Nickname
Lera, Yuzya, Yuzvyachka (xsport.ua, 12 May 2020; ukraine-rg.com.ua, 30 Aug 2018)
Hobbies
Going for walks, listening to music, dancing. (xsport.ua, 12 May 2020; Athlete, 26 Aug 2019)
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Coaching - National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine, Kiev, UKR
Spoken languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian
Club
Deriugina School [Kiev, UKR]
Coach
Albina Deriugina [club], UKR; Iryna Deriugina [national], UKR (ukraine-rg.com.ua, 30 Aug 2018)
International senior debut
2016 for Ukraine (Athlete, 09 Aug 2017)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport in 2004, at age five, in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. (xsport.ua, 12 May 2020; Athlete, 09 Aug 2017)
Reason for taking up the sport
"I was watching TV with my mother when we switched to a sports channel that broadcast rhythmic gymnastics competitions. I began saying that I could do the same and wanted to do even better. That's how I was brought to gymnastics." (ukraine-rg.com.ua, 30 Aug 2018)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2020)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a bronze medal in the three balls and two ropes group competition at the 2018 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2020)
Hero / Idol
Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast Anna Bessonova. (Athlete, 09 Aug 2017)
Most influential person in career
Coach Iryna Deriugina, and her parents. (Athlete, 09 Aug 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"Stay strong, no matter what happens." (ukraine-rg.com.ua, 30 Aug 2018)
Awards
In 2019 she received the Order of Princess Olga [third grade] in Ukraine after winning a silver medal in the three hoops and four clubs group competition at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. (president.gov.ua, 15 Jul 2019)
She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (Athlete, 26 Jul 2020; dsmsu.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2019)
Last update : 2020-08-11
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