Nickname
Ani (fig-gymnastics.com, 10 Sep 2018)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
Bulgarian, English, Norwegian
Club
Asker TF: Norway
Coach
Beatriz Sancho Gutierrez [national], ESP
Sporting relatives
Her mother Nedelina represented Bulgaria in rhythmic gymnastics, and has coached at club level in Norway. (budstikka.no, 15 Jun 2016)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age eight in Asker, Norway.
Reason for taking up the sport
She followed her mother into the sport.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (budstikka.no, 15 Jun 2016)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (gymogturn.no, 19 Sep 2018)
Philosophy / Motto
"Focus entirely on what you do, and never do half of one and half of the other." (budstikka.no, 15 Jun 2016)
Additional information
LIFE BALANCE
Despite her mother Nedelina being a former international rhythmic gymnast and then a coach, the pair have not worked together on a sporting basis. "My mother only coached me for about one week. We decided it was better not to take rhythmic gymnastics into our house, and to have our gymnastics life and our regular life." (fig-gymnastics.com, 10 Sep 2018)
FROM BULGARIA TO NORWAY
Born in Bulgaria, she moved to Norway at age eight and gained Norwegian citizenship in October 2015. (budstikka.no, 15 Jun 2016)
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