Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor Qualification = Team = = Vault = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi Hatakeda
is a Japanese former artistic gymnast who competed at the 2020 Olympic Games. She is the 2019 Summer Universiade champion in the team, all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam. She is also the 2020 American Cup all-around bronze medalist. Early life Hatakeda Hitomi was born on 1 September 2000 in Machida, Tokyo. Her father, Yoshiaki Hatakeda, won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in the team event. Her mother Yukiko is also a former gymnast and Hatakeda's personal coach. She began gymnastics at age eight because her parents encouraged her to try the sport. Her younger sister, Chiaki, is also an elite gymnast. Junior career Hatakeda finished sixteenth in the all-around at the 2015 All-Japan Championships. Then at the NHK Trophy, she finished eleventh in the all-around. She qualified for the uneven bars and balance beam event finals at the All-Japan Event Championships, finishing seventh and fourth respectively. She made her international debut at the 2015 Voronin Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klara Kopeć
Klara Stefania Kopeć (born 12 August 1999) is a Polish artistic gymnast. Career Kopeć competed at the 2014 Junior European Championships with Maria Bieda and Wiktoria Łopuszańska where they finished 21st. Kopeć made her senior debut at the 2015 Polish International where she won the silver on the balance beam behind Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska. She competed at the Barborka Cup, and the Polish team won the gold medal ahead of the Czech Republic and Latvia. She then competed at the 2015 World Championships with Gabriela Janik, Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, Claudia Chmielowska, Alma Kuc, and Marta Pihan-Kulesza, and the team finished 19th in the qualification round. At the 2016 Polish Championships, Kopeć won the silver medal on the balance beam behind Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska. She then competed at the 2016 European Championships alongside Jurkowska-Kowalska, Gabriela Janik, Paula Plichta, and Alma Kuc, and they finished 11th. She competed at the 2017 Stella Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was the forty-sixth edition of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. The competition was held from 23 October – 1 November 2015 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and is the first time that Scotland hosted the event. The competition served as a qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Japan won the men's team all-around competition for the first time since 1978, and the United States won the women's team all-around title for the third straight time. In the individual all-around competitions, Kōhei Uchimura and Simone Biles won their sixth and third successive title, respectively. Qualifying in thirteenth place, team Romania failed to automatically qualify to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1966. On December 4, 2015, British Gymnastics announced that the event had been named "Sporting Event of the Year" by The Sunday Mail. Competition schedule All times are BST (UTC+1) from 23 to 24 October 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Plichta
Paula Plichta (born 20 September 1991) is a Polish artistic gymnast. Personal life Paula Plichta was born on 20 September 1991, in Olsztyn. In addition to gymnastics, she also competes in CrossFit. Career Plichta competed at her first World Championships in 2006 alongside Marta Pihan, Joanna Skowrońska, Joanna Litewka, Paula Koza, and Anna Turczyńska, and they finished 21st in the team all-round. Then at the 2007 World Championships, Plitcha competed with Pihan, Litewka, Monika Frandofert, Katarzyna Jurkowska, and Sara Szczawińska, and they finished 22nd in the team all-around. Plichta won the gold medal on vault at the 2010 FIG World Cup in Osijek. She competed at the 2010 World Championships alongside Gabriela Janik, Marta Pihan-Kulesza, Katarzyna Jurkowska, Monika Frandofert, and Joanna Litewka, and they finished 17th in the team qualification round. She competed at the 2011 World Championships, but she did not qualify for any event finals. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Nanning, China at the Guangxi Gymnasium from 3–12 October 2014. The competition was the fourth time a World Artistic Gymnastics Championships has been held in the continent of Asia. Competition schedule All times are CST (UTC+8). Venues Main Arena The main arena where the competition was held was the Guangxi Gymnasium, which opened in 2012. Training Gymnasium The training facility for the competition was held at the Li Ning Sports Park. As per any International Gymnastics Federation competition format, there was a podium training session where the gymnast trains on the podium in the arena to get a feel for the competition equipment on a raised surface. Mascots In April 2013, the mascots Nannan (male) and Ningning (female) were unveiled as the official mascots of the event. Medalists Names with an asterisk (*) denote the team alternate. Medal table Men Women Men's results Team competition Individual a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Chmielowska
Claudia Anna Chmielowska (born 27 April 1998) is a retired Polish artistic gymnast. Career Chmielowska trained at East London Gymnastics and competed in domestic competitions within Great Britain, but she competed internationally for Poland. At the 2014 English Championships, she finished 18th in the all-around. She competed at the 2014 European Championships with Marta Pihan-Kulesza, Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, Gabriela Janik, and Alma Kuc, and the team finished 10th. She competed at the 2014 World Championships alongside Pihan-Kulesza, Jurkowska-Kowalska, Janik, Kuc, and Paula Plichta, and the team finished 17th. Chmielowska competed at the 2015 FIG World Cup in Cottbus and finished 12th on vault and 14th on the floor exercise. She competed at the Barborka Cup, and the Polish team won the gold medal ahead of the Czech Republic and Latvia. She then competed at the 2015 World Championships with Gabriela Janik, Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska, Klara Kopeć, Alma Kuc, and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
