Shopping, watching movies, playing with her pets, spending time with friends. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2015)

Athlete

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Champaign, IL, USA

English, Russian

North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics [United States]

Margarita Mamzina [national]; Natalia Klimouk [club, national] (chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov 2015; malibutimes.com, 30 Sep 2015; Margarita Mamzina Twitter Profile, 22 Mar 2015)

Her twin sister, Jennifer, also represents the US in rhythmic gymnastics. (teamusa.org, 01 Apr 2015)

She began artistic gymnastics in San Diego, CA, United States of America, along with her twin sister Jennifer, until they both switched to rhythmic after watching a rhythmic gymnast practising. (chicagotribune.com, 05 Dec 2015)

She trains seven hours a day, split over two sessions, at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnasts club in Deerfield, IL, United States of America. (chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov 2015)

General
HISTORIC OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
In 2015, she was part of the first US rhythmic gymnastics team to qualify for an Olympic Games on merit [the US team that competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta qualified automatically as hosts] after their performance at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. (rhythmicregion4.com, 27 Mar 2015; chicagotribune.com, 13 Nov 2015; chicagotribune.com, 05 Dec 2015)

FROM CALIFORNIA TO ILLINOIS
In 2010 she and her twin sister Jennifer moved from San Diego, CA, United States of America to Northbrook, IL, in order to train with the national team at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics club. "It's interesting being in the same sport as my sister, especially now being in [the group event] with her. I think we expect more from each other." (northbrooktower.com, 03 Sep 2014; torch.glenbrook225.org, 7 Feb 2014)