Hobbies
Listening to music, reading, going to the theatre, roller skating. (Athlete, 13 May 2020)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Coaching - Voronezh State Institute of Physical Education: Russia
Spoken languages
Russian
Club
Ojaq Sports Club: Baku, AZE
Coach
Volha Barkalava [national], BLR; Sabina Bashirova [beam], AZE
International senior debut
2013
Injuries
At the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, she hit her head during landing from the balance beam and suffered a neck injury. (gymnovosti.com, 04 Aug 2018)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport in 1998 in Voronezh, Russian Federation.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her parents enrolled her and her twin sister in gymnastics. "When I began training professionally, I realised that gymnastics is one of the best sports that I knew. At school, they offered acrobatics, various water sports, dancing but gymnastics was the most interesting. During my career there has been no desire to part with gymnastics."
Milestones
She became the first female artistic gymnast to represent Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games when she competed at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (trend.az, 25 Jul 2021; agf.az, 08 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 24 Sep 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold on vault at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy. (Athlete, 19 Sep 2019)
Hero / Idol
Russian artistic gymnasts Elena Produnova and Aliya Mustafina, Uzbekistani artistic gymnast Oksana Chusovitina. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2017)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"To achieve what you desire, you need patience, hard work and to be in a good mood." (Athlete, 13 May 2020)
Awards
She has been named a Master of Sport in both the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan. (agf.az, 23 Apr 2020; Athlete, 19 Sep 2019)
Additional information
UNIFORM
At the 2019 World Cup event in Baku, Azerbaijan, she competed wearing a unitard. "I wanted to try something new. Many gymnasts in acrobatic and rhythmic gymnastics compete [in unitards]. It is allowed [in artistic gymnastics], but no one does it. Since I'm training in a Muslim country, I wanted to attract girls to gymnastics classes. I often hear that parents take girls out of gymnastics classes because of leotards and it's a pity that they leave. You can change the uniform, you can adapt it for yourself, it's allowed, so you can train and try. I hope that I managed to show that." (eng.gymnovosti.com, 12 Apr 2019)
FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO AZERBAIJAN
Born in Voronezh, Russian Federation, she began competing for Azerbaijan in 2013. "I was about to end my career, to work as a children's coach, to train kids, and suddenly a proposal from the Azerbaijani national team came completely unexpectedly. I agreed without hesitation, almost immediately, because this offer promised me the fulfilment of my old dream to compete at the Olympic Games." (moscow-baku.ru, 17 Mar 2019; Athlete, 25 Aug 2017; baku2015.com, 18 Jun 2015)
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