Ekaterina Selezneva
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| Full name | Ekaterina Sergeevna Selezneva | ||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Katya | ||||||||
| Country represented |  Russia | ||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1995 Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast | ||||||||
| Hometown | Pushkino, Russia | ||||||||
| Residence | Moscow | ||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 48Kg | ||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||
| Level | senior elite | ||||||||
| Years on national team | 2013-present | ||||||||
| Gym | Novogorsk | ||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Irina Viner | ||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Olga Nazarova | ||||||||
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Ekaterina Sergeevna Selezneva (Russian: Екатери́на Серге́евна Селезне́ва, born May 18, 1995 in Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast.
Personal life
Selezneva is engaged to Russian TV Host Organizer and Sports journalist Sergey Gladun.
Career
Ekaterina Selezneva was born in the city of Pushkino, in Moscow region, Russia. She is trained by her mother, Olga Nazarova Nikolaevna.[1] She is a Master of Sports of International Class in Russia.[2] A veteran in russian rhythmic years, Selezneva has competed as a senior since 2011 and was member of the russian individuals reserve.
In 2013, Selezneva got her breakthrough in Russia, she won the bronze medal in hoop apparatus in Russian Cup and in Russian Championships and was invited to be the member of the Russian National Team in January 2013. She graduated from No8 Pushkino secondary school with a gold medal the same year.[3] In 2014, at the 2014 Russian Championships, Selezneva won gold in Clubs ahead of Arina Averina who took the silver medal respectively.[4] The same year, she competed in the Italian Serie A club championship.
In 2015, Selezneva had her highest placement finishing 4th in all-around at the 2015 Russian Championships, she won gold in the ribbon apparatus final. [5]. She then won the all around gold at the Holon International tournament. She again competed in the Italian Serie A club championship culminating the end of the season.
In February 2016, she won the all around gold at the Alina Cup in Moscow with overall score of 71.516 points.[6] She finished 6th in the all-around at the 2016 Russian Championships. She took sixth place overall in Baltic Hoop International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Riga, Latvia.
In February 2017, Selezneva won the all around gold at Alina Cup in Moscow with overall score of 72.350 points.[7] In March 2017, she competed at the 2017 Russian Championships finishing 7th in the all-around.[8] She won the all-around bronze medal at the Corbeil-Essonnes tournament. On June 2-4, Selezneva competed in her first World Cup event at the 2017 Guadalajara World Cup where she won silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Polina Khonina. She qualified to 3 apparatus finals and won gold in hoop, ribbon and silver in ball.[9] On July 7-9, Selezneva competed at the World Challenge Cup at the 2017 World Cup Berlin where she won bronze in the all-around behind Iuliia Bravikova. She qualified to all the apparatus finals taking 2 gold medals in hoop, ball, silver in clubs and bronze in ribbon.
References
- ^ "Селезнева Екатерина - Гимнастика ПРО - всё о художественной гимнастике!" (in Russian). gimnastika.pro. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ^ "Приказ Министерства спорта, туризма и молодежной политики Российской Федерации от 20 апреля 2012 г. № 63-нг «О присвоении спортивного звания „Мастер спорта России международного класса"»" (in Russian). minsport.gov.ru. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "МОУ ПСШ №8 г. Пушкино - Гимнастика" (in Russian). pssh8.ru. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "Чемпионат России, Пенза, 21-27 апреля 2014" (in Russian). vfrg.ru. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "2015 Russian Championships". Gimnastika Pro. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- ^ "Alina Cup (Moscow) 16—21.02.2016". vfrg.ru. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Alina Cup (Moscow) 2017". vfrg.ru. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Russian Championships". vfrg.ru. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
- ^ "Russia lead way at Guadalajara Rhythmic World Challenge Cup". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links
- Selezneva Ekaterina at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Ekaterina Selezneva Profile Template:Ru icon
- Ekaterina Selezneva on Instagram
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