Nickname
Katya, Katja (gimnastikasport.ru, 2017)
Hobbies
Collecting figurines, reading books, going to the cinema. (gimnastikasport.ru, 2017; siol.net, 04 May 2019)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sport Studies
Spoken languages
English, Russian
Club
KRG Tim [Ljubljana, SLO]
Coach
Elena Drozhanova [club], RUS; Alena Yakubovskaya [national]; Alena Salauyova [national] (btc.si, 01 Mar 2018; gimnasticna-zveza.si, 2018; siol.net, 16 Jun 2018)
Sporting relatives
Her mother Julia Vedeneeva has coached rhythmic gymnastics. (gimnastikasport.ru, 2017)
Injuries
She twisted her ankle during the warm-up at the 2019 European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (gimnasticna-zveza.si, 20 May 2019)
National Team
2018 (btc.si, 01 Mar 2018)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age four in Irkutsk, Russian Federation. (gimnastikasport.ru, 2017; siol.net, 04 May 2019)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother encouraged her to take up the sport. (gimnastikasport.ru, 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (siol.net, 21 Apr 2019)
Trainings
She trains up to seven hours a day, six days a week. (siol.net, 04 May 2019)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in ribbon at the 2019 World Cup event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (siol.net, 21 Apr 2019)
Most influential person in career
Her mother. (siol.net, 04 May 2019)
Awards
She holds the title of the International Master of Sports in the Russian Federation. (gimnastikasport.ru, 2017; Instagram profile, 26 Aug 2018)
Additional information
General
REPRESENTING SLOVENIA
Born in the Russian Federation, she chose to represent Slovenia in 2018. She made her debut for Slovenia in August 2018 at the World Cup event in Kazan, Russian Federation. "This way I have possibility to compete in major competitions, World Cup events, European and world championships and the Olympic Games. I'm not saying that because of fierce battle in Russian team it was impossible, but in Slovenia there are many more opportunities." (Klub za ritmicno gimnastiko TiM Facebook page, 24 Aug 2018; btc.si, 01 Mar 2018; siol.net, 04 May 2019)
Last update : 2019-09-05
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