Daria Sergeyevna Nagornaya (
née
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Spiridonova russian: Дарья Сергеевна Нагорная ; born 8 July 1998) is a Russian former
artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
. 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
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
, 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
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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
Nikita Vladimirovich Nagornyy ( rus, Никита Владимирович Нагорный, , nʲɪˈkʲitə nɐˈɡornɨɪ̯, born 12 February 1997 in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia) is a Russian artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian, r ...
.
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 team and silver on uneven bars at the
Russian Junior Championships in the spring. She competed at the Olympic Hopes, winning gold with her team and on uneven bars, bronze in the all-around, and placing fifth on vault. She went on to compete at the KSI Cup, winning team and all-around gold medals.
Senior career
2014
Spiridonova's senior debut came at the 2014 Cottbus World Cup, but she did not make the event finals. She then competed at the
Russian Championships in April, winning gold on bars, silver with her team and on balance beam, and placing fifth in the all-around, and seventh on floor.
At the
2014 European Championships, Spiridonova competed on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. She scored 14.900 on uneven bars which qualified her to the event finals in 4th place. She also scored a 14.058 on beam and 11.900 on floor after a fall. In the team final, Spiridonova contributed scores of 15.066 on bars, 12.300 on beam and 13.100 on floor towards the Russian team's bronze medal finish.
Individually, she won the bronze medal in the uneven bars final with a score of 15.283. On 29 October she placed first ahead of
Larisa Iordache
Larisa Andreea Iordache (; born 19 June 1996) is a former Romanians, Romanian Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Romania at the 2012 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal with the team, a ...
at the Arthur Gander Memorial, her first international win at the senior level. Days later, she partnered up with male Russian gymnast
Nikita Ignatyev
Nikita Alekseevich Ignatyev (russian: Никита Алексеевич Игнатьев, born 21 June 1992 in Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia) is a Russian artistic gymnast. He is the 2015 European Games All-around bronze medalist.
Comp ...
to win her second international title at the Swiss cup. At the Massila Master, she claimed the first all-around crown of her career.
2015
Spiridonova competed at the 2015 Russian Championships in Penza, Russia on 2–8 March 2015. She won a silver medal with her team, as well as placing 4th in the all around, winning gold on the uneven bars, and silver on the balance beam.
Due to her strong performance, Spiridonova was selected to compete at the 2015 European Championships in Montpellier, France on 15–19 April. She placed 13th in the all around final after complications on beam and floor, and she won the gold medal on the uneven bars, beating out the reigning European UB champion,
Becky Downie
Rebecca "Becky" Downie (born 24 January 1992 in Nottingham) is a British artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She is a double European champion (2014 and 2016) and 2014 C ...
, by 0.2.
At the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Spiridonova became a World Champion on the uneven bars, together with three other gymnasts who were part of a four-way tie.
2016
![Russia takes silver in women's artistic gymnastics](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Russia_takes_silver_in_women%27s_artistic_gymnastics.jpg)
Spiridonova competed at the
2016 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2016 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Penza, Russia between 28 March - 10 April 2016.
Medalists
European Championships Selection
Meldonium Incident
On Saturday, April 2, new national champion Nikolai Kuksen ...
in Penza, Russia from 28 March-10 April 2016. She won a silver medal with her team and tied for gold on the uneven bars with
Daria Skrypnik
Daria Sergeyevna Skrypnik (russian: Дарья Сергеевна Скрыпник, born 4 October 2000) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She resides in Krasnodar
Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар ...
. At the conclusion of the National Championships, Spiridonova, along with
Aliya Mustafina
Aliya Farkhatovna Mustafina (russian: Алия Фархатовна Мустафина) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. With a combined total of 45 Olympic, World and European Championship medals, she is considered one of the most success ...
,
Angelina Melnikova
Angelina Romanovna Melnikova ( rus, Ангели́на Рома́новна Ме́льникова, , ɐnɡʲɪˈlʲinə ˈmʲelʲnʲɪkəvə; born 18 July 2000) is a Russian artistic gymnast. With eleven Olympic and World medals, she is the jo ...
,
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-aroun ...
, and
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 ...
, was selected to compete for Russia at the 2016 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland on 1–5 June. She helped Russia qualify in 2nd place with a score of 173.261 and finished in 4th on the uneven bars with a score of 14.733. Despite the 2-per-country rule, she did replace teammate Melnikova in the uneven bars final because of her strength on the event. In the Team Final, she contributed to a 15.333 on uneven bars to lead Russia to a first-place finish with an overall score of 175.212. She won the silver medal on the uneven bars, losing to the 2014 UB Champion, Great Britain's
Becky Downie
Rebecca "Becky" Downie (born 24 January 1992 in Nottingham) is a British artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She is a double European champion (2014 and 2016) and 2014 C ...
by 0.034. Her teammate Mustafina won the bronze.
![Russian artistic gymnastics team women Rio 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Russian_artistic_gymnastics_team_women_Rio_2016.jpg)
At the 2016 Russian Cup, Spridonova finished 4th with her team and won bronze on the uneven bars. At the conclusion of the Russian Cup, Spiridonova, along with Mustafina, Tutkhalyan, Melnikova, and
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 succ ...
