Ekaterina Vedeneeva
| Ekaterina Vedeneeva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ekaterina Vedeneeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Katja, Katya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former countries represented |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1994 Irkutsk, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Irkutsk, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TiM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | Gimnastični center Ljubljana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Elena Drozhanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Irina Viner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ekaterina Vedeneeva (Russian: Екатерина Олеговна Веденеева; born 23 June 1994)[1] is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast competing for Slovenia since 2018.[2] She made her debut for Slovenia in August 2018 at the World Cup event in Kazan, Russian Federation.[2] On national level, she is the 2019 Slovenian National All-around champion.
Career
Her mother, Julia Vedeneeva, has coached rhythmic gymnastics and encouraged her to take up the sport.[3] She started training rhythmic gymnastics in her hometown Irkutsk in Russia.
In 2015, Vedeneeva was selected to represent Russia together with Maria Titova at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea. She finished on 5th place in All-around competition, tied with Elizaveta Nazarenkova.[4] She qualified to finals with two apparatuses, placing 5th in Ball final with score 17.550 and 7th in Clubs final with score 17.250.[5]
In 2018, she chose to represent Slovenia.[6] On July 31,[7] she officially received her Slovenian citizenship. This gave her the opportunity to start competing at international competitions. In August, she competed at World Cup Kazan in Russia. Katya placed 8th in All-around and qualified to two apparatus finals, where she placed 5th with Hoop (18.950) and 7th with Ball (17.800). In September, she competed at the 2018 World Championships, which was her first one. She helped Slovenia to achieve the best result in Team competition so far, placing 11th together with teammates Aleksandra Podgoršek and Anja Tomazin. She also placed 17th in All-Around Qualifications and qualified to the All-Around Final where she placed 13th, which is also the best result for Slovenia.
In April 2019 she became the first Slovenian to earn a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup, a bronze medal in the ribbon final at the Tashkent World Cup.[8] That same year she became the first Slovenian to win a medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix, a silver medal in the ball final at the Holon Grand Prix in Israel.[9] At the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan she qualified to the Individual All-Around Final, where she placed 17th with total score of 78.650 and secured Slovenia the first ever Olympic spot[10] in history of rhythmic gymnastics.
In 2020, she started the season at Grand Prix in Moscow, where she placed 6th in All-Around competition. The next day, she competed in all Apparatus Finals and won bronze medal in ribbon final with a score of 19.900. This was her second Grand Prix medal. She represented Slovenia at the 2020 European Championships in Kiev, Ukraine and finished on 13th place in All-around.
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2020 | Hoop | Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, Op.18: I. Moderato by Sviatoslav Richter |
| Ball | Boléro by London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado | |
| Clubs | Bahama Mama by Boney M. | |
| Ribbon | unknown | |
| 2019 | Hoop | Ka-Ching! by Shania Twain |
| Ball | Lyra by Maksim Mrvica | |
| Clubs | Harika by Ozan Doğulu | |
| Ribbon | Hoşgeldin by Nida Öz | |
| 2018 | Hoop | Madrid by Sayed Balaha |
| Ball | Sunrise, Sunset by Fiddler on the Roof | |
| Clubs | Requiem by Alma | |
| Ribbon | The Color Of The Night by Lauren Christy | |
| 2017 | Hoop | Is It Right by Elaiza |
| Ball | Baby I Don't Know (I Love You Remix) by DJ Jessie Cole | |
| Clubs | unknown | |
| Ribbon | "Caruso" by Lara Fabian |
Competitive highlights
(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)
| International: Senior | |||||||
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| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2020 | European Championships | 13th | |||||
| Grand Prix Moscow | 6th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | ||
| 2019 | World Championships | 17th | 22nd | 17th (Q) | 11th (Q) | 17th (Q) | 21st (Q) |
| World Cup Kazan | 9th | 18th (Q) | 19th (Q) | 9th (Q) | 6th | ||
| World Cup Cluj-Napoca | 14th | 11th (Q) | 10th (Q) | 9th (Q) | 24th (Q) | ||
| Grand Prix Holon | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | |||
| European Championships | 10th (Q) | 10th (Q) | 7th | 10th (Q) | |||
| World Cup Baku | 21st | 35th (Q) | 17th (Q) | 20th (Q) | 23rd (Q) | ||
| World Cup Tashkent | 7th | 13th (Q) | 7th | 4th | 3rd | ||
| World Cup Pesaro | 15th | 36th (Q) | 10th (Q) | 11th (Q) | 18th (Q) | ||
| Grand Prix Thiais | 18th | 20th (Q) | 16th (Q) | 9th | 24th (Q) | ||
| Grand Prix Moscow | 15th | 16th (Q) | 15th (Q) | 12th (Q) | 18th (Q) | ||
| 2018 | World Championships | 13th | 11th | 10th (Q) | 27th (Q) | 24th (Q) | 14th (Q) |
| World Cup Kazan | 8th | 5th | 7th | 12th (Q) | 12th (Q) | ||
| Luxembourg Trophy | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Aura Cup | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 1st | ||
| 2017 | International Tournament of Holon | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 1st | |
| Luxembourg Trophy | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||
| 2015 | Summer Universiade | 5th | 9th (Q) | 5th | 7th | 10th (Q) | |
| National | |||||||
| Year | Event | AA | Team | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon |
| 2019 | Slovenian Championships | 1st | 2nd | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| 2017 | Russian Championships | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | ||
| 2015 | Russian Championships | 7th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | |
| Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score); WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; DNS = Did Not Start | |||||||
References
- ^ "About".
- ^ a b "FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
- ^ "Reason for taking up the sport". FIG.
- ^ 大石貴夫 (13 July 2015). "Individual All-Around Final".
- ^ "28th Summer Universiade Gwangju 2015". 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Additional information" (in Slovenian). FIG.
- ^ "S ponosom sporočamo, da je Ekaterina Vedeneeva, odlična tekmovalka, ki je prišla živeti v Slovenijo, tudi uradno postala okrepitev slovenske ritmične gimnastike in našega kluba" (in Slovenian). 31 July 2018.
- ^ UEG
- ^ Twitter - Gimnasia Mundial
- ^ "Zgodovinski uspeh za Slovenijo" (in Slovenian). 19 May 2019.