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Svetlana Khorkina
Svetlana Khorkina in 2009
Personal information
Nickname(s)Sveta
Country represented Russia
Born (1979-01-19) 19 January 1979 (age 45)
Belgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Head coach(es)Boris Vasilevich Pilkin
Assistant coach(es)Anna Pilina
Music1992: Turkish March by Mozart

1994–1996: Entr'acte to Act III from Carmen
1997: Poeme by Zdenek Fibich
1998: You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry
1999: Bésame Mucho by Francis Purcell
2000–2001: Pistolero by Dave Grusin
2002: When I Close My Eyes by Igor Krutoy
2003: Le Temps des Cathédrales and Belle from Notre-Dame de Paris

2004:Goodbye My Love, Goodbye by Demis Roussos
Eponymous skillsKhorkina I (vault) round-off, back-handspring with 1⁄2 turn on, 1⁄2 turn into back pike off

Khorkina II (vault) round-off, back-handspring with 1⁄2 turn on, 1+1⁄2 twisting front tuck off
Khorkina I (uneven bars) Back uprise and straddle flight over high bar with 1⁄2 turn to hang
Khorkina II (uneven bars) inner front support on low bar, clear hip circle through handstand with 1⁄2 turn in flight to hang on high bar
Khorkina/Chow (uneven bars) Stalder 1+1⁄2 pirouette
Khorkina I (balance beam) Gainer back-handspring with full twist before hand support
Khorkina II (balance beam) Gainer 2+1⁄2 twisting back layout dismount to side or at the end of beam

Khorkina (floor) 1+1⁄2 turn in horizontal plan to land in front support
Retired2004
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 4 1
World Championships 9 8 3
World Cup Final 0 1 0
European Championships 13 5 2
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around (OG/WC) 3 2 0
Uneven Bars (OG/WC) 7 0 0
Balance Beam (OG/WC) 0 1 0
Vault (OG/WC) 1 1 0
Floor Exercise (OG/WC) 0 2 2
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ghent All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2003 Anaheim All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sabae Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1999 Tianjin Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ghent Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ghent Vault
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lausanne Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Tianjin Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Sabae All-Around
Silver medal – second place 1994 Brisbane Vault
Silver medal – second place 1994 Brisbane Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lausanne Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lausanne Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Tianjin Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Ghent Floor Exercise
World Cup Final
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sabae Uneven Bars
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Patras Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 St. Petersburg All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2000 Paris All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2002 Patras All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1994 Stockholm Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1996 Birmingham Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 1998 St. Petersburg Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2002 Patras Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2004 Amsterdam Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2000 Paris Uneven Bars
Gold medal – first place 2000 Paris Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 1998 St. Petersburg Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 1994 Stockholm Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Birmingham Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 St. Petersburg Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Stockholm All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2002 Patras Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Amsterdam Balance Beam

Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина; born 19 January 1979) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout her career, Khorkina won seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championship medals. She was the first gymnast to win three all around titles at the World Championships and is still the only female gymnast ever to do so. She is considered to be one of the most successful female gymnasts of all time.[1]

Senior career

1994-1996

In April 1994, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Brisbane, Australia. She placed ninth in the all around with a score of 38.805. In event finals, she placed second on vault scoring 9.800, second on uneven bars scoring 9.875, and eighth on floor scoring 8.487.[2] In November 1994, Khorkina competed at a separate World Team Championships in Dortmund, Germany. She contributed an all around score of 39.450 toward the Russian team's third place finish.[3]

In October 1995, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Sabae, Japan. In the all around final, she placed second with a score of 39.130. In event finals, she placed fifth on vault scoring 9.618 and first on uneven bars scoring 9.900.[4] In April 1996, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She placed fifth on vault scoring 9.637 and first on uneven bars scoring 9.787.[5] In May 1996, Khorkina competed at the European Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She helped Russia win the silver medal in the team final and individually she placed sixth in the all around final with a score of 38.549. In event finals, she placed fourth on vault scoring 9.725 and first on uneven bars scoring 9.825.[6]

Atlanta Olympics (1996)

In July 1996, Khorkina competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. In the team final, she contributed a combined compulsory and optional score of 77.648 toward the Russian team's second place finish.[7] In the all around final, she was in gold medal contention up until her last rotation, the uneven bars. However, she fell, despite it being her best event. As a result, she dropped to fifteenth in the standings with a total score of 38.455. Three days later, Khorkina redeemed herself by winning the gold medal in the uneven bars final with a score of 9.850.[8]

1997-2000

In September 1997, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. She helped Russia placed second in the team final and individually she won the all around final with a score of 38.636. In event finals, she placed eighth on vault scoring 4.537, first on uneven bars scoring 9.875, second on balance beam scoring 9.787, and second on floor scoring 9.800.[9] In November 1997, Khorkina caused a scandal by posing for the Russian edition of Playboy. She said, “'I changed people's attitudes. It's very good to be sexy. My career made it clear that tall girls can do incredible things. I opened the way. Now I'm famous all over the world.”[10] In May 1998, Khorkina competed at the European Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia. She helped the Russian team finish second and individually she won the all around final with a score of 38.624. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.900 and first on floor scoring 9.787.[11]

In October 1999, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Tianjin, China. She helped Russia placed second in the team final and individually she placed twelfth in the all around final with a score of 37.611. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.837 and third on floor scoring 9.787.[12] In May 2000, Khorkina competed at the European Championships in Paris, France. She helped the Russian team win the gold medal and individually she won the all around final with a score of 38.749. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.837 and first on balance beam scoring 9.837.[13]

Sydney Olympics (2000)

In September, Khorkina competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In qualifications, the Russian team placed first[14] and individually Khorkina placed first in the all around with a score of 39.005. She also qualified to the vault, uneven bars, and floor event finals.[15] In the team final, Khorkina contributed an all around score of 38.261 toward the Russian team's second place finish.

In the all around final, Khorkina placed tenth with a score of 37.929.[16] During the final the vault was set five centimeters too low causing many gymnasts to fall including Khorkina. After her bad crash on vault, Khorkina was mentally shaken and fell off the uneven bars. Half way through the competition the error was corrected and the gymnasts who had already vaulted were allowed to vault again but Khorkina refused knowing that it would not put her in medal contention.[17]

In event finals, Khorkina gave up her spot in the vault final to teammate, Elena Zamolodchikova, who ended up winning the gold medal. Khorkina said, "I thought she could win the gold. I'm glad I could give her that opportunity." She then won the uneven bars final with a score of 9.862. About coming back from the disastrous all around final, Khorkina said, "If I didn't get over the disappointment, I wouldn't be Khorkina. I wouldn't be standing here with the gold medal. It still hurts a lot. It was cruel to all the participants, to vault on a nonstandard height. It's quite possible to get killed. The five centimeters could decide the future of a sports person. But I was fortunate to have many people to help me get through it. Tomorrow, I will dance for Russia. I will leave what happened on the vault far behind me, like the North Pole." She then won the silver medal in the floor final with a score of 9.812.[18]

Khorkina received the Order of Honour from Russian President Vladimir Putin on 8 June 2001.

2001-2004

In October 2001, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Ghent, Belgium. She helped the Russian team win the silver medal and individually she won the all around final with a score of 37.617. In event finals, she placed first on vault scoring 9.412, first on uneven bars scoring 9.437, and third on floor scoring 9.375.[19] In April 2002, Khorkina competed at the European Championships in Patras, Greece. She helped Russia win the first place in the team competition and individually she won the all around competition with a score of 37.592. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.550, second on balance beam scoring 9.262, and fifth on floor scoring 9.075.[20] In November 2002, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. She placed seventh on uneven bars scoring 7.387 and fourth on balance beam scoring 9.462.[21]

In March 2003, Khorkina competed at the World Cup event in Thessaloniki, Greece. She placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.425.[22] In August 2003, Khorkina competed at the World Championships in Anaheim, United States. She won the all around final for with a score of 38.124[23] This was the first time a gymnast had won three World all around titles and is still the only time a female gymnast as accomplished it. In November 2003, Khorkina competed at the World Cup event in Stuttgart, Germany. She placed third on vault scoring 9.268, third on uneven bars scoring 9.425, third on balance beam scoring 9.225, and second on floor scoring 9.187.[24] At the end of April 2004, Khorkina competed at the European Championships in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She helped the Russian team place third and individually she placed fourth in the all around final with a score of 36.848. In event finals, she placed first on uneven bars scoring 9.662, third on balance beam scoring 9.325, and seventh on floor scoring 9.112.[25]

Athens Olympics (2004)

In August, Khorkina competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. In the team final, she contributed an all around score of 38.062 toward the Russian team's third place finish. In the all around final, she won the silver medal with a score of 38.211 and placed eighth in the uneven bars final with a score of 8.925.[26]

Personal Information

The sport complex of the Belgorod State University, named in honour of Khorkina, in Belgorod, her native city

Svetlana Khorkina was born on 19 January 1979 to Vasiliy & Lyubov Khorkin. She has a younger sister, Yulia, who was also a gymnast. Khorkina said, "As a child, I was very picky with my food. My mother hoped, that if she puts me into gymnastics, I would start eating breakfast without frowning, after having spent a lot of energy in the gym. This is how, by simple nutritional reasons, I started my gymnastics career at the age of four."[27]

At 5’5”, most people thought that Khorkina too tall to be an artistic gymnast but her coach, Boris Pilkin, saw her potential. He created alternative training methods and skills to fit her taller body. Khorkina has more skills named after her in the Code of Points than any other gymnast.[28]

Khorkina was known for her dramatic and opinionated personality, often being called a diva.[29][30] She said, “I wouldn't have been called a diva or a queen if I wasn't creative. My costume and make-up were always important to me. When people come to see gymnastics they want a performance, not just a sport. I have a talent. I have accomplished so much in sport it will take dozens of years before anyone else achieves as much.”[10]

After retiring from gymnastics, in December 2005 Khorkina was named vice-president of the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation. In 2008, she was a commentator for the Beijing Olympics’ gymnastics competition for the Russian TV station NTV+ and released her autobiography entitled, “Somersaults in High Heels” published by Olma-Press.[1][31] She is also an ambassador for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[1][32] Khorkina has been a member of the political party of United Russia since 2003. She was elected as a deputy for the Russian State Duma in 2007 and served until 2011.[1][32]

On 21 July 2005, Khorkina gave birth to a son, Svyatoslav Khorkin at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, United States but refused to name the father of the child.[citation needed] In April 2011, Khorkina married Oleg Konchev. He is a former general in Russia’s Federal Security Service and is twenty-three years her senior.[citation needed]

See also

References

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  32. ^ a b "Svetlana Khorkina". Sochi2014.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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