, was selected to represent Russia at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the midst of the Team Russia Doping Scandal, both the men's and women's gymnastics teams were cleared to compete days before the Games began.
At the 2016 Olympic Games, Spiridonova helped Russia qualify into the Team Finals in 3rd place with an overall score of 174.620. She also qualified into the Uneven Bars final in 4th place with a score of 15.683 along with Mustafina. In the team final, she contributed to a 15.100 on uneven bars to lead Russia to a silver medal with an overall score of 176.688. In the uneven bars final, she fell on one of her transition skills and finished in 8th place with a score of 13.966.
2018
On October 17, Russia announced the team to compete at the
2018 World Championships and Spirdonova was chosen as the alternate. She received a silver medal with the team behind the USA and ahead of China. On December 18, Spiridonova married fellow Russian gymnast
Nikita Nagornyy
Nikita Vladimirovich Nagornyy ( rus, Никита Владимирович Нагорный, , nʲɪˈkʲitə nɐˈɡornɨɪ̯, born 12 February 1997 in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia) is a Russian artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian, r ...
.
2019
Spiridonova was out for the majority of the season due to a comminuted ankle fracture she sustained in late 2018. In August she returned to competition at the
Russian Cup where she only competed on uneven bars and balance beam. She won gold on uneven bars, finishing ahead of
2019 Junior World Uneven Bars Champion
Vladislava Urazova
Vladislava Sergeyevna Urazova ( rus, Владислава Сергеевна Уразова, , vɫədʲɪˈsɫavə ʊˈrazəvə, born 14 August 2004) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She represented the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summe ...
and
2019 European Games Uneven Bar Champion
Angelina Melnikova
Angelina Romanovna Melnikova ( rus, Ангели́на Рома́новна Ме́льникова, , ɐnɡʲɪˈlʲinə ˈmʲelʲnʲɪkəvə; born 18 July 2000) is a Russian artistic gymnast. With eleven Olympic and World medals, she is the jo ...
. Shortly after the conclusion of the Russian Cup Spiridonova was named to the nominative team for the
2019 World Championships alongside Melnikova,
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 Olymp ...
,
Angelina Simakova
Angelina Alekseevna Simakova (russian: Ангелина Алексеевна Симакова, born 26 August 2002) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She resides in Obninsk, Russia, and is coached by Irina Kolobova. She is the 2019 Russian ...
(later replaced by
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 succ ...
),
Anastasia Agafonova
Anastasia Nikolaevna Agafonova (russian: Анастасия Николаевна Агафонова; born 4 August 2003) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She was part of the Russian team that won silver at the 2019 World Championships.
Career
Ag ...
, and
Aleksandra Shchekoldina
Aleksandra Eduardovna Shchekoldina ( rus, Алекса́ндра Эдуа́рдовна Щеко́лдина; born 11 July 2002) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2016 Russian national junior champion in vault and silver medalist ...
.
During
qualifications
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at the World Championships she competed on the uneven bars and helped Russia qualify to the team final in third place behind the United States and China. Individually she qualified to the uneven bars final in second place behind
reigning World Champion Nina Derwael
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of Belgium. Despite Valentina Rodionenko's, the head coach of the Russian Women's gymnastics team, low expectations for the team, they won the silver medal in the
team final, with Spiridonova contributing the second highest uneven bars score of the day (behind
Becky Downie
Rebecca "Becky" Downie (born 24 January 1992 in Nottingham) is a British artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She is a double European champion (2014 and 2016) and 2014 C ...
of Great Britain). During the uneven bars final Spiridonova finished in sixth place.
2020
In late January Spiridonova was listed on a nominative roster that was released for the
Melbourne World Cup, scheduled to take place on February 20. While there she placed third on uneven bars behind
Diana Varinska
Diana Yevhenivna Varinska ( uk, Діана Євгенівна Варінська, born 22 March 2001) is a retired Ukrainian artistic gymnast. She is the 2019 European Games all-around and balance beam bronze medalist. Additionally, she was a mem ...
of the Ukraine and
Georgia Godwin
Georgia Godwin (born 28 October 1997) is an Australian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games all-around and vault champion and the team, uneven bars and balance beam silver-medalist. She is also the 2018 Commonwealth Games all-ar ...
of Australia. She later competed at the
Baku World Cup; during qualifications she finished fourth on uneven bars and therefore qualified to the event finals. However event finals were canceled due to the
2020 coronavirus outbreak in Azerbaijan.
2021
On February 17, 2021 Spiridonova announced on her
Instagram
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page that she retired from gymnastics.
Competitive history
References
External links
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Daria Spiridonovaat sportgymrus.ru
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1998 births
Living people
Russian female artistic gymnasts
Gymnasts from Moscow
Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts of Russia
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Russia
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
Universiade medalists in gymnastics
World champion gymnasts
Universiade gold medalists for Russia
People from Novocheboksarsk
Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
European champions in gymnastics