Gelya (olympics.com, 06 Jul 2021)

Painting, reading. (vtbrussia.ru, 25 Nov 2019)

Athlete, Business Owner

English, Russian

Central Sports Army Club [CSKA]: Russia

Natalia Ishkova [personal], RUS; Sergey Denisevich [personal], RUS

2016

She competed with a minor foot injury at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. (thegymter.net, 03 Oct 2017)

She took up the sport at age six in Voronezh, Russian Federation.

"My grandmother brought me and I liked it at once."

She spends most of the year training at Ozero Krugloye, the Russian team national training centre near Moscow, Russian Federation. She trains daily from 09:00-13:00, and again from 16:00-19:00.

Winning team gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (bazaar.ru, 11 Aug 2021)

In August 2021 she was named an Honorary Citizen of Voronezh, Russian Federation. (facto.ru, 25 Aug 2021)

In recognition of her achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she received the Order of Friendship from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 11 Aug 2021)

She was presented with the Prize for Elegance at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (fig-gymnastics.com, 01 Nov 2018)

In recognition of her achievements at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro she received the Order for Merit to the Fatherland [first class] and the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 25 Aug 2016; minsport.gov.ru, 10 Aug 2016)

BUSINESS
In 2018 she started her own leotard business. "I am a creative person. I've always liked design. I watched many different shows on the subject and so on. I even wanted to study as a designer, to take some courses, but then I abandoned the idea. I decided that I could not combine study and sport, but my desire was still strong. Eventually I thought, 'Why not make some leotards? I'm an active gymnast and I know everything about them'." (vtbrussia.ru, 25 Nov 2019; vrn.kp.ru, 05 Nov 2018; sportgymrus.ru, 12 May 2021)