Viktoria Listunova
| Viktoria Listunova Виктория Листунова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Viktoria Viktorovna Listunova | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Vika | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 12, 2005 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Junior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018 – Present (Russia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Moscow College of Olympic Reserve No.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Olga Petrovicheva | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Gennady Petrovichev Raisa Ganina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Viktoria Viktorovna Listunova (Russian: Виктория Викторовна Листунова, born 12 May 2005)[1] is a Russian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the team who won gold at the inaugural Junior World Championships. Individually she is the 2019 Junior World all-around and floor exercise champion.
Early life
Listunova was born in Moscow, Russia in 2005. In April 2018 she appeared on the Russian talent show Blue Bird.[2]
Gymnastics career
Junior
2018
Listunova made her international debut at International Gymnix in March 2018 where she placed third in the all-around behind Zoé Allaire-Bourgie of Canada and Asia D'Amato of Italy. During event finals she placed eighth on vault, second on uneven bars behind compatriot Elena Gerasimova, sixth on balance beam, and won gold on floor exercise.[3] In June she competed at the Russian National Championships as an Espoir. She won gold in the all-around, on uneven bars, and on floor exercise. She won silver on vault behind Angelina Kosynkina and won bronze on balance beam behind Yulia Nikolayeva and Sofia Koroleva.[4] In December Listunova competed at the 2018 Voronin Cup where she won silver in the all-around behind Vladislava Urazova. She won silver on floor exercise behind Urazova, bronze on vault behind Urazova and Darya Yassinskaya of Kazakhstan, and placed fourth on uneven bars.[5]
2019
Listunova competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy. She helped Russia win gold ahead of the United States.[6] In event finals she placed second on vault and first on balance beam and floor exercise.[7] In May she competed at the Russian National Championships where she won silver in the all-around behind Vladislava Urazova.[8] She also qualified three event finals where she won silver on vault, gold on floor exercise, and bronze on balance beam.[9]
In late June Listunova competed at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Vladislava Urazova and Elena Gerasimova. Together the team won gold, finishing 2.157 points ahead of second place China. Individually she won gold in the all-around and qualified to the floor exercise, uneven bars, and vault event finals.[10] On the first day of event finals she finished eighth on vault and won silver on uneven bars behind teammate Urazova.[11] On the second day of event finals Listunova won gold on floor exercise and was the only competitor to score above 14.[12]
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In July Listunova competed at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Iana Vorona and Irina Komnova.[13] While there she helped Russia win the gold in the team final and individually she qualified first in the all-around.[14] During the all-around final she once again placed first, finishing ahead of Ondine Achampong of Great Britain and Vorona.[15] During event finals she won gold on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise and finished seventh on balance beam after falling on her wolf turn.
In November Listunova competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed second in the all-around, behind of Vorona, first on floor exercise, and fifth on balance beam.[16]
Competitive history
Junior
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2018 | International Gymnix |  |
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6 | 
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4 |
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| 2019 | City of Jesolo Trophy | |
4 | |
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| Junior World Championships | |
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| Euro Youth Olympic Festival | |
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7 |
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| Elite Gym Massilia | |
5 |
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References
- ^ "Листунова Виктория Викторовна". sportgymrus (in Russian).
- ^ "Viktoriia Listunova Appeared On A Russian Talent Show "Blue Bird"". Gymnovosti. April 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. March 11, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 2, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Voronin Cup Results". The Gymternet. December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Russia Wins Junior Team Title, USA's Konnor McClain Wins All-Around". FloGymnastics. March 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Ростовчанка победила на первенстве России по спортивной гимнастике". Don24 ru (in Russian). May 17, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Russian Junior Championships Results". The Gymterent. May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Russia Wins the First Junior Worlds". Gymnovosti. June 29, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Live Blog – Event Finals Day 1". The Gymternet. June 29, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Live Blog – Event Finals Day 2". The Gymternet. June 30, 2019.
- ^ Babayeva, Jani (July 24, 2019). "Russian gymnasts hope to win gold medal in EYOF Baku 2019 team standings". Trend News Agency.
- ^ https://results.eyofbaku2019.com/assets/pdf/GARW1AA---------------QUAL--------_70B%201.0.pdf
- ^ @Olympic_Russia (July 25, 2019). "Виктория Листунова – обладательница золотой медали Европейского юношеского олимпийского фестиваля в Баку по спортивной гимнастике в многоборье!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2019 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymternet. November 25, 2019.
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