Hobbies
Cooking. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2016)
Occupation
Entertainment Industry
Spoken languages
Russian
International senior debut
2013
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age 10 in Omsk, Russian Federation.
Reason for taking up the sport
"I have been involved in sports since age four, when I began rhythmic gymnastics. I didn't succeed and realised it was not my sport. In acrobatics, my natural strength always helped me."
Milestones
She became the first gymnast to win three gold medals in mixed pair at the world championships when she claimed victory with partner Georgii Pataraia at the 2018 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. She also claimed gold with Pataraia in 2016 and won in 2014 with Revaz Gurgenidze. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Feb 2019; gymnastics.sport, 01 Feb 2019)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold medals at the 2014 and 2016 world championships, as well as at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 21 Feb 2018)
Hero / Idol
Russian acrobat Revaz Gurgenidze. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2016)
Most influential person in career
Her coaches. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2016)
Awards
In 2018 she was named International World Games Association [IWGA] Athlete of the Year alongside mixed pairs partner Georgii Pataraia. (gymnastics.sport, 01 Feb 2019)
She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 27 Dec 2018)
Additional information
RETIREMENT
In 2019 she retired from the sport and began working with Cirque du Soleil. "I was not going to work in the circus, I thought that I would be a coach to prepare new stars in Omsk [her home city]. But it so happened that I got a chance to go to Cirque du Soleil, which I have no regrets about." (Athlete, 07 Apr 2020; omskregion.info, 01 Apr 2020)
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