Nickname
Polipotter [she makes a lightening bolt sign with her hands after each performance, which is a reference to the film character Harry Potter]. (marca.com, 24 Mar 2023)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Communications - Catholic University of Murcia [UCAM]: Spain
Spoken languages
English, Russian, Spanish
Club
CGR Torrevieja: Spain
Coach
Alejandra Quereda [national], ESP; Marta Linares [national], ESP
Injuries
She was troubled by a back injury for much of 2020. The injury continued to affect her during 2022. (proyectofer.es, 07 Dec 2020; proyectofer.es, 13 Mar 2023)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age seven in Guardamar del Segura, Spain.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother, who was a gymnastics enthusiast, enrolled her in classes for the sport.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (proyectofer.es, 25 May 2022)
Trainings
In 2022 she began training at the High Performance Centre [CAR] in Madrid, Spain. She trains up to six hours a day, six days per week.
Hero / Idol
Russian rhythmic gymnasts Evgenia Kanaeva and Margarita Mamun, Belarusian rhythmic gymnast Katsiaryna Halkina. (fororitmica.com, 10 May 2019: marca.com, 31 May 2018)
Philosophy / Motto
"Your only limit is you." (Facebook profile, 10 Aug 2019)
Awards
In 2016 she was named Sportsperson of the Year for the municipality of Torrevieja, Spain. (rfegimnasia.es, 10 Apr 2016)
Additional information
ASPIRATION
She has studied audiovisual communication at university. "Outside of sports, my dream is to be a film director. I love it. The truth is that I give a lot of importance to aesthetics. For example, every time I watch television or movies I always analyse everything to the smallest detail." (olympics.com, 09 Jun 2021)
MOVE TO SPAIN
She was born in Moscow, Russian Federation, but at age three she moved to Alicante, Spain. For a period she and her family went back to the Russian Federation for financial reasons, but she continued to practise the sport there before returning to Spain to start her university studies at age 18. Her style in competition has been influenced by training in rhythmic gymnastics in both countries. "The two methods are demanding, but there is a difference." (olympics.com, 09 Jun 2021; vistaalegredigital.com, 01 Jul 2017; marca.com, 24 Jun 2017; proyectofer.es, 28 Apr 2016)
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