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'''Larisa Andreea Iordache''' (born June 19, 1996, in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]) is a [[Romania]]n [[artistic gymnast]]. Her favourite events are the floor and the balance beam. She is the 2012 European Champion on floor. Moreover, she is a European gold medallist with the team and a silver medallist on balance beam.
'''Larisa Andreea Iordache''' (born June 19, 1996, in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]) is a [[Romania]]n [[artistic gymnast]]. She won four medals at the [[2010 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2010 European Championships]] (one gold, two silver, and one bronze) and six medals at the [[Gymnastics at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival|2011 European Youth Olympic Festival]] (three gold and three silver).<ref name = ueg2010>[http://www.ueg-gymnastics.com/commstore/commstore2.pl/c507377f7aad8943/en/statistics.html?k=236366&block_id=head,P3,content&P1=203&P2=54&P3=statistics&P4=6&P10=54&P9=236366 European Union of Gymnastics] Statistics Women’s Artistic Gymnastics</ref><ref name = EYOFAA>[http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2676:iordache-tulloch-win-eyof-all-around-titles&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 International Gymnast Magazine] Iordache, Tulloch win EYOF all around titles, Amanda Turner, July 28, 2011</ref><ref name = EYOFEF>[http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2678:iordache-tulloch-win-again-as-eyof-ends&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 International Gymnast Magazine] Iordache, Tulloch win again as EYOF ends, Amanda Turner, July 29, 2011</ref> Her favorite events are the floor and the balance beam.


==Junior gymnastics career==
==Junior gymnastics career==
Iordache started to train for gymnastics at CSS Dinamo Club in Bucharest at the age of four and a half. In 2008 she became a member of the national junior team were she trained with coaches Ramona Micu, Adela Popa, [[Claudiu Moldovan|Cristian Moldovan]] and [[Lacramioara Filip|Lacramioara Moldovan]].<ref name =jro>[http://www.jurnalul.ro/stire-special/noua-nadia-119086.html The Journal] The New Nadia (Romanian), by Loreta Popa, March 3, 2008</ref> She had a successful gymnast career medaling at various international competitions.
Iordache started to train for gymnastics at CSS Dinamo Club in Bucharest at the age of four and a half. In 2008 she became a member of the national junior team were she trained with coaches Ramona Micu, Adela Popa, [[Claudiu Moldovan|Cristian Moldovan]] and [[Lacramioara Filip|Lacramioara Moldovan]].<ref name =jro>[http://www.jurnalul.ro/stire-special/noua-nadia-119086.html The Journal] The New Nadia (Romanian), by Loreta Popa, March 3, 2008</ref> She had a successful junior gymnast career medaling at various international competitions. For example, she won four medals at the [[2010 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2010 European Championships]] (one gold, two silver, and one bronze) and six medals at the [[Gymnastics at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival|2011 European Youth Olympic Festival]] (three gold and three silver).<ref name = ueg2010>[http://www.ueg-gymnastics.com/commstore/commstore2.pl/c507377f7aad8943/en/statistics.html?k=236366&block_id=head,P3,content&P1=203&P2=54&P3=statistics&P4=6&P10=54&P9=236366 European Union of Gymnastics] Statistics Women’s Artistic Gymnastics</ref><ref name = EYOFAA>[http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2676:iordache-tulloch-win-eyof-all-around-titles&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 International Gymnast Magazine] Iordache, Tulloch win EYOF all around titles, Amanda Turner, July 28, 2011</ref><ref name = EYOFEF>[http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2678:iordache-tulloch-win-again-as-eyof-ends&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 International Gymnast Magazine] Iordache, Tulloch win again as EYOF ends, Amanda Turner, July 29, 2011</ref>


===2009-2010===
===2009-2010===
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==Senior career==
==Senior career==
===2012===
===2012===
Larisa made her Senior international debut at the American Cup in March 2012, where she placed 3rd in the All-Around. Later that month, she competed with some of her Romanian teammates at the Doha World Cup. She made the Uneven Bars final where she finished in 4th place<ref>http://fig.lx2.sportcentric.com/events/5464</ref>. In May she helped the Romanian team win Gold at the [[2012 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships| European Championships]] in Brussels. She made the Floor and Balance Beam finals where she won Gold on Floor and Silver on Beam behind teammate [[Catalina Ponor]].
Iordache made her senior international debut at the American Cup in March 2012, where she placed 3rd in the all-around behind [[Jordyn Wieber]] and [[Alexandra Raisman]]. Later that month, she competed with some of her Romanian teammates at the Doha World Cup. After a fall from beam in the qualifications she only made the uneven bars final where she finished in 4th place<ref>[http://fig.lx2.sportcentric.com/events/5464 International Gymnastics Federation]</ref>. In April she competed at some friendly meets in [[France]] and [[Germany]]. In France she performed a new floor routine that included one of the most difficult tumbling passes in the code, the "[[Daniela Silivas|Silivas]]" pass (double twisting double back).<ref name =dd>[http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/?p=6120 The couch gymnast] Oh, the places you'll go Larisa, Brigid McCarthy, April 22, 2012</ref> In May she contributed the Romanian victory in the team event at the [[2012 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships| European Championships]] in Brussels. Individually, she qualified for the floor, balance beam, and uneven bars finals. Iordache and [[Anastasia Grishina]] were the only gymnasts to qualify for three different event finals at that competition. After giving up her place in the uneven bars finals, she won gold on floor and silver on beam behind teammate [[Catalina Ponor]].


