Hobbies
Gluing rhinestones to pictures. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Coaching - Smolensk State Academy of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism, Russia
Spoken languages
Armenian, Russian
Club
Sambo 70 [RUS] / Central Army Sports Club [RUS]
Coach
Marina Ulyankina [personal], RUS; Irina Kiryanova [club], RUS; Valentina Rodionenko [national], RUS (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)
Sporting relatives
Her father Gurgen Tutkhalyan is a three-time world champion in sambo. Her brother Vae Tutkhalyan has competed in sambo at international level. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)
International senior debut
2014 for Russia, European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria (newizv.ru, 22 Jun 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up artistic gymnastics at age seven at the CSKA club in Moscow, Russian Federation. (sport-express.ru, 16 Jun 2015; uniorsport.ru, 28 Aug 2014)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her father brought her to a gymnastics club in the aim of strengthening her body and making her ready to take up other sports in the future. However, she liked gymnastics so much that she started training in the discipline. "I came to my first training session, saw the trampoline and started jumping on it. I liked it so much!" (uniorsport.ru, 28 Aug 2014; newizv.ru, 22 Jun 2015; sport-express.ru, 16 Jun 2015)
Ambitions
Her short-term goal is to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, while her long-term goals are to become an Olympic champion and surpass her father in terms of sporting achievements. (newizv.ru, 22 Jun 2015)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the team event at the 2016 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)
Hero / Idol
Russian artistic gymnast Elena Zamolodchikova. (sport-express.ru, 16 Jun 2015)
Most influential person in career
Her father. (Athlete, 17 Jun 2016)
Additional information
Awards
She holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (sportgymrus.ru, 21 Dec 2015)
Last update : 2016-06-21
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