Dasha (sportmk.ru, 09 Oct 2019)

Business Owner

Physical Education - Smolensk State University of Sport, Russia

Husband Nikita Nagornyy

Russian

Her husband Nikita Nagornyy has represented the Russian Federation in artistic gymnastics. He won gold in the team, and bronze medals in individual all-round and horizontal bar at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 17 Sep 2021)

2014 for Russia, European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria (Athlete, 12 Sep 2015)

She sustained a broken foot in early 2019 and returned to competition at the Russian Cup in August 2019. (sportmk.ru, 09 Oct 2019; gymnovosti.com, 10 Mar 2019)

She began training at age six in Novocheboksarsk, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 12 Sep 2015)

"When I was in kindergarten, a coach came and invited me to a training session. I didn't go there, though. Then my first coach Natalia Ilyicheva met me with my parents in the street and encouraged me to come to training again." (sportgymrus.ru, 14 Apr 2016)

Winning gold on uneven bars at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (olympics.com, 05 Mar 2021)

For her performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she received the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [first grade] in the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 25 Aug 2016)

In 2015 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 15 Dec 2015)

General
RETIREMENT
In February 2021 she retired from the sport. "It was a long and tough way that took 15 years. I love to perform at competitions and get unbelievable emotions. But over time I realised that the interest in training began to disappear. Many things were implemented, and many things were not, but it is pointless to look back. Life is not only about the professional sport and you need to move on. It's time to start a new life, open new opportunities and write a new story." (tass.ru, 17 Feb 2021; Instagram profile, 17 Feb 2021)

HISTORIC QUARTET
At the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, she shared the gold medal on uneven bars with three other gymnasts, Chinese gymnast Fan Yilin, US gymnast Madison Kocian and her compatriot Viktoriia Komova. All four gymnasts finished with a score of 15.366. It was the first time that four gymnasts had tied for a gold medal at the world championships. (fig-gymnastics.com, 31 Oct 2015)

MEDIA WORK
She featured in the Russian sports movie 'Champions: Citius, Altius, Fortius', which was released in 2016. She appeared in the role of renowned Russian artistic gymnast Svetlana Khorkina. (sportgymrus.ru, 14 Apr 2016)