Oleksandra Yushchak ( uk, Олександра Ющак, born 12 January 2006) is a Ukrainian

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. She won World bronze with 3 ribbons & 2 Balls in 2023.

Career

In 2022, after part of the previous team retired after the

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, Oleksandra was incorporated into the national senior group. After a rough start because of the

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, they debuted at the World Cup in

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being 11th in the All-Around and 6th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. In June she competed in

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at the

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, taking 10th place in the All-Around and 6th with 5 hoops. She also participated in the World Championships in Sofia along Nikol Krasiuk,

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and the individuals Viktoriia Onopriienko,

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and

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, finishing 12th in the All-Around and with 5 hoops as well as 11th with 3 ribbons and 2 balls. The following year the group debuted at the World Cup in

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ending 5th in the All-Around, 4th with 5 hoops and 8th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls. In

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they were 4th in the All-Around, 7th in the mixed apparatus final and won bronze with 5 hoops. There a month later Oleksandra took part in the

, the group was 4th in the All-Around and with 3 ribbons & 2 balls, 6th with 5 hoops, together with the individuals Viktoriia Onopriienko,

and

the group won silver in teams. In July they were in

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, finishing 5th in the All-Around, 7th and 8th in the event finals. In the last World Cup of the season in

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they were 10th in the All-Around and 7th with 5 hoops. In late August Yushchak competed at the World Championships in

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along

, Alina Melnyk,

Mariia Vysochanska Mariia Olehivna Vysochanska ( uk, Марія Олегівна Височанська; born on September 10, 2002, in Lviv) is a Ukrainian female rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an app ...

and the two individuals Onopriienko and Kariika ending 6th in teams, being 5th in the All-Around granted them a spot for Paris 2024, 7th with 5 hoops they won bronze with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yushchak, Oleksandra 2006 births Living people Ukrainian rhythmic gymnasts Sportspeople from Lutsk Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships