Spoken languages
English, French, Greek, Russian
International senior debut
2012 for Azerbaijan (fig-gymnastics.com, 12 Apr 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age four. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
"I began gymnastics because I was a chubby kid." (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal in the individual ribbon event at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016)
Hero / Idol
Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgenia Kanaeva. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016)
Most influential person in career
Her coach Mariana Vasileva. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016)
Philosophy / Motto
"Believe in yourself." (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT
In June 2017 she decided to retire from the sport. (Athlete, 04 Jul 2017)
FROM UKRAINE TO AZERBAIJAN
Born in Ukraine, she moved to Cyprus with her parents at age six. In 2012 she was unable to obtain a Cypriot passport and consequently accepted an invitation to compete for Azerbaijan. (theolympicssports.com, 27 Aug 2013)
Last update : 2017-07-07