Nickname
Katya (zviazda.by, 03 Apr 2019)
Hobbies
Music, travelling, learning English, photography, taking spa treatments, watching films, walking in the city, spending time with friends. (ws-magazine.com, 26 Dec 2019; zviazda.by, 03 Apr 2019; vsporte.by, 13 Jul 2018; Athlete, 03 Jul 2017)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Coaching - Belarusian State University of Physical Education, Minsk, BLR
Spoken languages
English, Russian
Club
Dynamo [Minsk, BLR]
Coach
Irina Leparskaya [national], BLR; Liubov Charkashyna, BLR (by.tribuna.com, 27 Aug 2018; Athlete, 03 Jul 2017)
Injuries
She had heart surgery in 2011 and missed 12 months of competition. (charter97.org, 30 Dec 2014)
National Team
2012 (Facebook profile, 29 May 2019)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport in 2002 in Minsk, Belarus. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2017)
Reason for taking up the sport
She was a hyperactive child so her mother suggested she took up a sport. She tried swimming and skating but settled on artistic gymnastics until a chance encounter. "When we got to the sports palace, we asked a woman how to get to the artistic gymnastics hall. She told us, you need to go downstairs and turn right. We went downstairs, but we went straight. And we ended in the sports hall for rhythmic gymnastics." (fig-gymnastics.com, 30 Aug 2017)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.tut.by, 12 Jun 2020)
Trainings
She trains eight to nine hours daily. (sport.tut.by, 12 Jun 2020)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing sixth in the individual all-around at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2017)
Rituals
She carries a teddy bear with her to all competitions. (zviazda.by, 03 Apr 2019)
Philosophy / Motto
"First of all I compete with myself and if I give 100% then it does not make sense to me to be worried about competing with other people." (fig-gymnastics.com, 15 Aug 2018)
Awards
She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Belarus. (ctv.by, 25 Jul 2020)
Additional information
General
THEATRE
She has taken part in a number of theatre and music projects, including on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus. "This is an invaluable experience of performing on the stage in front of a completely different audience, filled with vivid emotions and new acquaintances." (zviazda.by, 03 Apr 2019)
HEART SURGERY
At age 14 she had heart surgery after it became clear she would pursue a career as an athlete. "My operation was done so that I could continue competing in high level sports. Nothing terrible had happened. I had a condition that closes the valve of the heart. If the problem was left as it was, I would not be able to withstand heavy loads. I missed a year in recovery, then got back in shape." (budzma.by, 29 Dec 2015)
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