Nataliya Usova (born 9 June 2008) is an Uzbek
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 ...
. She is a multiple Asian medalist.
Career
Junior
In December 2021, she was chosen to represent
Uzbekistan in the first edition of the experimental competition organized by
Alina Kabaeva "Divine Grace" where gymnasts compete under the scoring code 2000-2004 and 2022-2024.
In 2022 Usova competed at the
Asian Championships, winning silver in teams and becoming the junior champion with hoop.
The following year she was again selected for the
Asian Championships where she won gold in teams and silver with ball. In July she competed at the
2nd Junior World Championships in
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ending 6th in teams and 7th in the ball final.
Senior
In 2024, she became senior runner-up behind
Takhmina Ikromova
Takhmina Ikromova (born 6 August 2004) is an Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast. She is an Asian Games champion individually and in the team event, and she is also a two-time all-around champion at the Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, in 2022 ...
in her first senior
Uzbekistan National Championship. In mid-April she participated in her first senior competition, the
World Cup Baku, where she placed 12th in the AA and was eighth in the ribbon final
She won bronze medal in Clubs final at
Tashkent World Cup.
References
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2008 births
Living people
Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnasts
21st-century Uzbekistani sportswomen
Gymnasts from Tashkent
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships