Nickname
Slava (VK profile, 29 Sep 2021)
Hobbies
Watching films, reading. (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Coaching - Belarusian State University of Physical Education: Minsk, BLR
Spoken languages
Belarusian, Russian
Club
Gymnastics Republican Centre of Olympic Training: Minsk, BLR
Coach
Vitaly Rybaltovsky [personal]
Injuries
In early 2018 he spent three months in a cast after he broke a finger while training on parallel bars. (sb.by, 06 Sep 2018)
Start sporting career
He began training at age five in Minsk, Belarus.
Reason for taking up the sport
He wanted to train in football, but his local football club accepted children starting at age six. When he was five gymnastics coaches came to his kindergarten and, after he showed them some skills, they invited him to train in gymnastics. His parents planned for him to switch from gymnastics to football when he turned six. "A year later I said I would not go anywhere else. I liked it."
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold on vault at the 2018 European Junior Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
Hero / Idol
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, US swimmer Michael Phelps, Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura. (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
Most influential person in career
His first coach Irina Gerasimova. (Athlete, 29 Sep 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"I just can't imagine how to skip a workout. But every day I reassure myself with a thought that my rewards will wait for me." (sportedu.by, 01 Nov 2018)
Awards
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus. (sportfpb.by, 17 Dec 2020)
Additional information
RELUCTANT VAULTER
After he won gold on vault at the 2018 European Junior Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he said he was not always keen on the apparatus. "I did not want to do vault at one time. I remember when they started to teach it, I even cursed with my coach. I gave up and said that I would not do it because it was pointless. And the coach insisted. I began to try harder, and over time it got better." (sb.by, 06 Sep 2018)
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