Elizaveta Pletneva (born January 21, 2002) is a Russian-born American group

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

who represented the

United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics The United States, represented by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to July 23 to August 8, ...

Personal life

Pletneva and her family moved to the United States when she was three years old. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old.

Career

Pletneva competed at the 2018 World Championships where the American group finished fourteenth in the all-around. Then at the 2018 Pan American Championships in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

, she won the silver medal in both the group all-around and the 3 balls + 2

ropes A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly c ...

event final, both behind Mexico. Pletneva competed at the

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and won the silver medal in the group all-around and in the 5 balls event final, both times finishing behind Mexico. Then at the 2019 World Championships in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

, the American group finished tenth. At the 2021 Pan American Championships in

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, Pletneva and the American group won the bronze medals in the all-around, and in both the 5 balls and the 3

hoops Hoop or Hoops may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * Hoops (TV series), ''Hoops'' (TV series), an American animated series Music * Hoops (band), an American indie pop band * Hoops (album), ''Hoops'' (album), a 2015 albu ...

+ 4

clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...

event finals. The United States qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games after Japan's host spot was reallocated. Pletneva was selected to represent the

alongside Isabelle Connor,

Camilla Feeley Camilla Feeley (born November 14, 1999) is an American individual and Olympic group rhythmic gymnast. She won a total of four medals at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. In 2016, she won two gold medals and three silver medals at t ...

, Lili Mizuno, and

Nicole Sladkov Nicole Sladkov (born November 2, 1999) is an American group rhythmic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career Sladkov began rhythmic gymnastics because her mother is a coach. She competed as a junior at the ...

. They finished eleventh in the qualification round for the group all-around.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pletneva, Elizaveta 2002 births Living people American rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics Russian emigrants to the United States People from Caldwell, New Jersey Sportspeople from Essex County, New Jersey Gymnasts from Saint Petersburg Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for the United States 21st-century American women Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships