Hobbies
Travelling. (telecinco.es, 17 May 2018)
Spoken languages
Catalan, Russian, Spanish
Sporting relatives
Her grandmother Natasha was a Soviet champion in acrobatic gymnastics. Her partner Sergio Carvajal is a model who has worked for worldwide fashion designers. (mundodeportivo.com, 26 Mar 2016; La Vanguardia newspaper, Twitter profile, 28 May 2017)
Injuries
In November and December 2017 she underwent a double hip surgery that kept her from competing in 2018. She returned to competition in February 2019. (20minutos.es, 16 May 2018; Twitter profile, 10 Feb 2019; totsancugat.cat, 19 Jan 2019)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age six in Sant Cugat, Spain.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her grandmother and mother were gymnasts and she joined a club after seeing their interest in the sport.
Hero / Idol
Rhythmic gymnasts Almudena Cid, Anna Bessonova and Eugenia Kanaeva. (ccma.cat, 05 Apr 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"Fight for what you want, nobody will do it for you." (Twitter profile, 13 Feb 2019)
Additional information
MODELLING
She has worked as a model alongside her partner Sergio Carvajal for designers including Gema Sach. (mundodeportivo.com, 26 Mar 2016)
MOTHER'S CONCERNS
Her mother Leila and her grandmother Natasha were both Russian gymnasts. Natalia was an acrobatic gymnast and Leila a rhythmic gymnast. "My mother did not want me to practise gymnastics because she did, and knew how hard it is on the body. She wanted me to try other sports but I was only doing rhythmic gymnastics movements." (ccma.cat, 05 Apr 2017)
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