Spoken languages
English, Russian
Injuries
She suffered an elbow injury during training for the 2015 European Championships in Montpellier, France, and had to withdraw from the event. She also withdrew from the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, because she did not have time to prepare for the event. (wogymnast.com, 14 Apr 2015; 20 May 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age four. (rewritingrussiangymnastics.blogspot.ie, 28 May 2015)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning two bronze medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (rewritingrussiangymnastics.blogspot.ie, 28 May 2015)
Most influential person in career
Her mother. (moscow-baku.ru, 31 Jul 2015)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT
She retired from gymnastics in December 2015. (gymmedia.com, 16 Dec 2015)
FROM RUSSIA TO AZERBAIJAN
In late 2013 she changed allegiance to compete for Azerbaijan. Due to injuries she had not represented Russia internationally at a major event since the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. "I spoke with the Russian gymnastics coach, Andrei Rodionenko, about switching to Azerbaijan and he gave his consent at once." After discussing it further with her mother she decided on the change. (fig-gymnastics.com, 01 Oct 2014; rewritingrussiangymnastics.blogspot.ie, 28 May 2015; 18 Apr 2015; moscow-baku.ru, 31 Jul 2015)
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