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Karina Metelkova

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Karina Metelkova
Country represented Russia
Born (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)
Yaroslavl,[1] Russia
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2021
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Irina Viner
Assistant coach(es)Tatiana Sergaeva
Medal record
Group rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varna Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varna Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna 5 Balls

Karina Metelkova (Russian: Карина Метелкова; born 11 May 2003) is Russian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 European Group All-around champion.

Career

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Senior

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In 2020, Karina joined Russian National Reserve Team as a senior group gymnast. Reserve group took part in Grand Prix Tartu in February. Karina and her teammates placed second in Group All-Around competition after Uzbekistan and took gold medals in both Apparatus Finals. In October, Russian Federation organized 2nd Online Tournament in rhythmic gymnastics, where reserve group won in Group All-Around competition (69.050) in front of Uzbekistan.[2] In the end of May 2021, she competed at the 2021 Pesaro World Cup, her first World Cup, where she won gold medal in Group All-around and two silver medals in Apparatus finals. In June, she competed at the 2021 European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria and won gold medal in Group All-around and Team competition and silver in 5 Balls final. [3] In July, the national coach Irina Viner, announced that the fifth place of the Russian group that will compete in the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020, will be occupied by Alisa Tishchenko, leaving out Metelkova and Olya Karaseva

References

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  1. ^ "Place of Birth". FIG.
  2. ^ "Averina sisters dominate second International Online Rhythmic Gymnastics competition". Olympic Channel. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ "Сборная России по художественной гимнастике первенствовала в общекомандном зачёте Чемпионата Европы" (in Russian). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
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