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 20:36, 27 May 2012

Larisa Iordache
Personal information
Full nameLarisa Andreea Iordache
Country represented Romania
Born (1996-06-19) June 19, 1996 (age 28)
Bucharest
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior
ClubCSS Dinamo
Head coach(es)Gheorghe Orban
Assistant coach(es)Lacramioara Moldovan, Claudiu Moldovan, Ramona Micu, Adela Popa
Former coach(es)Daniel Nistor, Aurica Nistor
ChoreographerCorina Dorean
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Brussels Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Brussels Floor
Silver medal – second place 2012 Brussels Balance Beam
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 New York All-Around

Larisa Andreea Iordache (born June 19, 1996, in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. Her favourite events are the floor and the balance beam. She is the 2012 European Champion on floor. Moreover, she is a European gold medallist with the team and a silver medallist on balance beam.

Junior gymnastics career

Iordache started to train for gymnastics at CSS Dinamo Club in Bucharest at the age of four and a half. In 2008 she became a member of the national junior team were she trained with coaches Ramona Micu, Adela Popa, Cristian Moldovan and Lacramioara Moldovan.[1] She had a successful junior gymnast career medaling at various international competitions. For example, she won four medals at the 2010 European Championships (one gold, two silver, and one bronze) and six medals at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival (three gold and three silver).[2][3][4]

2009-2010

In 2009 she won the prestigious Top Gym Trophy. At the same competition she won gold on beam, bronze with the team, and placed seventh in the uneven bars final.[5] The series of successes continued at the 2010 Romanian International Championships where her scores on beam and on floor were the highest of all the gymnasts, including the senior ones.[6] Later that year she was a member of the junior team at the 2010 European Championships. Here she tied for gold on floor with Anastasia Grishina, won silver on beam and with the team, and bronze all around, and placed fourth on vault.[2]

2011

In 2011 she won several all around titles at international competitions such as the Gym-Festival of Trnava (59.500) and a dual meet against Great Britain (58.300), and she scored 58.800 to lead the Alliance Dijon Gym 21 club to first place at the French championships.[3] The highlight of the year was the win of six medals at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival among which three gold medals (all around, beam, and floor) and three silver medals (team, uneven bars, and vault).[3][4]

Senior career

2012

Iordache made her senior international debut at the American Cup in March 2012, where she placed 3rd in the all-around behind Jordyn Wieber and Alexandra Raisman. Later that month, she competed with some of her Romanian teammates at the Doha World Cup. After a fall from beam in the qualifications she only made the uneven bars final where she finished in 4th place[7]. In April she competed at some friendly meets in France and Germany. In France she performed a new floor routine that included one of the most difficult tumbling passes in the code, the "Silivas" pass (double twisting double back).[8] In May she contributed the Romanian victory in the team event at the European Championships in Brussels. Individually, she qualified for the floor, balance beam, and uneven bars finals. Iordache and Anastasia Grishina were the only gymnasts to qualify for three different event finals at that competition. After giving up her place in the uneven bars finals, she won gold on floor and silver on beam behind teammate Catalina Ponor.

References

  1. ^ The Journal The New Nadia (Romanian), by Loreta Popa, March 3, 2008
  2. ^ a b European Union of Gymnastics Statistics Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
  3. ^ a b c International Gymnast Magazine Iordache, Tulloch win EYOF all around titles, Amanda Turner, July 28, 2011
  4. ^ a b International Gymnast Magazine Iordache, Tulloch win again as EYOF ends, Amanda Turner, July 29, 2011
  5. ^ Gymnastics Results Top Gym 2009
  6. ^ Gymnastics Results 2010 Romanian International Championships
  7. ^ International Gymnastics Federation
  8. ^ The couch gymnast Oh, the places you'll go Larisa, Brigid McCarthy, April 22, 2012

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