Vera Nikolaevna Shatalina (russian: Вера Николаевна Шаталина; born May 27, 1966) is a Russian

Rhythmic gymnastics 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 coord ...

coach. She is an Honored Coach of Russia and has worked with world and Olympic champions, including

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Yulia Barsukova Yulia Vladimirovna Barsukova (russian: Ю́лия Влади́мировна Барсуко́ва, born 31 December 1978) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic champion in the All-Around, the 2000 Grand Pri ...

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Diana Borisova Diana Konstantinovna Borisova (russian: Диана Константиновна Борисова; born 21 March 1997) is a retired Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2015 Worlds Group all-around champion, the 2015 European Games Group Al ...

, and twin sisters

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and

Dina Averina Dina Alekseyevna Averina ( rus, Дина Алексеевна Аверина, , ˈdʲinə ɐˈvʲerʲɪnə; born 13 August 1998) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic All-around silver medalist, the only four-time ( ...

Competition career

Born in

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, Shatalina was a former rhythmic gymnast.

Coaching career

Shatalina in the 1990s became one of the coaches of Russia's Senior National team for individual rhythmic gymnastics. She has trained Olympic champions, World Champions and World Cup champions. She was also the second coach of 2004 Olympic champion

. Shatalina coaches in the Olympic reserve school in the Training center for rhythmic gymnastics in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. Her students include

Arina Averina Arina Alekseyevna Averina (russian: Арина Алексеевна Аверина; born 13 August 1998) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a 2020 Summer Olympics finalist, a two-time (2017, 2019) world all-around silver medalist, ...

and

, whom she has coached since 2011.

Notable students

– 2017 and 2019 World all-around silver medalist, 2018 and 2021 European all-around champion and 2016 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist. *

– 2020 Olympic Games silver medalist, 4 times World all-around champion, 2018 European all-around silver medalist and 2016 Grand Prix Final all-around silver medalist. *

–

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

champion, 1999 World all-around bronze medalist and 2000 Grand Prix Final champion. * Olga Belova – 1999 World Team gold medalist. *

– 2015 World Group all-around champion and

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

all-around champion. *

Alina Kabayeva Alina Maratovna Kabaeva or Kabayeva (russian: Алина Маратовна Кабаева, ; tt-Cyrl, Әлинә Марат кызы Кабаева; born 12 May 1983) is a Russian politician, media manager and retired individual rhythmic gym ...

— 2004 Olympic champion, 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, twice World all-around champion and 5 times European all-around champion. *

– 2005 World all-around champion, 2007 World all-around bronze medalist, 2008 European all-around bronze medalist. *

Lyasan Utiasheva Lyasan Albertovna Utiasheva (russian: link=no, Ляйсан Альбертовна Утяшева, ba, Ләйсән Альберт ҡыҙы Үтәшева, born 28 June 1985) is a Russian TV show host, socialite, and former individual rhythmic ...

– World Team gold medalist and 2002 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.

References

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